Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 89 Winter 2019 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 144

Beschreibung

'Tis the season for DIY gifts and decorations! Carve Norbert the Elf, nativity scene ornaments, a Santa in disguise as a firefighter, a walnut scoop, and more! This 89th issue of Woodcarving Illustrated magazine includes 15 projects, all with ready-to-use patterns and step-by-step instructions that are perfect for any and all skill levels! From whittling a simple chimney Santa for beginners to a detailed rosette appliqué, there's something for every carver to learn, practice, and enjoy. Also featured is the mission of WOO, a workshop founded by and created for female woodworkers and carvers in Baltimore, Maryland. Read about whether you should add a lathe to your workspace, gain access to special offers and online extras – like bonus patterns and action videos – and so much more! 

Leseprobe

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ISSUE 89

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Spotlight: Kevin Kaminski

This artist fell in love with spoons

at a chili party; we check in with him

3,000 utensils later

By

Kaylee Schofield

84

WOO-ing Women Woodworkers

Workshops created by and for women

are popping up all over

By

Danielle Schagrin

88

Should You Add a

Lathe to Your Shop?

Turn this tool into a useful

carving companion

By

Kaylee Schofield

FEATURES

55

PATTERNS

30

Chip-Carved Sleds

Slide into winter with these clean,

geometric decorations

By

Charlene Lynum

86

Hand Plane Woodcut

Make an artistic print of a classic

tool of the trade

By

Renee Tantillo

96

Bethlehem Star

Adorn your home with this stellar

chip-carved design

By

Marty Leenhouts

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woodcarvingillustrated.com

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4

From the Staff

6

Letters to the Editor

10

Reader Gallery

14

News and Notes

16

Bookshelf

18

Product Reviews

92

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

94

Ad Directory

96

Woodchips

DEPTS.

67

Norbert the Elf

Carving Santa’s head watchmaker

will take no time at all!

By

Bob Kozakiewicz

74

Making a Walnut Scoop

Hosting a holiday dinner? This stylish

utensil is the perfect serving tool

By

Kevin Kaminski

79

Carving a Rosette Appliqué

This floral motif has roots in

ancient architecture

By

Robert Kennedy

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Say Yes to the Tartan

Choose from dozens of options

for Scottish St. Nick’s kilt (page

45) right here!

•

Bonus Plans

Download plans for Robert

Kennedy’s exquisite keepsake

box (page 79).

•

Free Patterns

Create a series of classic tool

woodcuts (page 86) with two

free patterns!

Find these free extras at

WOODCARVINGILLUSTRATED.COM

Search for

Woodcarving Illustrated

on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram

23

Santa’s Little Helpers

The winter holidays are for the

birds—just ask St. Nick!

By

Shawn Cipa

32

Fireman Santa

This jolly elf has gone undercover

to put out fires—and keep you

off

his naughty list

By

Russell Scott

39

Relief-Carved

Snowman & Santa

A friendly competition between carvers

shows just how versatile a blank can be

By

Roger Beane and Steve Russell

42

Simple Chimney Santa

Try out your whittling skills on a little

project with a big personality

By

Bob Kozakiewicz

45

Scottish St. Nick

Santa dons a matching kilt and cap

for his holiday in the Highlands

By

Don Swartz

51

Burned and Painted

Nativity Ornaments

Crisp lines and vivid colors make for

a stirring four-part manger scene

By

Carolea Hower

55

Grouchy Santa Ornament

Do you ever just want to shout

“Bah, humbug”? We turned that

feeling into a carving

By

Steve Kulp

60

Flat-Plane Reindeer

Give your tree some vintage flair

with this easy-carve ornament

Brian

Ferguson

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Plucky Penguins

Carve a colony of flightless birds

—with just one knife!

By

Sara Barraclough

PROJECTS

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COVER

DIY Gifts & Decorations ...

30, 51, 60, 63, 79, 96

Stunning Santa Projects ...

23, 32, 39, 42, 45, 55

4 Keepsake Ornaments ...

51

Classic Rosette Appliqué

... 79

Bethlehem Star Wall Art

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96

Whittle a Reindeer &

Penguin ...

60, 63

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For Us, Woodcarving is Always Personal

At a recent woodcarving show, the

WCI

team hosted a series of

demonstrations by well-known carvers in the community. First

up on Saturday morning was Tom Hindes, author of

20-Minute

Whittling

, with a lesson on how to carve a simple Scottie dog with

one knife. The room was packed, the audience sat poised in their

seats, but there was one problem—the mic kept cutting out, and

nothing we did could fix it.

