Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 86 Spring 2019 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

• Herausgeber: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Seitenzahl: 134

Beschreibung

In this issue: Powercarve a Bear Head Six pages are devoted to detailed instructions and techniques for power carving Lori Andrews' bear head.•Carving a Realistic Rabbit•Put to the Test: Walnut Hollow Creative •Craft an owl pendant in an afternoon•Chip-Carved Picture Frame•Power Carving a Bear Head•Adorn your favorite staff with•a Celtic-inspired braided handle

Leseprobe

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PATTERNS

31

Sophie Takes a Selfie

This comical caricature suggests

that the smart phone craze isn’t

just for humans anymore

By

Frank Napoli

41

Carving a Realistic Rabbit

Turn this woodland favorite into

an adorable spring decoration

By

Desiree Hajny

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Put to the Test: Walnut Hollow

Creative Woodburner

New design is sleek and powerful

—and won’t break the bank

By

Lora S. Irish

48

Maine’s Master Craftsman

New England carver John Bryan

gives old tools—and some unique

wood—a new lease on life

By

Kaylee Schofield

FEATURES

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More Flowers!

Get the patterns for two additional

Floral Bracelet designs (page 73).

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Bonus Patterns

Snatch up two free pyrography

patterns (for the work on page

18) from the great Lora Irish.

Visit WOODCARVINGILLUSTRATED.COM For These Extras

PROJECTS

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Power Carving a Bear Head

Make this handsome beast without

endless hours of fur texturing

By

Lori Andrews

35

Landing a Largemouth Bass

You won’t need to fish for compliments

with this impressive trophy

By

Charles Weiss

43

Get Whale Soon!

Brighten up a friend’s sickbed

with this caricature cetacean

By

Mike Bloomquist

50

A Flashing School of Fish

Catch the fluid motion of

these permit in a bas-relief

By

John Bryan

56

Creature of the Night

Craft an owl pendant in an afternoon

By

Massimo Assumma

59

Windy the Cowboy

Classic caricature designed

to be easy to carve

By

Chris Hammack

63

Wizard’s Book of Spells

This enchanted tome is ready

for a shelf at Hogwarts

By

Jean McDonald

68

Chip-Carved Picture Frame

Display photos (and your artistic

talent) in one elegant project

By

Marty Leenhouts

TECHNIQUES

80

Using Reciprocating Carvers

How to carve projects fast and easily

with these powerful tools

By

Jon Deck and Bob Duncan

86

Selecting a Carving Knife

It all comes down to fit

and steel quality

By Lora S. Irish

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Editor’s Note

6

Letters to the Editor

8

Reader Gallery

12

News and Notes

16

Product Review:

Foredom K.1060

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Calendar of Events

92

Coming Features

93

Ad Directory

95

Woodchips:

Celtic Knot

DEPTS.

COVER

Find a Carving Knife That

Fits YOU...

86

Awesome Bear...

25

Owl Pendant ...

56

Realistic Bass...

35

Whimsical Whale ...

43

Silly Elephant ... 31

Bas-Relief Fish ... 50

Adorable Bunny...

41

Cowboy Caricature ...

59

Mystical Woodspirit ... 63

Celtic Knot Pyro Project ... 96

Power Tools ... 16, 80

73

Floral Bracelets

Add carved charms to commercial

jewelry for a one-of-a-kind gift

By

Keoma McCaffrey

77

Embellish a Walking Stick

Adorn your favorite staff

with

a Celtic-inspired braided handle

By

John Allard

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Gallery Extra

See more photos of John Bryan's

idyllic workshop-in-the-woods

(page 48).

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Enter

a FREE

drawing

for our cover carving at

FoxChapelPublishing.com

/WinTheBear.

WIN

THE

BEAR!

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Creature Features

You’re likely familiar with the saying:

Some days you eat the

bear, some days the bear eats you

. Well, in this issue we’re

doing our best to ensure that you will (metaphorically) eat

the heck out of that bear when you (literally) power carve its

ursine mug into wood. To that end, we’ve devoted six pages

of detailed, step-by-step instructions for Lori Andrews’

handsome cover piece, complete with 32 photos plus

patterns. You know: the bear necessities.

If big hairy bruins aren’t your thing, how about Desiree Hajny’s

fetching bunny rabbit? Come on, hop to it! Freshwater anglers will

get hooked by Charles Weiss’s amazingly realistic largemouth bass,

while saltwater types will find John Bryan’s permit bas-relief piece

irresistibly alluring.

For comic (not bas) relief, check out Frank Napoli’s "Sophie Takes

a Selfie" or Mike Bloomquist’s "Get Whale Soon"—lively leviathans

of land and sea sure to make you smile. Massimo Assumma’s owl

pendant is also a hoot.

