Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 81 Winter 2017 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 121

Beschreibung

The 20th anniversary issue of the world's best how-to magazine for woodcarvers is packed with carving patterns, how-to tips, and step-by-step projects for all skill levels. We offer plenty of Christmas carving ideas for holiday gifts and decorations, from Larry Green's delightful caricature tree ornaments to an exquisite relief-carved snowman from Lora S. Irish. Our jolly assortment of Santa projects includes Dylan Goodson's realistic St. Nick, plus a new chance to carve our very first Santa from Woodcarving Illustrated issue #1. Carolea Hower creates smiling Santas from ordinary wooden spoons, and Randy True shows how to transform ordinary golf tees into tiny Santa ornaments! You'll also find many great projects unrelated to Christmas that will make terrific gifts. "Game of Thrones" fans will enjoy Tamera Seevers' dragon wand, Tom Dean shows you how to use power tools to carve heirloom-quality bracelets, and Karen Hundt-Brown uses a woodburner to turn gourds into functional lamps.

Leseprobe

in this

issue

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Carving a Realistic Santa

By Dylan Goodson

Tips & tricks for carving your

most lifelike St. Nick

22

Relief-Carved Snowman

By Lora S. Irish

Easy painting technique highlights

carved texture

26

Carving a Christmas Cigar Box

By Desiree Hajny

Upcycle a classic wooden box

with a holiday design

34

Carving a Storybook Ornament

By Betty Padden

Use an easy layering technique

to create a high-relief scene

40

Dragon Wand

By Tamera Seevers

Power-carve found wood into a

fantasy treasure

44

Santa Tee Ornament

By Randy True

Transform an ordinary golf tee

into a tiny ornament

46

Carving a Sports-Themed Puzzle

By Kevin Reid

Low-relief tray puzzle makes a great gift

48

Santa Shelf Sitter

By Roger Beane

Detail this simple smiling face by

piercing through the beard

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ISSUE 81

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Labor of Love

By Kathleen Ryan

Clayton Johnson wants to make the

world a better place one carving at

a time

54

How Sweet It Is

Join us as we celebrate the magazine’s

two decades in the carving community

—and look forward to many more!

FEATURES

PROJECTS

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Bonus Patterns

Download two more patterns

for carving cigar boxes (pg. 26).

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Step-by-Step Instructions

Get 23 more photos & detailed

instructions for carving Dave

Sabol’s classic Santa (pg. 64).

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PATTERNS

25

Jingle Santa Ornament

By Jon Nelson

Cut-n-carve ornaments are

easy to make for everyone on your list

32

Monogram Knotwork Plaque

By Clayton Johnson

Swap out the letters to customize

this plaque for someone special

39

Happy Tree Ornament

By Larry Green

Quick-carve holiday gift allows you to

experiment with making different faces

52

Santa Spoons

By Carolea Hower

Transform inexpensive kitchen utensils

into unique holiday decorations

64

Carving Santa and Rudolph

By David Sabol

Your new chance to carve

our very first Santa

78

Chip-Carved Snowflake

Ornaments

By Gary MacKay

Mix and match designs to

create dozens of easy ornaments

TECHNIQUES

74

Painting a Basket of Flowers

By Betty Padden

Detailed painting instructions

help you complete your realistic

relief carving

88

Carving a Custom Bracelet

By Tom Dean

Use power tools to create heirloom-

quality jewelry quickly. Plus! Add a

unique metal inlay in 4 easy steps

68

Tree of Life Oil Lamp

By Karen Hundt-Brown

Use a woodburner to turn

a gourd into a functional lamp

84

Reversible Santa &

Snowman Ornament

By Glenn Stewart

Ornament shows a different

scene on either side

88

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Editor’s Note

6

Letters

8

Reader Gallery

12

Tips and Techniques

14

Book Shelf

14

New Products

92

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Ad Directory &

Classified Ads

96

Woodchips

COVER

20th Anniversary ...