But after a few moments of static, Tom laughed, hopped down

from the stage, and said, “Okay, we’re going to do this a little

differently today.” He sat down in a folding chair right in the middle

of the crowd and asked them to make a tight circle around

him. He swapped stories with guests, passed around

blanks, and sent people home with partially carved

Scotties to complete on their own. The demo was a

success, not just because it was informative and fun,

but because it was highly personal. And that is what

carving is about.

With that in mind, we want you to view the

projects in this issue not just as fuel for holiday

giftmaking but also as a jumping-off point for

other creative endeavors. Make Don Swartz’s feisty

Scottish St. Nick (page 45) and then switch up the

tartan design on his kilt. Whittle a flock of Sara

Barraclough’s charming penguins (page 63), each

with a different hat shape. Or, if you prefer badgers

and ravens to squirrels and bluebirds, add a family

of alternate accoutrements to Shawn Cipa’s

whimsical folk art Santa (page 23). The beauty

of carving is that you can make each piece

your own—so every gift you place under the

tree is

as personal and meaningful as the next.

News flash: We’re moving! Not far, just a few

miles from our offi

ces in East Petersburg, Pa., to a spacious, seven-

acre property in nearby Mount Joy. The move will combine all of our

operations under one roof and situate us nextdoor to our warehouse

and shipping departments. The site has a lot to offer, with buildings

that will eventually house an outlet store for closeout books and

products as well as classroom space. Come visit our new home

at a big "housewarming" next spring, date

to be determined (see page 8). Hope to see

you there!

Until then, happy carving!

From the Staff

of

Woodcarving Illustrated

from the

staff

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Woodcarving Illustrated

vol. 23, no. 4

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Protect your respiratory system,

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Read manuals supplied with your tools.

Be aware most accidents occur when you are tired or distracted.

And when in doubt,

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Hey, Halloween fans, there’s still time to carve

a monster or two before the big night. Get this

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A right jolly old Scot.

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letters

to the editor

FOX HUNT

Dave Stephenson of Kings Mills, Ohio, and Bob Kozak of

North Fort Myers, Fla. are the winners drawn from the

correct entries received for

WCI

Fall 2019 (Issue 88). The

fox was enjoying a plate of nachos in Eric Owen’s Fan Bear

article on page 85.

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 17, 2019, 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, 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552, or enter online

under the contests link at woodcarvingillustrated.com.

And to All a

Good Night

I love all of Betty

Padden’s books! I’ve

made many signs based

on her

Lettering & Sign

Carving Workbook

. Her

work inspires me to

push myself and create

more intricate carvings.

My Christmas tree,

as well as the trees of

friends and relatives,

are covered with

examples from

her ornament

book. Last

Christmas,

I completed

her Santa

sign (right)

and started

working on Noah’s

ark from her article

in the spring 2016

issue (#74).

Michael Carroll,

Hampton Falls, N.H.

When it comes time to

make Christmas ornaments

each year, I look for willow

trees that grow in ditches

and marshes. Willow is

similar to basswood; it’s

easy to carve, has a light

grain, and takes paint well.

Plus, you can’t beat the price

of found wood! I used a

piece of this “ditch willow”

to carve a festive decoration

for my home.

Roger Beane,

Oelwein, Iowa.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your thoughts and comments

about our magazine and woodcarving in general to: Letters,

Woodcarving Illustrated

, 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA

17552, or e-mail [email protected].

Christmas

Willow

Roger enjoys carving

found wood for holiday

decorations.

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SET IT

STRAIGHT

Fall Issue (WCI88)

The patterns for “Pickin’ and Grinnin’”

had slight differences from one view

to another. You can download the

corrected patterns on the webpage

for this issue (#89) and the Fall issue

(#88) at woodcarvingillustrated.com.

We apologize for the discrepancy.

Carving with Alec

I recently had the pleasure of taking Alec

LaCasse’s seminar “Carving the Wood Spirit

in Cottonwood.” What an eye-opening

course! Alec discussed the importance of

understanding the human anatomy before

carving facial details in wood. I asked him

to sign his article on the same topic from the

summer issue of

WCI

(Issue #87), and a fellow

carver took our picture. Because of Alec, I've

gotten up the nerve to start writing about my

own carving projects!

Judy Bernat,

Waukesha, Wis.

