Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 77 Fall/Holiday 2016 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 109

Beschreibung

FEATURESA Wood Carving FantasyBy Bob DuncanFloyd Rhadigan is known for his quick knife, appealing fantasy characters, and tireless teaching schedule.Carving Between the CoversBy Kathleen RyanItalian sculptor Nino Orlando reveals the hidden magic in carved booksCarving a Place in HistoryWoodworker Barrie Casement is helping to restore St. Patrick's CathedralWinning WondersMeet the winners of the final 2016 People's Choice ContestPROJECTSBringing Home the TreeBy Russell ScottModel T delivers memories of Christmas pastOak Leaf TrayBy John ShortellThis heirloom tray is as useful as it is beautifulBlock NativityBy Andrew DePaceStylized design makes a beautiful and durable decorationBright Bulb SantaBy David SharpCombine two Christmas classics with this clever ornamentTECHNIQUESCarving a Nativity SceneBy Carolea HowerAdaptable design can be displayed on your tree or mantelSimple SantaBy Dave StetsonChange a few details to customize this easy carvingSanta VariationsBy Susan L. HendrixCustomize your carving by sketching new accessoriesPATTERNSFather ChristmasBy Susan L. HendrixThis slightly stylized Santa will complement any holiday décorCasual ClausBy Floyd RhadiganLaid-back Santa isn't checking the Naughty List this yearFrosty OrnamentBy Jim WillisThis jolly snowman won't melt after the holidaysPeekaboo Santa OrnamentsBy Carolea HowerDon't like to carve eyes? This fast, fun Santa lets you skip 'emHolly Napkin HolderBy Marty LeenhoutsChip carve this simple design to dress up your holiday tableCardinal OrnamentBy Jim WillisThis winter bird will add a splash of color to your treeNorth Pole SnowmanBy Steve RussellSimple relief ornament can be carved and painted quicklyPeace Out SantaBy Rick StoddardGive Santa a retro look with this fun carvingQuick ReindeerBy Barbara MillikanCarve this ornament in a couple of hours and then let the kids add the colorHark! The Herald Angels SingBy Dennis and Susan ThorntonA choir of music legends rocks the halls of heavenCarving a Caricature SoldierBy Floyd RhadiganNew book is a heartfelt thanks to veteransTraditional SantaBy Thomas WestmorelandAdd or ignore details to tailor this pattern to your carving skills

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PROJECTS

16

Bringing Home the Tree

By Russell Scott

Model T delivers memories

of Christmas past

32

Oak Leaf Tray

By

John Shortell

This heirloom tray is as

useful as it is beautiful

37

Block Nativity

By

Andrew DiPace

Stylized design makes a beautiful

and durable decoration

78

Bright Bulb Santa

By

David Sharp

Combine two Christmas classics

with this clever ornament

TECHNIQUES

50

Carving a Nativity Scene

By

Carolea Hower

Adaptable design can be

displayed on your tree or mantel

54

Simple Santa

By

Dave Stetson

Change a few details to

customize this easy carving

74

Santa Variations

By

Susan L. Hendrix

Customize your carving by

sketching new accessories

66

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A Wood Carving Fantasy

By

Bob Duncan

Floyd Rhadigan is known for his quick

knife, appealing fantasy characters,

and tireless teaching schedule

48

Carving Between the Covers

By

Kathleen Ryan

Italian sculptor Nino Orlandi reveals

the hidden magic in carved books

58

Carving a Place in History

By

Kathleen Ryan

Woodworker Barrie Casement is helping

to restore St. Patrick’s Cathedral

62

Winning Wonders

Meet the winners of the final

2016 People’s Choice Contest

FEATURES

www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

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PATTERNS

•

See More Sculptures

Enjoy bonus photos of

Nino Orlandi’s carved books

(pg. 48).

•

Bonus Patterns

Carve alternate versions of

Frosty (pg. 31) and the Cardinal

Ornament (pg. 47).

4

Editor’s Note

6

Letters to the Editor

8

Reader Gallery

12

Tips and Techniques

90

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Ad Directory &

Classified Ads

96

Woodchips

DEPTS.

Check out

Woodcarving

Illustrated

on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter,

twitter.com/woodcarving

21

Father Christmas

By

Susan L. Hendrix

This slightly stylized Santa will

complement any holiday decor

28

Casual Claus

By

Floyd Rhadigan

Laid-back Santa isn’t checking

the Naughty List this year

31

Frosty Ornament

By

Jim Willis

This jolly snowman won’t

melt after the holidays

42

Peekaboo Santa Ornaments

By

Carolea Hower

Don’t like to carve eyes? This fast,

fun Santa lets you skip ‘em

44

Holly Napkin Holder

By

Marty Leenhouts

Chip carve this simple design to

dress up your holiday table

47

Cardinal Ornament

By

Jim Willis

This winter bird will add a

splash of color to your tree

57

North Pole Snowman

By

Steve Russell

Simple relief ornament can be

carved and painted quickly

60

Peace Out Santa

By

Rick Stoddard

Give Santa a retro look

with this fun carving

64

Quick Reindeer

By

Barbara Millikan

Carve this ornament in a couple of hours

and then let the kids add the color

•

Meet the Artist

Watch a video interview

with Floyd Rhadigan, the

2016 Woodcarver of the

Year (pg. 24).