54

Christmas Carving ...

18, 22,

25, 26, 34, 39, 44, 48, 52,

64, 78, 84

Carv

ing

a Copper Inlay

Bracelet ...

88

Heirloom Celtic

Knotwork ...

32

Pyrography Project:

Tree of Life Oil Lamp ...

68

DEPTS.

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Happy Little Trees and

Other Holiday Favorites

Awhile back, my son introduced me to the hypnotic splendor of

Bob Ross, the painter with the soothing voice who was famed for

his PBS series, “The Joy of Painting.” Although he passed away

in 1995, Bob lives on in broadcasts of his show, products like

socks and chia pets featuring his flamboyant hair, and his many

catchphrases. Oh, the catchphrases. Bob would stand at his easel

holding a huge palette and equally large brush, murmuring things like,

“Talk to the tree, make friends with it. There’s nothing wrong with having

a tree as a friend.” Or, “We don’t make mistakes. We just have happy

accidents.” Bob was really into happiness, as in, “We artists are a different

breed of people. We’re a happy bunch,” or, “We want happy paintings,” and,

yes, his friends the “happy little clouds” and “happy little trees.”

When I first saw Larry Green’s smiling tree ornament, I immediately

thought of Bob. It reminded me of his conviction that “It’s so important

to do something every day that will make you happy.” The ornament is

quick and easy, and there’s really no wrong way to carve it, so I think both

making it and giving it will make you (and the recipient) happy.

Trees not to your taste? There are plenty of happy projects in this

issue. Randy True’s Santa golf tee was inspired by a bet, and I bet you’ll

enjoy carving them. Lora Irish’s snowman is joyously splattered with

colorful paint-dot snow. Carolea Hower carves smiling Santas into

ordinary spoons. If a challenge makes you happy, try Dylan Goodson’s

realistic Santa, designed to resemble the classic Coca-Cola Claus.

Plus, there are plenty of projects that aren’t related to Christmas but

will make great gifts. It’s easy to personalize Clayton Johnson’s knotwork

plaque. “Game of Thrones” groupies will enjoy Tamera Seevers’ Dragon

Wand, and sports fans will appreciate Kevin Reid’s tray puzzle featuring

athletic equipment. We show you how to use power tools to carve bracelets

and a woodburner to turn a gourd into an oil lamp.

What’s making us particularly happy this issue is celebrating our

anniversary. It was 20 years ago this issue that Alan Giagnocavo and Roger

Schroeder published the first issue of

Woodcarving Illustrated.

In honor

of the occasion, we’ve compiled some of our favorite projects, tips,

memories, and moments from the past 80 issues. There was no

way to include all of the people, places, pieces, and projects

that have influenced and inspired the magazine over the

years, but we cherish and send a hearty thanks to all of

them. You have helped us prove that, as Bob Ross once

said, “The secret to doing anything is believing that you

can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong

enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.”

Happy Holidays!

Mindy Kinsey

[email protected]

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editor’s

note

Larry Green’s

caricature tree ornament

is on page 39.

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Hitty Dolls

I really enjoyed the

articles in

Woodcarving

Illustrated

Fall 2017

(Issue 80), especially

“Woodcarver of the Year,”

featuring Janet Cordell.

I would love to read an

article about Hitty dolls,

perhaps with a carving

pattern. I became so

interested in Janet’s work

that I stopped reading the

magazine midway to find

her website. I would love to

know more about her small dolls.

Elaine D.

Via e-mail

Editor’s Reply: We published a baby doll pattern

from Janet in Issue 63 (Summer 2013), and she

teaches classes on carving Hitty. I hope those

resources will help you learn more!

letters

to the editor

Chip-Carved Santa

I adapted Dave Stetson’s “Simple Santa” from

Woodcarving Illustrated

Holiday 2016 (Issue

77) to include chip-carved designs.

