Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 72 Fall 2015 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 138

Beschreibung

FEATURESThe Art of Lead CarvingBy Kathleen RyanSkeletal RemainsBy Kathleen RyanMeet DoderhultarnBy Harley RefsalDecrypting Thai CarvingBy Mindy KinseyGetting a Handle on itBy Mindy KinseyLearn to "Weave" WoodBy Charley PhillipsStraw-Stuffed ScarecrowBy Jim HiserOld World-Style Chip CarvingBy Jan JensonNuts for the HolidayBy Larry GuayGetting Started with Architectural CarvingBy Mike AllenPROJECTSCarving a PumpkinBy Lundy CuppGrizzly Bear BustBy Kirt CurtisNew Options for Bark CottagesBy Rick JensenThe Halloween ExpressBy Greg YoungThai-Inspired Relief CarvingBy Steve SmithCandy Corn GoblinsBy Randy George

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Editor’s Note

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Reader Gallery

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From Our Mailbag

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News and Notes

16

Product Review

18

Tips and Techniques

DEPARTMENTS

22

Call for Entries

90

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Ad Directory & Classified Ads

96

Woodchips

48

Learn a new

method to create

ragged straw

texture.

FEATURES

23

The Art of

Leaf Carving

By

Kathleen Ryan

51

Skeletal Remains

By

Kathleen Ryan

52

Meet Döderhultarn

By

Harley Refsal

65

Decrypting

Thai Carving

By

Mindy Kinsey

76

Getting a

Handle on It

By

Mindy Kinsey

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ISSUE 72

in this

issue

•

Bonus Patterns

Download the patterns

for

two more Caricature

Native Americans (pg. 73).

•

Video

Demonstration

See Saw Stop’s remarkable

table saw braking system

in action (pg. 16).

•

Detailed

Instructions

Get step-by-step

instructions for the

Scarecrow (pg. 48) to print

or read online.

•

Open House

Photos

Find lots more photos of

our 2015 Open House,

plus save-the-date info for

2016, at the show website,

www.wood-show.com.

WWW.WOODCARVINGILLUSTRATED.COM

www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

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TECHNIQUES

26

Learn to

“Weave”

Wood

By

Charley Phillips

48

Straw-Stuffed

Scarecrow

By

Jim Hiser

62

Old World-Style

Chip Carving

By

Jan Jenson

70

Nuts for the

Holidays

By

Larry Guay

81

Getting Started

with Architectural

Carving

By

Mike Allen

73

Caricature Native

Americans

By

Don Dearolf

PATTERNS

PROJECTS

30

Carving

a Pumpkin

By

Lundy Cupp

35

Grizzly Bear Bust

By

Kirt Curtis

42

New Options for

Bark Cottages

By

Rick Jensen

56

The Halloween

Express

By

Greg Young

68

Thai-Inspired

Relief Carving

By

Steve Smith

78

Candy Corn Goblins

By

Randy George

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editor’s

note

Identification Statement:

Woodcarving Illustrated

vol. 19, no. 3

(Fall 2015) (ISSN#1096-2816) is published four times a year in the months of

February, May, August, and November by Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc.,

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Woodcarving and the use of associated equipment can potentially result in health hazards and

injuries.

While we cannot impose safety standards in every article, we do ask that you make safety

your number one priority.

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

with the proper safety equipment and prudent precautions.

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.

Volume 19, Number 3 (Issue No. 72)

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Our Mission:

To promote woodcarving as an

artform and an enjoyable pastime.

Publisher

Alan Giagnocavo

Editor

Mindy Kinsey

Technical Editor

Bob Duncan

Editorial Assistant

Carly D. Glasmyre

Director of Operations

Lisa Andes

Art Director

Jon Deck

Founding Editor

Roger Schroeder

Studio Photographer

Scott Kriner

Technical Illustrators

John Allard

Jon Deck

Jack Kochan

Carolyn Mosher

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Teamwork

I’m not sure how you

envision us. Perhaps

you imagine hip

young professionals,

or experienced

suburbanites, or

crotchety fogies. In

truth, we are all and none of the above. Bob, Carly, Jon,

Michele, and I span three decades in age, with a combined 81

years of experience in print publishing, and our level of hip

vs. crotchety depends on the day and the deadline. In short,

we are a team. We combine perspectives, strengths, and

types of experience to solve problems and make products.

