Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 73 Holiday 2015 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 123

Beschreibung

PATTERNSCowboy SnowmanBy Gerald and Barb SearsDetailed patterns & painting tips help you make a Wild West snowmanA Chip-Carved ChristmasBy Bruce & Judy NicholasCreate a tree full of festive chip-carved holiday ornamentsTECHNIQUESVictorian Father ChristmasBy John ZanzalariA Specialized finishing technique makes this carving look like a well-loved heirloomPROJECTSCustomize This SantaBy Dale GreenMix and match accessories or create a custom scene to personalize this Santa carving projectWhistle a Holiday TuneBy Don SwartzCute Santa carving is also a functional whistle2-in-1 Heart PendantBy T.J. MilliganWhittle this double pendant from one piece of woodSanta Sampler PlateBy John NiggemeyerCombine a chip carving and relief to create a unique holiday decorationCarving a HedgehogBy Leah GoddardAdorable realistic critter can be carved in an afternoonIce Skate OrnamentBy Keoma McCaffreyAdd an unexpected embellishment to an easy power-carved ornamentChip-Carved Tea BoxBy Marty LeenhoutsA unique way to store and serve a common beverageCard Holder SantaBy Tom BoreckiSimple design on an oversized clothespin makes a versatile projectNativity OrnamentsBy Janet BolyardRelief-carved set tells the nativity story in four scenesElves in the TrenchesBy Jim LeClairePay tribute to the folks who really do the work on ChristmasHoliday Penguin OrnamentBy Bob YanceyQuick and easy ornament can be carved in a few hoursA Snowy RideBy Floyd RhadiganCarving the pieces to this scene will help while away the winter

Leseprobe

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TECHNIQUES

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Victorian Father Christmas

By

John Zanzalari

A specialized finishing technique

makes this carving look like a

well-loved heirloom

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Cowboy Snowman

By Gerald and Barb Sears

Detailed patterns & painting tips help

you make a Wild West snowman

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A Chip-Carved Christmas

By

Bruce and Judy Nicholas

Create a tree full of festive

chip-carved holiday ornaments

PATTERNS

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Check out

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Illustrated

on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter,

twitter.com/woodcarving

www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

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4

Editor’s Note

6

From Our Mailbag

8

Reader Gallery

10

News and Notes

12

Contest Info

16

Tips and Techniques

18

Product Reviews

20

Book Shelf

90

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Ad Directory &

Classified Ads

96

Woodchips

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PROJECTS

29

Customize This Santa

By

Dale Green

Mix and match accessories or create

a custom scene to personalize this

Santa carving project

37

Whistle a Holiday Tune

By

Don Swartz

Cute Santa carving is also

a functional whistle

42

2-in-1 Heart Pendant

By

T.J. Milligan

Whittle this double pendant

from one piece of wood

44

Santa Sampler Plate

By

John Niggemeyer

Combine chip carving and relief to

create a unique holiday decoration

52

Carving a Hedgehog

By

Leah Goddard

Adorable realistic critter can

be carved in an afternoon

56

Ice Skate Ornament

By

Keoma McCaffrey

Add an unexpected embellishment

to an easy power-carved ornament

58

Chip-Carved Tea Box

By

Marty Leenhouts

A unique way to store and

serve a common beverage

63

Card Holder Santa

By

Tom Borecki

Simple design on an oversized

clothespin makes a versatile project

66

Nativity Ornaments

By

Janet Bolyard

Relief-carved set tells the nativity

story in four scenes

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Puffin Pattern

By Gordon and Marsha Stiller

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Comedy Duo

By Floyd Rhadigan

Laurel & Hardy patterns

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Bonus Tea Box Pattern

Mirror-image pattern to use with

a hot Pattern Transfer Tool

73

Elves in the Trenches

By

Jim LeClaire

Pay tribute to the folks who

really do the work on Christmas

78

Holiday Penguin Ornament

By

Bob Yancey

Quick and easy ornament

can be carved in a few hours

80

A Snowy Ride

By

Floyd Rhadigan

Carving the pieces to this scene

will help while away the winter

DEPTS.

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Cowboy Hat

Ornament

By Keoma McCaffrey

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Holiday Gift Guide

Online Nov. 27, 2015

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Contest Info

“Great Blue Sea” entries

due Jan. 15, 2016

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editor’s

note

Identification Statement:

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vol. 19, no. 4

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

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So Many Santas

In our reader survey last summer, we asked, “What

do you carve?” I was surprised to see that “Santa and

Father Christmas” was the number-two answer. (See

page 6 to learn number one.) And, as it happened, I had

already planned six Santas for this issue!

