Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 69 Holiday 2014 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

• Herausgeber: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Seitenzahl: 138

Beschreibung

FEATURES(Bark) Cottage IndustryBy Bob DuncanRick Jensen has taught America how to carve cottages from barkMoose Antler MadnessBy Kathleen RyanFive antler carvers transform trophies into works of art2014 Holiday Gift GuideFind the perfect for all the woodworkers on your list (including yourself!)TECHNIQUESChip-Carved BarrettesBy Steve ReedUse Old World or Swiss-style chip carving to beautify barrettesLearn to Paint:Using Thinned AcrylicsBy Betsy PaddenFor luminous translucent color, create washes by mixing paint with plain waterPROJECTSCottonwood Bark Santa ClausBy Rick JensenCarve a rustic version of a classic designFolk-Art Angel OrnamentBy Keoma McCaffreyPull the strings to watch the angel's wings flutter"Shorty" the Christmas ElfBy Dale GreenCheery elf brings greetings from Santa's workshopKitten in a Mitten OrnamentBy Leah GoddardPractice carving and painting purr-fect fur with this cute critterThe Spirit of ChristmasBy David MooreUse the natural shape of a cypress knee to create a unique Santa decorationNot Your Grandmother's Holiday ElfBy Lundy CuppTake a walk on the wild side with this power-carved ornamentPATTERNSSnazzy Spiral OrnamentBy Lyle MorganSpice up your Christmas tree with this large spiral bulb ornamentChristmas ChainBy Roy QuarveLink the letters together for a wonderful holiday decorationChristmas ReindeerBy Betty PaddenA simple trick makes it easy to carve a detailed reindeerAngel Tree TopperBy Janet BolyardComplete your tree with this gorgeous Christmas keepsakeCheerful Christmas OrnamentsBy Susan HendrixAdd a touch of whimsy to your tree with these easy-carve ornamentsOld World Santa PuzzleBy Carolea HowerClever puzzle comes complete with custom storage box

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TECHNIQUES

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Chip-Carved Barrettes

By

Steve Reed

Use Old World or Swiss-style chip

carving to beautify barrettes

76

Learn to Paint:

Using Thinned Acrylics

By

Betty Padden

For luminous translucent color,

create washes by mixing paint

with plain water

62

Natural cypress

knees make the

perfect form for

carving Santas.

FEATURES

17

(Bark) Cottage Industry

By

Bob Duncan

Rick Jensen has taught America

how to carve cottages from bark

33

Moose Antler Madness

By

Kathleen Ryan

Five antler carvers transform

trophies into works of art

36

2014 Holiday Gift Guide

Find the perfect gift for all

the woodworkers on your list

(including yourself!)

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Fun and funky new ornaments from Bob Yancey.

Bonus Pattern

Learn to Paint: Using Thinned Acrylics, pg. 76

Download the “Welcome” pattern to pair

with your year’s worth of seasonal signs.

Painting Instructions

Cottonwood Bark Santa Claus, pg. 20

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Additional online features:

community forum • carver galleries • tips • article index

free patterns • product reviews • subscriber services

PROJECTS

20

Cottonwood Bark Santa Claus

By

Rick Jensen

Carve a rustic version

of a classic design

28

Folk-Art Angel Ornament

By

Keoma McCaffrey

Pull the strings to watch the

angel’s wings flutter

44

“Shorty” the Christmas Elf

By

Dale Green

Cheery elf brings greetings

from Santa’s workshop

55

Kitten in a Mitten Ornament

By

Leah Goddard

Practice carving and painting

purr-fect fur with this cute critter

62

The Spirit of Christmas

By

David Moore

Use the natural shape of a

cypress knee to create a unique

Santa decoration

71

Not Your Grandmother’s

Holiday Elf

By

Lundy Cupp

Take a walk on the wild side with

this power-carved ornament

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.com/wci69

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Editor’s Note

6

From Our Mailbag

8

Reader Gallery

10

News and Notes

12

Product Reviews

DEPARTMENTS

90

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Ad Directory

& Classified Ads

96

Woodchips

26

Snazzy Spiral Ornament

By

Lyle Morgan

Spice up your Christmas tree with

this large spiral bulb ornament

40

Christmas Chain

By

Roy Quarve

Link the letters together for a

wonderful holiday decoration

50

Christmas Reindeer

By Betty Padden

A simple trick makes it easy to

carve a detailed reindeer

60

Angel Tree Topper

By

Janet Bolyard

Complete your tree with this

gorgeous Christmas keepsake

68

Cheerful Christmas Ornaments

By

Susan Hendrix

Add a touch of whimsy to your tree

with these easy-carve ornaments

81

Old World Santa Puzzle

By

Carolea Hower

Clever puzzle comes complete

with custom storage box

PATTERNS

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editor’s

note

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Woodcarving Illustrated

vol. 18, no. 4

(Holiday 2014) (ISSN#1096-2816) is published four times a year in the months

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Protect your respiratory system, hearing, vision, and the rest of your body

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Read manuals supplied with your tools.