One of those products is, of course, this magazine, and

it is a great example of team synergy. I am an organizer, Bob

is the technical guy, Michele networks, Carly chases details,

and Jon makes the whole cohesive. Plus, our newly retired

Fox photographer, Scott Kriner, has contributed terrific

images for the past 10 years; the former editor, Shannon

Flowers, oversees production details; and our publisher, Alan

Giagnocavo, personally signs off on every issue. Among our

contributors, I could name dozens of people who either have

been part of the publication for years or are new to us but

share years of experience. And, of course, your comments

and suggestions are invaluable in helping us make the

magazine you want to read. (In fact, visit our website and

Facebook page to take a quick survey and tell us what you

want to see in the magazine.)

In this issue, you’ll read about some of our other

projects. On page 10 we’ve shared some highlights from

this year’s Open House. A group effort by the whole Fox

team, Open House is our way of giving back to the carving

community. The feedback we receive from those of you who

attend the show helps us make it better each year. Please visit

the Open House website, www.wood-show.com, for more

photos. And save the date for next year: May 6-7, 2016.

We have also joined forces with the company book

experts to develop and edit the woodworking books. Among

our completed projects is

Scandinavian Figure Carving

, a

revised and expanded version of Harley Refsal’s expert book

about the Swedish roots of American figure carving (see

page 54). If you have specific ideas for books you’d like to

read—or write!—please send a note with a description of the

idea and we’ll see what we can do.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the issue. Thanks for

being part of the team!

Mindy Kinsey

[email protected]

Mindy, Shannon, Alan, Bob, Carly, and Michele

share a moment of team pride at Open House.

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reader

gallery

Let’s see your latest work!

Send good, clear photos (professional

color prints or 300dpi resolution digital

images) and 100 words describing

your project to: Reader Gallery,

Woodcarving Illustrated, 1970 Broad

St., East Petersburg, PA 17520, or e-mail

[email protected].

Bull and Cow Moose

Pennie Hanke

of Graham,

Wash., got hooked on the

detail she can achieve

with antler. This scene

was carved in a full moose

antler shed. She’s been

carving for 25 years.

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Love Each Other

Andrei Gotia

of ClujNapoca, Romania,

thought it a privilege when he was able to

take a week-long chip-carving class with

Wayne Barton at the John C. Campbell

Folk School in January 2015. An amateur

chip carver, Andrei started carving in

2010. Until attending the class, he had

never carved anything so complex and

large, nor had he stained any piece.

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Cedar Caricature

Isaac Hylton

of

Grundy, Va., carved

this charming

character freehand

from a cedar tree.

He cut the outline

with a chainsaw,

and then used

gouges and knives

to add intricate

details.

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Turkey

Barry A. Tienter

of New

Bloomfield, Pa., carved

this turkey, 7" by 7", from

basswood and added the

eyes, beard, and legs.

He individually carved

the feather groups and

woodburned the veins.

The base is white oak

and has carved morel

mushrooms and stamped

paper leaves for a natural

setting.

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Out of Africa

Jose Valencia

of Phoenix, Ariz., carved

this piece from a 35' cypress tree. It

measures 4' by 4 ½

' and was 4" to 6" thick.

The big five game of Africa—the elephant,

rhinoceros, lion, leopard, and cape

buffalo—are arranged so they form the

African continent.

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We’d love to hear from you! Send your thoughts and comments

about our magazine and woodcarving in general to: Letters,

Woodcarving Illustrated, 1970 Broad St., East Petersburg, PA

17520, or e-mail [email protected].

FOX HUNT

Brenda Janney of Toledo, Ohio, and Donald Hysell of South Solon,

Ohio, are the winners drawn from the correct entries received for

WCI

Summer 2015 (Issue 71). A rare appearance of a white fox was in

Step 11 of Floyd Rhadigan’s Dancing Jester article on page 83.

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 October 12, 2015, 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

Band Saws

Required?

I am a beginner carver and I bought your magazine

to get ideas for carving. Most of the projects you

feature require having a band saw. Do you think that

we all have access to band saws as a beginner?

Ken Lerner

Via e-mail

Editor Mindy Kinsey responds: The projects don’t

require a band saw—the saw just makes it quicker

and easier, because you can cut off the excess wood

instead of carving it off. Instead of using a band saw,

you can draw the pattern on the wood and carve off

the waste wood until you reach your pattern lines.

Or, you can use a hand saw that is flexible and can

cut details, like a coping saw, to remove the waste

wood before you carve. You could even grind off some

of the excess with a Dremel-type rotary tool.

Fox Chapel Publishing’s

2015 Open House

After our Open House in May, we received quite a few

letters, e-mails, and messages about the event. Here are

some of the reviews that we received.