A “Mobius” by Any

Other Name

Thank you for

including an article

on a sculptural

carving. Mr.

Borecki has created

an excellent piece.

However, for those of

us who are fussy about

geometry, it is not a Mobius

strip, but a loop with a full

twist. A Mobius strip has an odd

number of half twists. This results

in a piece with only one edge and

one surface. I have attached one of

my own pieces by way of example.

It has 1 

twists.

Bob Gander

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

WCI

’s Response:

You are correct, sir! That’s why

we called it “inspired by the

mathematical concept of the

Mobius strip” in the text. It’s a

bit tricky to work all that into a

headline, which is why we just

went with “Mobius.” If you take

a crack at this project, please

send us a photo!

Bob’s basswood

Mobius Strip

,

shown above, is a true Mobius. Tom

Borecki’s project (inset photo) was

inspired by the concept.

Over the next few months, we'll

be relocating our East Petersburg,

Pa., offices to nearby Mount Joy! To

stay updated on the move and all

upcoming events, including our spring

"housewarming" (date TBD), be sure to

pick up the spring issue of 

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Illustrated

 and sign up for our FREE

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Strop Talk

. (Subscribe

with your name and email address

at woodcarvingillustrated.com/

enews/.) We look forward to bringing you

the world's best woodcarving projects

and news from our new home!

For all future correspondence,

write to us at:

Woodcarving Illustrated

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reader

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Sarah Vigars

Devon, UK

Woodcarver and jewelry maker Sarah Vigars was introduced

to woodcarving while working with UK puppet maker

John Roberts. When she decided to make carving her main

focus, she thought,

How cool would it be to carve miniature

wearable puppets?

As a result, many of her carved jewelry

piece, such as this European goldfinch, look and move like

puppets. “Even if I’m carving a static piece,” she explained,

“I always aim to capture the spirit of the animal or living

thing I’m portraying.” Check out more of Sarah’s work at

sarahvigarsart.com.

Del Curry

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A carpenter by trade, Del Curry

found he could transfer his skills

to the art of woodcarving. He

began carving almost a year

ago, starting with gifts for family.

Having experienced losses in his

life, Del expresses his emotions

through his relief carvings. “It’s

sort of like a painter’s canvas to

me,” he said. This piece, made

of basswood and finished with

Danish oil, is titled

Grief

.

Share 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

, 903 Square Street,

Mount Joy, PA 17552, or e-mail [email protected].

Patty Bledsoe

Indianapolis, Ind.

Patty Bledsoe looked to

Christmases past for

inspiration when she

carved her

Spiral Santa

.

She adapted Santa’s

head from Dave Francis’

“Candy Cane Santa”

(

Handcarved Holiday

Gifts, Volume 2

) and

the base from Dennis

Carlson’s “Sculpting

Stylized Evergreen

Trees” (Issue #57). This

coiled Kris Kringle won

best in class at the

Indiana State Fair.

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Robbie Jones

Cornwall, UK

Robbie Jones creates woodcuts that are handcarved

on birch plywood. Rather than printing from the

woodblock, he leaves the carving for display as a final

piece. He featured his moon woodcut at an annual

exhibition of artists from the southwest of England

titled

The Cruel & Curious

. Robbie illustrated the theme

“sanctuary” by carving out a scene where one can get

away and hide in nature. You can follow along with what

Robbie makes on Instagram @Robbiewj.

Marsha Wilson

Waco, Texas

Marsha Wilson discovered her love of pyrography

13 years ago when she burned a decorative

elements onto a cross she had cut on a scroll saw.

Her latest piece also has a religious theme. The

magnificent

Notre Dame de Paris

on ash plywood

is based on a 19th-century etching by Alfred

Alexandre Delauney, but Marsha has her own

fond memories of touring the iconic cathedral

in 1995. It took approximately 150 hours to

complete the 39" by 45" (99cm by 114cm) piece.

You can follow Marsha on Facebook and Instagram

@woodburningbymarsha.

Kenan Schultz

Houston, Texas

After Hurricane Ike swept through Houston, Texas, in September 2008,

Kenan Schultz recovered an oak burl from the multitude of downed trees. Feeling

inspired by the carvings of J. Christopher White, Kenan paired the oak burl with a

piece of 60-year-old mahogany and power carved a majestic horse bust. He

named the piece

Dream Catcher

because it captures the spirit of the wild

stallion. You can find more of Kenan’s work on Facebook @KenanSchultz.