Six Santas?! Yes: Two relief; four in-the-round; one

whistle (which I can’t blow, but everyone else can so

I’m sure you will be able to); one beginner; two more

advanced; one customizable (well, really they all are); five in red

suits; and one of the Father Christmas variety.

But if you’re not a Santa fan, we have many other

perspectives on the season. Jim LeClaire designed an elf with

an attitude to get more press for the true workers in the holiday

trenches. Gerald Sears is celebrating with a cowboy snowman.

If I were to make Bob Yancey’s penguin ornament, I would drill

out the bottom and add a bell—it just has that shape. We have

some chip-carved ornaments from Bruce and Judy Nicholas, as

well as relief-carved nativity ornaments by Janet Bolyard. Janet

paints them, but I think they would also be stunning if finished

naturally. And speaking of stunning, we displayed Keoma

McCaffrey’s ice skate ornament at a local show and people

gushed over it. Trust me, the spoon is worth the effort.

Among our non-holiday projects, I love T.J. Milligan’s heart

pendant. I am thinking of enlarging it to make an ornament.

Marty Leenhouts’ tea box is all kinds of pretty, too, and a good

gift for the 80% of the known universe who drink tea. (I might

woodburn that one.) And while my carvers of realistic animals

are going to think I forgot them, I promise you, Leah Goddard’s

baby hedgehog is the spitting image of the real thing (see below).

For even more goodies, please take a look at our website.

We’ll be uploading a gift guide on November 27 to share a few

ideas from our advertisers. You’ll also find patterns for a realistic

puffin from Gordon and Marsha Stiller, a cowboy hat ornament

from Keoma McCaffrey, and the comedy legends Laurel & Hardy

by Floyd Rhadigan. Plus, visit the website (and page 12) for

information about our ongoing contest series.

Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season!

Mindy Kinsey

[email protected]

Leah Goddard’s

hedgehog and the

real deal (so cute!).

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You don’t carve gunstocks,

dolls, or model cars/ships.

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You rarely use a chainsaw

or a CNC router.

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You never throw away or

recycle your magazine!

N     PE!

FOX HUNT

Mrs. John Lindley of Florissant, Mo., and Chris Scurto

of Traverse City, Mich., are the winners drawn from

the correct entries received for

WCI

Fall 2015 (Issue

72). The fox was hiding in the pattern of Don Dearolf’s

Native American Caricature article on page 75.

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 20, 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

FOUND WOOD

Inspiration

I am really enjoying

Woodcarving

Illustrated

—there have been

some really great ideas

and projects lately!

When I read the

article about carving

found wood in the

Summer 2015 issue

(#71), I wanted to

show you what I have

been doing to my file

handles for some time

now. Keep the great

magazines coming.

Brian McEwen

Via e-mail

Brian carved and burned

a feather pattern into the

handles of his files.

Here’s Looking

At You!

We ran a poll at the

end of the summer to gather some

information about who you are

and how you carve. Below

are some of the results.

Hand Tools

(including

knives)

Knife Only

Power Tools

flexible shaft

(Foredom)

Power

Tools

rotary (Dremel)

Hand

Tools

with

mallet

WANT

TO CHIME IN?

We’ve reopened the poll to get more responses.

Visit

www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

to tell

us about yourself and your carving habits.

TOP 12

Things You Like To Carve

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2

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4

5

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9

10

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Caricature

people

Santas & Father

Christmas

Christmas ornaments

and/or decorations

(not Santas)

Caricature animals

Tree spirits and/or

green men

Whittle figures and/

or flat-plane carving

Walking sticks

(Tie) Fantasy

creatures; Relief

Realistic animals

(not birds or fish)

Chip carving

Bark houses

(5-way tie) Realistic

people; Realistic

ducks or birds; Canes;

Stylized; Lovespoons

Your Favorite Tools

You Got

Skill!

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Beginner:

You haven’t been carving very

long or you don’t practice.

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Advanced Beginner:

You’re comfortable

with the basics but don’t try anything too

complicated.

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Intermediate:

You know your tools and

cuts, and projects usually turn out how

you expect, but you don’t design your

own patterns.

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Advanced:

You’ve been carving a long

time, you adapt patterns to suit your needs,

and you like challenges and/or rarely need

instructions.