Thank you, Fox Chapel Publishing, and all the great

instructors at the 2015 Open House. It was my first,

but definitely won’t be my last. Had a great time and

learned a lot! Thanks!

Robin Urbaniak

Central Square, NY

Via

Woodcarving Illustrated

Forum

This year was my first Open House. It was

well worth the trip! I met some great folks

and I think I was able to learn

some stuff!

The carving seminars

were fun and interesting and

extremely educational. I also

took a turning and scrolling

seminar. I think I may add to

my list of hobbies!

The Rough and Tumble

museum was also very

interesting to see. I live on an old

family farm (same family since

mid-1800s). We still have a lot of

the stuff around that I saw there

which was pretty cool.

I was also fortunate enough

to get a spot in the Rick Jensen

class. I had a real good time there

and learned a lot there, too. I was

even lucky enough to win the Rick

Jensen carving in class! We got a tour

of the Fox Chapel facilities and got

to meet the folks who produce our

favorite publications.

All in all, I had a great time! Thanks to all who

made it possible!

Jim Prince

Forestville, NY

Via

Woodcarving Illustrated

Forum

The Rick Jensen

carving Jim won.

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Matt Pomerico wanted to remember the good time he had at

Open House, so he made a piece of memorabilia. He burned

Rough and Tumble’s logo on a shingle cut by one of the

association’s steam engines, attached it to a piece of wood to

create a shelf, and mounted projects he started at Open House.

I just got back from trip to the East Coast and

wanted to let you know how great a time I had at

your Open House. I flew across country to visit my

mom and was lucky enough to be there when you

had your show.

The venue was great; the Rough and Tumble

Museum was a great place to hold the show. Seeing

such a variety of steam engines that all still run was

so interesting! The weather couldn’t have been better

and everyone I met was having a good time.

I spent all of Friday with Floyd Rhadigan, one of

my favorite CCA (Caricature Carvers of America)

carvers. I learned quite a bit in the classes and have

already tried some of the techniques I learned. I got a

good look at the tools Floyd used and how they made

some of the cuts easier than I did them.

I went over to the vendor barn and was able to

pick up all the tools and materials I needed. Talking

with all the other people there, I got a sense that

people were pleased that this year there was a lot of

hands-on carving going on. I hope you continue that

next year.

All in all, it was a great two days of carving, and

I didn’t even get to look at any of the scroll sawing. I

might not be able to get back there for another one

because I live in California, but I did have a good

time at this one and recommend it to any carver or

scroller who can attend.

Matt Pomerico

Paso Robles, Calif.

Via e-mail

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As carvers, teachers, and vendors left after two full

days at the 2015 Open House, they all said the same

thing: “I can’t wait for next year!”

The annual event, held in May, is becoming

a highlight of the carving calendar. There are far

more things to do than you have time to do them,

including 40 different classes (28 hours of carving),

demonstrations, make-and-take projects, and vendors,

all set at a cool outdoor museum. It is a way for Fox

Chapel Publishing to celebrate the woodworking

community and give back to the folks who have been

so warm and welcoming to us for the past 20 years.

The show takes place at the Rough and Tumble

museum near Lancaster, Pa., which is both close to

our offices and central to many woodworkers. This

Fox Chapel Publishing’s

2015 Open House &

Woodworking Show

year, people came from all over the Mid-Atlantic

region and New England—and also from the Midwest;

California; Nova Scotia and British Columbia, Canada;

and even Israel. We had a total of about 2,500 guests,

but the Rough and Tumble museum is big enough that

we never felt crowded. (Well, except in a few of the

classroom tents. As instructor Shawn Ferguson said,

“Several classes were standing room only in the back,

so if you guys keep making the Open House bigger,

you might need bigger tents in the future! That’s a

great problem to have!”)

We switched up a few things for this year—moved

the classroom area, offered more hands-on classes, and

added more vendors. Carvers like Matt Pomerico were

happy with the results. “I learned quite a bit in the

classes and have already tried some of the techniques

I learned,” he said. “I got a good look at the tools Floyd

Rhadigan used and how they made some of the cuts

easier than I did them. I, of course, went over to the

vendors building and was able to pick up everything

I needed.” Talking about a class he took with Rick

Celebrating the carving community

with a 2-day fun fest

Photos by Sandy Ertz, Scott Kriner, and Shane Rottier

Amid the trees on the

museum grounds,

10 classroom tents buzzed

with activity for two days.

Classes taught

by

WCI

’s 2014