66

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

By

Dennis and Susan Thornton

A choir of music legends

rocks the halls of heaven

84

Carving a Caricature Soldier

By

Floyd Rhadigan

New book is a heartfelt

thanks to veterans

88

Traditional Santa

By

Thomas Westmoreland

Add or ignore details to tailor this

pattern to your carving skills

16

57

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editor’s

note

Identification Statement:

Woodcarving Illustrated

vol. 20, no. 4

(Winter 2016) (ISSN#1096-2816) is published quarterly by Fox Chapel

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Winter Wishes & Woodcarvings

There are a lot of great holiday carvings in this issue! For

our Santa fans, we have everything from super simple

“Peekaboo Santas” (page 42)—you don’t have to carve eyes

unless you want to—to traditional designs, casual caricature

Clauses, and semi-stylized St. Nicks. We offer multiple

versions of some patterns and ideas for customizing others,

so these might be all of the Santa patterns you ever need!

Prefer a more traditional celebration? Take a look at the

Block Nativity (page 37) and Nativity Scene (page 50). I particularly

like the scene because the designs can be hung on the tree, hinged

to create a tabletop scene, or even adapted into a relief-carved cross.

Also, read about carver Barrie Casement’s involvement with the

restoration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City (page 58). I’m

so thankful that folks like Barrie have the skills to repair or replace

the original woodwork, and that institutions like the cathedral care

enough to support traditional workmanship.

Dennis and Susan Thornton used a holiday inspiration to go a

completely different direction in their carved fantasy concert, “Hark!”

(page 66). The scene shows Mick Jagger and Roy Orbison as angels

rocking the halls of heaven. In addition to the patterns, Dennis shares

his techniques for modeling a carving in clay, designing and adding

the wings, carving fluffy clouds, getting fabric to flow, and more.

Another of our favorite caricature artists, Floyd Rhadigan, is

featured prominently throughout the issue. A carver for most of his

life and the 2016 Woodcarver of the Year, Floyd has spent decades

sharing his art with others via classes, articles, books, roughouts,

and finished projects. You can read about his journey as a carver and

enjoy two of his patterns in the issue, and see a video interview with

him on our website, www.woodcarvingillustrated.com.

I’d particularly like to draw your attention to the second of Floyd’s

patterns, “Carving a Caricature Soldier,” on page 86. It is an excerpt

from his new book by the same name, which includes patterns for

military personnel from the Civil War, World Wars, and today.

Floyd was in the U.S. Army, and this book is his way of thanking

fellow soldiers for their service. The

caricatures are loving and respectful,

and will, we hope, delight anyone who

served or knows folks who have. The

book should be in stores in December.

Wishing you happy holidays, from

Thanksgiving through the New Year!

Mindy Kinsey

[email protected]

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permission to make up to ten copies for any purchaser of this

magazine who states the copies are for personal use.

Floyd Rhadigan received the

Woodcarver of the Year award

at our Open House last May.

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FOX HUNT

Susan Casler of Protem, Mo., and John Shyrigh of New

Lebanon, Ohio, are the winners drawn from the correct

entries received for

WCI

Fall 2016 (Issue 76). The fox was

hiding in the corner pillar of a post office bank on page 30.

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 January 17, 2017, 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.

letters

to the editor

I am a longtime subscriber that

has always loved the Halloween

projects. I have made many over

the years and enjoy the magazine as

it is. Here is my carving of Vernon

DePauw’s witch sign from

Woodcarving

Illustrated

Fall 2016 (Issue 76).

Bart Fitch

Manteca, Calif.

Thank You from a Young Carver

My mom gave me your book

Complete

Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy

Projects You Can Make in a Weekend

for my 11th birthday. I started whittling

five years ago. My first project was a

boat and I succeeded with help from my

family and friends. Thank you for filling

the book with fun projects.

Connor Spiess

Somerset, Wis.

Comfort Birds

In February 2014, I finally caught the article “A Bird in the

Hand” in

Woodcarving Illustrated

Holiday 2011 (Issue 57). At

the time of reading the article I was facing hip replacement

surgery and could no longer do “real” carpentry work; I decided

to try carving. Two months later I had carved over 60 comfort

birds and my wife decided I needed to do something with them.

I began to duplicate Frank Foust by giving them to folks who

were facing hard circumstances in life.

Now, two and a half years later, I’ve sent almost 800 Comfort

Birds to new nests! They are in 30 states and 20 countries

around the world. I’ve made over 1,200 from a dozen different

woods. I have never asked for money, but gifts of over $1,000

were given to church missions’ projects.

I am grateful for the challenge from Frank Foust to carve

a Comfort Bird and that many

have indicated the birdies are

a real comfort to them. Frank’s

example prodded me to produce

the first one.

James E. Vallance

La Vergne, Tenn.

Halloween

Happiness

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].

Article Confusion

I purchased

Woodcarving Illustrated

Summer 2016 (Issue 75)

for my husband because the cover advertises an article about

“Detailing with a Woodburner, Tips & Techniques.” However,

I cannot find that article in the issue. Am I missing

something? Please let me know the page number—I’ve gone

through the issue twice.

Joyce Dean Gieszler

Hillsboro, Ore.

Editor Mindy Kinsey responds: There is not a specific article

about woodburning, but rather tips and techniques for

woodburning included in several articles: “Quick and Easy

Brown Trout Pin,” “Spring Surprise,” and “Carve an Easy

Lighthouse.” Sometimes we choose to highlight themes that are

prevalent in an issue as well as specific articles on a cover.