Be aware most accidents occur when you are tired or distracted.

And when in doubt, seek advice from

professionals on how to keep your tools sharp and maintained.

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Holiday Happenings

Confession: I went a little nuts with the holiday projects

for this issue. I was having so much fun collecting

ornaments and decorations that I pretty much filled the

issue with holiday patterns. We have Santas, snowmen,

angels, elves, and much more. We hope you enjoy

making both heirloom pieces for your home and easy

gifts for your family and friends.

Not into Christmas? No worries. Although most

of our projects have holiday themes, it would only take a minor

tweak to the hats to turn them into year ’round favorites.

We’re concluding our painting series from Betty Padden with

a seasonal sign and a pattern for the matching “Welcome”

plaque (look for that on our website). Plus, there are lots of great

opportunities to try different techniques, like power carving,

whittling, making chains, and carving found wood ranging from

cottonwood bark and cypress knees to 2x4 cutoffs.

Speaking of cottonwood bark, we are delighted to announce

that we have named Rick Jensen as the

Woodcarving Illustrated

Woodcarver of the Year for 2014. Rick has been carving

cottonwood bark for 30 years and teaching his techniques nearly

as long. Inspired by Rick’s whimsical originals, bark cottages are

staples at carving shows around the country. Rick epitomizes the

artistry and impact that we honor with the Woodcarver of the

Year Award. Turn to page 17 to learn more about him.

Moreover, Rick has just agreed to teach a bark-carving class

here at Fox Chapel headquarters in Lancaster, Pa. The three-day

class will take place on May 11-13, 2015, right after our Open

House. Details will be on our website soon; in the meantime,

please call our Customer Service department (1-800-457-9112)

to reserve a seat in the class. To see just a few of the other

instructors and classes we have lined up for Open House, please

turn to page 89 or visit www.wood-show.com.

Behind the scenes, we are delighted to have added a new

staff member this year. Our editorial assistant, Carly Glasmyre,

just joined us in June but has already become an integral part

of our team. She is editing articles and layouts, organizing the

magazine’s departments, and keeping our acquisitions and

contracts flowing smoothly. If you have a

chance to correspond with Carly, please

welcome her to the woodworking world.

Enjoy!

Mindy Kinsey

[email protected]

Carly Glasmyre

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FOX HUNT

Kevin Booth of Palo, Iowa, and

Kenneth Spear of Chickamauga,

Ga., are the winners drawn

from the correct entries

received for

WCI

Fall 2014 (Issue

68). The fox was hiding in the

pattern of the leaping whitetail

deer on page 60.

Find the fox in this issue,

and contact us with the page

number and location. Two

readers randomly selected from

all correct replies will receive

a $25 Fox Chapel Publishing gift certificate. Entries must be

received by December 30, 2014, to be eligible.

NOTE: With his feet

on the “ground,” the contest fox faces left (other foxes in

WCI

don’t

count).

Send your entry to

Woodcarving Illustrated

, Attn: Find the Fox,

1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, Pa. 17520, or enter online

under the contests link at www.woodcarvingillustrated.com.

from our

mailbag

Read

Everything!

Piercing Problems

I tried making the see-through ornaments in

Woodcarving

Illustrated

Fall 2014 (Issue 68), and I had a lot of trouble with

piercing the 

"-thick basswood blanks. Any suggestions? I am

going to try some 3/16"-thick material.

Also, one of the patterns for the ornaments does not match

its picture. The ornament directly above the author’s photo on

page 74 has a circle around the inner chips. The ornament on

page 72 does not have this inner circle.

Robert Olson

Via email

Technical Editor Bob Duncan responds:

Piercing through the ¼

"-thick stock can be a challenge. Reducing

the thickness is a good idea. To pierce ¼

" stock, start with a small

cut in the center and work your

way out. Once you break the

structural integrity of the

wood in each chip, it’s

easier to carve.

Thank you

for catching our

pattern error. The

corrected version is

at right.

Whenever I get a new issue of

Woodcarving

Illustrated

, I do two things: I make a copy

of the two contents pages, and I read every

article. When I read the issue, I highlight

items of interest and make notes on the

copies, and then file them for reference. Now

I can just cruise through the contents copies

for an article and not have to check all of the

magazines.

As for reading everything, there are

projects in which I appreciate the talent but

the particular item is just not something I

would do. But I almost always get process

information that I can apply somewhere else.