Roger Beane

Oelwein, Iowa

When I received

Woodcarving Illustrated

Holiday 2016 (Issue 77) and saw the article

“Bringing Home the Tree” by Russell Scott,

I was inspired to make my own version.

The choice of what car to carve was simple

because I own two vintage Volkswagens. I

carved the car from basswood and attached

wheels made from dowel.

The headlights are thumbtacks that are

painted silver. I painted the car and tree

with acrylic paints.

Richard Tutlo

Wilmington, Del.

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 editors@

woodcarvingillustrated.com.

FOX HUNT

Kenneth Armsbury of Omaha, Neb., and

Ilith Young of Greenville, S.C., are the

winners drawn from the correct entries

received for

WCI

Fall 2017 (Issue 80). The

fox was hiding in a photo on page 34 in

Marty Leenhouts’ House Sign article.

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 28, 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.

Vintage

Christmas

Inspired by

Russell Scott's article,

Richard Tutlo carved

a Volkswagen instead

of a Model T.

Janet Cordell

holds a Hitty

doll in the palm

of her hand.

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Vladimir Davydov

Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Vladimir enjoys working with the natural shape of the

wood, integrating bark and knots into his carvings.

Primarily carving dry linden wood using chisels and

knives, he always begins the process with a detailed

sketch, but often diverges from the plan after he begins

a carving, adding or removing details as he sees fit. He

finishes the carvings with shellac, stains, and acrylic

paint. He then seals the carvings with three layers

of varnish. Vladimir hopes to invoke in his work the

interaction between man and nature: two entities that

coexist in distinct and sometimes conflicting ways.

View more of Vladimir’s work at www.facebook.com/

vladimirdavydovsculpteur.

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Michelle Zoratti

Conneaut, Ohio

Michelle carves using surgical scalpels and

micro chisels. She finishes her pieces with

neutral shoe wax and acrylic paint. She

carved

Horse Family

from basswood.

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Denny Bell

Pleasant Prairie, Wis.

After seeing the work of Mike Stinnett on

YouTube, Denny was inspired to overcome his

fear of rattlesnakes and carve a massasauga

rattlesnake stick of his own. He used a

drawknife to strip the bark, a chainsaw to

cut the basic shape, a gouge and mallet to

remove waste between the wraps of the

snake, and gouges and knives to carve the

3

2

details. Denny then finished the cane

with a woodburner, paint, and teak oil.

View more of Denny’s work at www.

cedarstump.us.

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Frank Shaffer

Atwater, Ohio

“No two pumpkin stems are the same, so

you always get something different,” said

Frank. First, he dries the pumpkin stems

for as long as he is able. After carving

the stems, he applies a coat of linseed oil

before painting them with acrylic paints.

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issue wins a $25 Fox Chapel Gift Card.

Curly Willow

Instead of carving a

snake from your usual

wood of choice, try

willow wood instead.

The willow allows the

grain to follow the

curve of the snake,

and this makes it less

likely to break.

Barbara Millikan

Dallas, Ore.

I received some aspen as a gift from

a cousin who lives in Colorado. I

decided to carve an angel for her

because she collects them. When I

cut the figure out with a band saw,

I thought the waste pieces were so

beautiful that I couldn’t stand to

throw them away. Instead, I made

Christmas ornaments from the

“scrap” pieces. As long as you can

carve it, don’t toss it—especially if

the wood is as nice as this aspen!

Carolea Hower

Arkansas City, Kan.

tips

and techniques

Heavenly

Scrap

Wood

TOP

TIP

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Heat-Shrink Tubing

Instead of covering blade tips with corks, I cover

them with heat-shrink tubing. Cut a piece of tubing

and heat the end to

shrink it closed. Heat

the end closest to the

handle just a little

bit to keep the tube

from falling off. The

heat-shrink tube will

shrink to about half

its normal size, so

it’s able to fit many

different tools.

Jim Svoboda

Janesville, Wis.

Make custom-fit blade covers