The point is, everyone loves animals of one kind or another,

and carving a favorite precipitates a special kind of joy, both for the

creator and whoever might receive it as a gift—a hand-carved critter

will always make life a little more, well, bearable.

Happy carving!

John Atwood

[email protected]

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editor’s

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What’s it take to become a master woodcarver? Lots of chisels! This is the

rotating chisel table in John Bryan’s Maine studio (see page 46). A gallery

of his fascinating workspace can be viewed at woodcarvingillustrated.

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My wife, Lee, likes Frankenstein decorations, so when I saw Janet

Bolyard’s “Frank the Sweet Greeter” project in Issue #84, I just had

to carve one to add to her collection. I carved a smaller version out

of 

" (1.9cm) basswood, and then sketched and carved a witch to

keep Frank company. I glued on additional pieces of wood for the

nose and hat brim and painted both characters with watered-down

acrylics to allow the wood grain to show through. Needless to say,

it’s my wife’s favorite Halloween decoration.

Albert Santucci

Rockaway, N.J.

Tough Glove

I was disappointed that Bob Duncan’s article

“Decoding Your Carving Gloves” (Issue #84)

didn’t mention cut-resistant gloves made

from HPPE (one brand name is Dyneema).

This is a stronger material than aramid

(brand name Kevlar). These gloves are

closer-fitting, cooler, and less awkward for

carving. They come in a range of sizes, and

those carried in industrial supply units

seem to always come with a nitrile or

polyurethane coating, which makes them

somewhat abrasion-resistant

for power carving.

Bob Gander

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Bob’s Response: You make an excellent

point. The Pakel gloves, suggested by Tom,

are indeed made from Dyneema, and I

overemphasized Kevlar. I should have said,

“All carving gloves are made from cut-

resistant fabric, such as Kevlar, or HPPE,

such as Dyneema.” My goal was to focus

on the common gloves sold specifically for

carving—and to point out that those gloves

vary in resistance to puncture and slicing.

We'll do a follow-up article on the variety of

gloves out there, some of which carvers may

not know about.

Wooden

Ballerina

Some of my pieces

are representative

or stylized art, while some

are more abstract. Others are

functional, but all are made

from one piece of wood.

This ballet dancer, carved

from butternut, was inspired

by an ad in the

New York

Times

for the New York City

Ballet. I used a combination

of power and hand carving

and finished the piece with

mineral oil, which brings out

the grain without making it

too shiny.

Charles Goldsmith

Brevard,

N.C.

Charles carved

this elegant

ballerina from

a single piece of

butternut.

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Beth Lewis,

Bristol, U.K.

Beth creates affordable woodcuts using gouges

and plywood made from Shina wood, which is

harvested in Hokkaido, Japan, and preferred by

printmakers for its consistent grain. This woodcut

“features a selection of wildflowers found this

spring in North Cornwall, including Lady’s Smock,

Red Campion, Speedwell, and primrose,” Beth said.

Find more of her work at BooLouLew on Etsy.

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Cecilia Galluccio,

Somerville, Mass.

Cecilia spends most of her time woodburning

complicated art pieces in her studio, citing thrift shops

and scrap piles as a constant source of material. She

embellished this maple serving board with a flower and

moth design and finished it with a food-safe mixture

of citrus oil and beeswax. Find more of Cecilia’s work at

burnedfurniture.blogspot.com.

Dave Browne,

Prince George, B.C.

Dave has been carving and building furniture

for 16 years. His 12" (30.5cm)

Loaves and Fish

piece was inspired by the story of the Feeding

of the 5,000, from the Gospel of Mark.

He handcarved it from oak and used light walnut

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Kathy Ward,

Rio Rancho, N.M.

Kathy made this 16" by 19½

" (40.6cm by 49.5cm) Jesus relief

carving out of basswood, finished with a combination of

oil-based pencils and water-based stains. Contact Kathy at

[email protected].

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Donald Conner,

Portland, Ore.

Don has been carving rattlesnake

canes and walking sticks for five years.

He chose ash for these four canes, as

it “has a striking wood grain pattern

which complements the twists and

turns of a snake’s body.” Each one is

finished differently to showcase the

versatility of the wood. Contact Don

at [email protected].

Jason Tennant,

Macedon, N.Y.

An avid woodworker and mushroom forager,

Jason has been carving for over three decades.

He carved this 36" high by 60" wide (91.4cm by

1.5m) attacking owl using pine, hemlock, spruce,

and paint, and used steel for the talons. “The

wood grain on wings, tail, body, and legs are book

matched for symmetry, suggesting plumage

patterns,” he said, describing his animal sculptures

as “an excellent substitute for taxidermy.” Find

more of Jason’s work at jasontennant.com.

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