Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 84 Fall 2018 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 125

Beschreibung

The Fall 2018 issue of the world's best how-to magazine for woodcarvers is packed with patterns, techniques, tips and projects for all skill levels. Get carving now with these 18 fun and easy weekend projects from some of the very best carvers in the world! Fred and Elaine Stenman present a rustic fall landscape in low relief, and Deborah Pompano proves that autumn is the perfect season to burn with a vivid cardinal pyro project. Light up your house this Halloween with a friendly painted pumpkin spook from Betty Padden, while Janet Bolyard's fun and functional Frankenstein relief carving will have trick-or-treaters in stitches. Learn carving techniques from the experts, as Lora S. Irish shows how to create an interesting stone effect, and Marty Leenhouts demonstrates his versatile chip-carved borders to embellish a variety of projects. Bob Duncan test drives the hardiest wood-removing tools on the market, and offers a handy review of power carving basics.

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TECHNIQUES

46

Versatile Chip-Carved Borders

By

Marty Leenhouts

Use or modify these basic borders

to embellish a variety of projects

56

Creating a Stone Effect

By

Lora S. Irish

Simple technique to make

any carving look like stone

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Power Carving Basics

By

Bob Duncan

Get started with tools you can

find almost everywhere

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Tools for Removing

Wood Quickly

By

Bob Duncan

We test-drive the hardiest

“toys” on the market

FEATURES

70

Taming the Spanish Bull

By

Gordon and Marsha Stiller

Fierce fighting machine is a bull’s-eye

project for advanced carvers

78

Fall Cardinal Scene

By

Deborah Pompano

This vivid pyro project proves

that autumn is the perfect

season to burn

PATTERNS

51

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Video Extras

Like our Egg Pirate (page 36)? Let

Mark Akers show you a sizzling

new way to prep the blank.

Take a video test drive of Tools

for Removing Wood Quickly

(page 86).

•

Free Pattern

Click our Fall Carving section

under the How To menu for

loads of seasonal projects.

•

Must Love Spoons

See an expanded gallery of

Giles Newman's (page 96)

impressive work.

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PROJECTS

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A Family of Owls

By

Steven Kulp

These watchful egg owls are

a hoot to hold and to make

21

Golden Eagle Walking Stick

By

Paul Purnell

Dress up a functional cane

with this glorious raptor

26

Just Chillin’

By

Frank Napoli

What does the dragon do

after

destroying the castle? This carving tells

the untold tale

31

Making a Bark Church

By

Andy Mayer

Use tree bark to carve a realistic

church complete with cross and steeple

36

Scourge of the Seven Seas

By

Mark Akers

Transform a simple turned egg into

a not-so-dashing swashbuckler

41

Boo! Pumpkin

By

Betty Padden

Light up your house

with this friendly

painted spook

51

Frank the

Sweet Greeter

By

Janet Bolyard

This fun and functional relief

carving will have trick-or-treaters

in stitches

60

Fall Scene in Low Relief

By

Fred and Elaine Stenman

Create a festival of color and texture

with this rustic landscape

66

Carving a Raccoon

By

Desiree Hajny

Fur texture and a sneaky grin complete

the ensemble for this backyard bandit

72

Jam Spreader

By Celina Muire

Carve this simple utensil just

in time for breakfast

75

Two-Sided Ornaments

By

Carolea Hower

Practice your low-relief carving on

these cheery holiday decorations

46

COVER

Power Carving Tools & Tips

...

83

Hatch these Owls

from Wooden Eggs ...

18

Light-Up Jack O’Lantern

...

41

Happy Frankenstein ...

51

Fall Scene in Relief ...

60

Chip-Carve a Fancy Border

... 46

Make a Kooky Pirate

in 10 Simple Steps ... 36

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Editor’s Note

6

Letters to the Editor

8

News and Notes

10

Tips and Techniques:

Carving Gloves

12

Reader Gallery

90

Bookshelf

92

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Ad Directory

96

Woodchips

DEPTS.

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How Skilled A Carver Are You?

Beginner:

The simpler the project, the better.

Intermediate:

I’m getting the hang of faces.

Advanced:

I can knock out intricate carvings.

Expert:

I’m busy with commissions.

Reply to the poll at surveymonkey.com/r/WCI84.

online

poll

Hello, Carvers!

Allow me to introduce myself and say how happy I am to be

here! As your incoming Editor-in-Chief, I may be relatively

new to carving, but I’m pretty experienced in general

woodworking—and even more important, I’m an old hand

at magazine-making, having run a variety of special-interest

publications for more than 30 years.

Not that I have any big changes planned for

WCI

out of the gate.

I’m well aware of how beloved it is, and I understand why—it’s the

quality, variety, and clarity of the unique content we provide. So

you can continue to count on receiving, in every issue we publish, a

healthy array of enticing patterns, tips, and techniques from the very

best carvers in the world.

If anything, our plan is to find ways to deliver

more

of what

you love. Besides four seasonal issues of

WCI

, we publish special

newsstand editions throughout the year on topics that you’ve

identified as important to you: Holiday patterns, pyrography,

whittling, and the like (you can order many back issues at the

woodcarvingillustrated.com

store). As well, make sure you sign up for

our free email newsletter at

woodcarvingillustrated.com/enews,

which

delivers additional fun projects to engage your mind and blade.