In WCI Spring 2013 (Issue 62), a half-

page article by Kenny Vermillion on carving

a realistic rock made me ask, “Why would I

want to make a wooden rock?” But I read the

article for information.

Three weeks later, I was asked if I could

carve a wooden rock to hold an etched brass

plate to honor a donor. I agreed and went

home to reread the article. My wooden rock

was a hit, and I was told, “Keep in mind that,

for the rest of your life, when we need a rock

you’ll have to make one.”

So, read everything.

Michael McEvoy

Mifflinburg, Pa.

Michael McEvoy learned to carve wooden

rocks like this one from Kenny Vermillion's

article in the Spring 2013 issue.

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reader

gallery

Geronimo

When

Matthew Twyman

of Clarksville, Tenn., saw

the spalt line in this piece

of wood, he was reminded

of a story he was told as

a child about Geronimo

having a permanent sneer

due to a scar. He decided

to use the spalt line to

give this Native American

a snarl. He stained the

hair with Watco dark

walnut oil and the

headband with Watco

golden oak stain, and he

finished the carving with

satin spray lacquer and

paste wax.

Wildlife Support

Terry Van Lare

of Lions Head, Ont.,

had three long pine beams in his living

room that needed support, so he got

six 20"-diameter, 9'-long pine logs and

carved them with wildlife scenes. He

and his friends carved 10 to 12 hours a

day for seven days straight.

Tempest in a Teapot

Mark Dettmer

of Boise,

Idaho, has been carving for

about five years. A self-

taught artist, he enjoys

carving large-scale pieces

in the round using wood

salvaged from his 100-year-

old neighborhood. This piece

is an example of the fun,

fanciful work he does for

his woodcarving business,

Gouge Mark Woodworks.

Sweet Potato Cottages

Steve Dubridge

of Gilroy, Calif., carves

whimsical painted cottages out of sweet

potatoes. His designs were inspired by

the fairy-tale cottages built by architect

Hugh Comstock in Carmel, Calif.,

during the 1920s.

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resolution digital images) and 100 words describing your

project to: Reader Gallery, Woodcarving Illustrated, 1970

Broad St., East Petersburg, PA 17520, or e-mail editors@

woodcarvingillustrated.com.

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news and

notes

Kawartha Carving

Competition

Featuring hard work, an excellent variety of categories, and

colorful displays, the Kawartha Carving Competition more

than met expectations on Saturday, September 13, at the

Bobcaygeon Curling Club, Ont. “We certainly carved our

way to a successful event,” said the event’s co-chair, Doug

Hodgins. “All three hosting clubs—Buckhorn, Bobcaygeon,

and Lindsay—not only turned in impressive displays of

carvings but also went a long way to encourage carvers from

across southern Ontario to compete in our annual event.”

Carvers from as far away as Ottawa, London, Belleville, and

North Bay submitted more than 175 entries. “The toughest

part of the day was on the shoulders of the four judges,”

Doug added. “It was possibly the most competitive display

we have had in some time.”

Bill Hamilton of Pickering won the Best of Show Award

with a carving entitled

Lost in the Woods

; Bill also won

the award in 2013. Ted Stewart of Newboro won the $500

Purchase Award with his carving of a life-sized eastern

meadowlark. Kitchener’s Larry Livingston won the $300

Purchase Award for his carving of a common loon.

The show also featured two carvers who have competed

successfully on the international stage. Steve Kenzora,

who won third place at the Australian International

Chainsaw Carving Championships, demonstrated chainsaw

carving. Joe Knauer

displayed his 4"-tall

elf owl, which won an

honorable mention

at the World Carving

Championships.

Next year’s

competition is

scheduled for Saturday,

September 12, 2015.

For more information,

contact Ross Fitchett at

[email protected] or

at 705-742-6588

.

New CCA Members

Two new members were elected into the

Caricature Carvers of America (CCA) at the

group’s annual meeting on September 19, 2014,

in Wichita, Kans. CCA is a service organization

dedicated to the advancement of caricature

carving as an art form.

The first new member,

Dale Green of Holladay,

Utah, won the CCA’s Best

of Show Award in 2014 and

2012. He hosts woodcarving

seminars in his home studio,

teaches regularly, and creates

numerous roughouts for his

classes. Visit Dale online at

dalegreenwoodcarving.com.

Steve Brown of Freeport,

Fla., has been carving since

1977. He’s won several awards for his carvings,

published two books, and

taught carving for many

years. Recently, he founded

the Renegade Woodcarvers

Roundup in Lebanon, Tenn.,

and revived the War Eagle

Seminars in Arkansas. He

owns Bishop Rough Out

Designs, and sells roughouts

of his own creations. Catch

up with Steve at https://

sbrownwoodcarving.com.

Judges Tom

Galligher (right) and

Howard Greenaway (left)