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Expert:

You’re “Advanced,” plus your work

is always original.

8.1

19.8

40.7

25.6

5.8

How you describe

your skill level,

regardless of how

long you’ve been

carving

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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 editors@

woodcarvingillustrated.com.

reader

gallery

Missouri

Highway Patrol

Arthur Bowman

of Falcon, Mo.,

carved the Missouri

Highway Patrol seal on

cherry wood for a friend who works

for the organization.

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Found Wood Caricatures

After retiring from the U.S. Coast

Guard,

Jerry Diles

of Westport, Wash.,

took up carving. His favorite medium

is found wood, so he uses thread

spools, rolling pins, and wooden net

floats to carve caricatures like the

Santas and fishermen shown here.

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Kokopelli

Charles Fitch

of

Junction City, Kan.,

carved these Kokopelli

from basswood and

mounted them on

Kansas limestone.

They stand 6" tall.

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Crocodile Staff

Jerry Sealey

of

Worcester, Mass.,

carved this staff as

a tribute to Steve

Irwin, The Crocodile

Hunter. It features

crocodiles and

a close-up of a

hatchling in Steve’s

hands. Jerry enjoys

carving staffs in

his spare time.

He uses knives

and a high-speed

rotary tool to

shape each

unique design.

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Menorah

Dan Katz

of Chattanooga,

Tenn., carved this

menorah from a pattern

in

Architectural Patterns

for Woodcarvers

by Kurt

Koch. He installed the

menorah at a synagogue in

Birmingham, Ala.

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Portraits in Relief

Frank Libor

of Prague, Czech

Republic, carved portraits of

his parents in oak wood. He

gave the relief carving to them

as a birthday gift.

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Peace River

Woodcarvers

Show

Creede Wood Carvers Rendezvous

Looking for a fun-filled week of carving in one of

the most picturesque places in the country? Join

your fellow carvers at the 25th annual Creede

Woodcarvers Rendezvous in the historic mining town

of Creede, Colo., on July 9-15, 2016. Nationally known

instructors, such as Dale Green, Marc Gargac, and

Dave Stetson, will offer classes for all carving levels.

Friends or family members who do not carve can

attend crafting classes. Groups meet at the town’s

unique community center, which is built into the side

of a mountain.

Registration information will be available in

January 2016 at www.creedewoodcarvers.com. If you

are interested in teaching your carving specialty, please

contact Alan Smith, [email protected].

Peace River Woodcarvers had their 12th

Annual show on February 21, 2015, at the

Turner Agri Center in Arcadia, Fla. Each

year, the show increases in attendance

as one of Florida’s largest carving shows.

Guest artists such as Chris O’Dea, Mary

Weinheimer, and Chau Pham provided live

demonstrations such as mirror etching,

soapstone carving, and power carving. The

demos drew both new and experienced

carvers. This show also included vendors

offering all types of tools and supplies for

carving, power carving, and pyrography. This year,

the club featured a chainsaw carver, Rod Green, who

provided two chainsaw carvings that were sold to the

highest bidders. Attendees also had the chance to win

doorprizes made by the Peace River Carvers.

news and

notes

Friends Carving Club Totem Pole

Wilbur Halle was the founder and

president of the Friends Carving Club of

Port Orange, Fla. for 26 years. One of his

goals for the club was to carve a totem pole,

but unfortunately he passed away before

the project could happen. The club decided

to carve a totem pole in his honor in 2014.

The club got a pine log from a local

lumber mill and transported it to club

member John Carleton’s house where it was

carved over the next 11 months. Initially

10 members agreed to work on the carving,

which dwindled to six. They spent 550

hours carving the 12½' totem pole, which

displays everything from an eagle and a

wood spirit to a Santa Claus and a bear

with a vest and tie.

The mayor of Port Orange agreed to

install the totem pole in the city, and it was

erected and dedicated by the city on March

17, 2015. It stands outside the door to City

Hall to forever honor Wilbur.

Peace River Carvers will host its 13th Annual

Woodcarvers show on February 20, 2016. For more

information, call Bob Rippner, 863-244-3657. For info

about the club’s roundup before the show, contact Jim

O’Dea, 941-697-2002.

This totem pole honors carver Wilbur Halle for

his contributions to the city of Port Orange, Fla.

Dan Noble’s

2015 class on

carving bottle

stoppers took

place on the

porch of the

community

center.

In 2015, Walt Tuggle took home first

place for this gorgeous relief carving.