Those who enjoy social media can follow us for entertaining

updates, news, and other carving intel on

Facebook @WCImag

and on

Pinterest @Woodcarving,

and all are invited to join the discussions

that take place on our forums at

forum.woodcarvingillustrated.com,

where all your carving questions will find answers.

And keep those reader submissions coming! We love seeing not

only your stylish takes on the pieces featured in these pages but also

the utterly original creations that you’ve come up with on your own

(submission details on page 14).

Being new to this particular enterprise, I’m asking everyone—

including you—a lot of questions. For starters, please see the online

poll set up below, and tell us about your skill level.

We look forward to hearing from you…often!

Cheers,

John Atwood

[email protected]

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vol. 22, no. 3

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Carving Kindling Pine

The nice thing about carving

kindling pine is that much of

the design work has already

been done by nature. The

general shape is already

within the wood grain. Yes, it’s

resinous, but the outcome can

be worth the effort. I found the

wood for my 13" by 15" (33cm

by 38.1cm)

Short Dragon

and

my 7" by 14" (17.8cm by 35.6cm)

Dragonette

rotted and lying

on the forest floor. The short

dragon’s wing is the natural

surface as

I found it. I finished the pieces

with teak oil and brown shoe polish. I

don’t use sandpaper, as it fills up quickly

with resin; instead, I use Scotch-Brite

®

pads on hand drill attachments, which

gives a burnished character to the surface.

Scott Beyer

Bend, Ore.

A Show of Hands

Editor’s Note: By a show of hands, who else was blown away by

Dylan Goodson’s “Carving Realistic Hands” article (Issue #82)?

These people sure were! Hold your applause till the end as we

share a selection of responses from readers.

letters

to the editor

I made this hand out

of a cypress knee. It

looked like a hand

anyway, so that’s what

I decided to go with.

Gina Jones Vaughn

Glenwood, Ark.

This Manitoba maple burl was simply a blast to carve. All

the cracks, colors, and beauty of the grain were in perfect

harmony for

The Claw

. Everything is natural; I didn’t add

paint, stain, or burning. I carved with joy the whole time

and feel a great connection with the piece.

Frank Campagna

Penticton, B.C.

This was a practice piece. I just drew around

my hand with a marker pen, and then cut

the rough outlines out with a metalwork

hacksaw, as the teeth leave fewer marks.

After that, I mainly used a knife.

Andy Wilkinson

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, U.K.

FOX HUNT

Clyde Vincelette of

Morrisonville, N.Y., and Joan

Andrews of Oshawa, Ontario,

are the winners drawn from the

correct entries received for

WCI

Summer 2018 (Issue 83). The

fox was taking a wild ride on

the back of the Blue Marlin on

page 72.

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 September 1, 2018, to

be eligible.

NOTE: With his feet on the “ground,” the contest fox

faces left (other foxes in

WCI

don’t count).

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Woodcarving Illustrated

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JOIN US!

Artistry in

Wood 2018

An exciting, jam-packed weekend—

this October in Wilmington, Ohio

The 37th Annual Artistry in Wood Show, sponsored

by the Dayton Carvers Guild, promises a weekend

of inspiration, connection, learning, and fun—and,

of course, some good friendly competition between

carvers. In addition to displays and vendors offering a

variety of woodworking projects, tools, and materials,

the event features a competition with cash prizes for

woodworking projects. Last year’s show included 294

entries and 187 exhibitor displays, and drew a crowd

of 3,500.

Over the course of the weekend, there are also free

demonstrations organized by

Woodcarving Illustrated

and

Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts

. Scott Phillips,

host of The American Woodshop, usually shows off

some new tools. The other demos range from general

woodworking to carving to scroll sawing. Additional

activities include raffles, children’s projects sponsored

by the Western Ohio Woodworkers, a silent auction,

and a banquet on Saturday night. The show will take

place at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio, on

October 13 and 14, 2018. We hope to see you there!

For more information, visit daytoncarvers.com/

artistryinwood.

2017 Second

Best of Show:

Al Jordan

2017 Best of

Show Winner:

Fred Zavadil

2017 Third Best of Show:

Sherry Jones

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Decoding

Your Carving

Gloves

By Bob Duncan and Tom Borecki

TOP

TIP

✔

tips

and techniques

All carving gloves contain Kevlar, so they will all

slow down or stop a tool slip to some degree—but

evaluating that protection can be tricky. The late Rick

Ferry, owner of Little Shavers woodcarving supply

company, used to test gloves by trying to cut a thumb

off, and would only sell those that in his judgement

sufficiently resisted his slicing.

Is there any more accurate way to compare carving

gloves? Yes, but...it's complicated. There are two

organizations that set standards for cut resistance: the

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and

the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).

Their testing protocols vary slightly but ultimately do

the same thing: measure safety and durability of gloves

used in work environments.

Here's where it gets challenging: ANSI ratings are

voluntary

for gloves sold in America, and we could not

find it marked on a single one. You have to check the

manufacturer's website (or, more easily, just google

the glove) to get those ratings. But every glove sold in

Europe

must

be stamped with a CEN rating, and since

many of them are also sold in the United States, you

can often find those ratings on gloves bought here.

Thus, if a glove has no rating printed on it,

you have to google it for an evaluation.

What do the ANSI numbers mean?

Basically, the ANSI test measures

how much weight applied to a

blade is required to cut through the