Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 90 Spring 2020 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

• Herausgeber: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Seitenzahl: 140

Beschreibung

Spring is almost here, and this new issue of Woodcarving Illustrated is perfect for breathing new life and brushing up on your carving (and painting) skills! Carve a hangry hawk in an afternoon, whittle reusable cocktail stirrers, use just two tools to carve an 8-step comfort turtle, and so much more! This 90th 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 minnow fishing lure for beginners to a detailed multilayered woodland cottage for a challenge, there's something for every carver to learn, practice, and enjoy. Also featured are loads of painting tips and techniques, how to make an insect condo to protect backyard pollinators, access to special offers and online extras – like bonus patterns and action videos – and so much more! 

Leseprobe

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TECHNIQUES

78

Mythical Woodland

Cottage: Part 1

Carve layers of pine to make a cozy

home for a literary creature

By

Betty Padden

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Making an Insect Condo

Protect pollinators using common

materials from around the yard and shop

By

Kaylee Schofield

67

Airbrushing on the Cheap

You could have two-thirds of an airbrush

setup hiding in your workshop!

By

Jon Deck

89

The Key Marco Cat

The tools used to carve this ancient

figurine might surprise you

By

Kaylee Schofield

FEATURES

89

PATTERNS

29

Chip-Carved Gothic Cross

See the contrasting design appear

with each new cut!

By

Marty Leenhouts

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Staff

Note

6

Letters to the Editor

7

Coming Features

8

Reader Gallery

10

News and Notes

12

Tips and Techniques

14

Product Review

16

Move Update

92

Calendar of Events

94

Ad Directory

96

Woodchips

DEPTS.

COVER

Elegant Spoons ...

25, 96

Grumpy Hawk ...

31

Stylized Bear ...

20

Flat-Plane Bunny ... 63

Carve Four Fun Comfort

Creatures ... 20, 51,

60, 63

Power Carve a Cat from

Ancient History ...

89

Simple Minnow

Fishing Lure ...

69

Airbrushing on the

Cheap ...

67

Make a Multilayered

Woodland Cottage ...

78

63

Flat-Plane Bunny

This rascally rabbit is as cute as the

real thing, but won’t destroy your

vegetable patch

By

James Miller

69

Minnow Chaser

Practice your airbrushing skills

on this realistic lure

By

Rich Rousseau

75

Whittled Cocktail Stirrers

Spice up party beverages with

these reusable picks

By

Tom Hindes

96

Woodchips: Swedish

Courting Spoon

Swap out the cheesy valentine

card for a 17th-century alternative

By

Dave Western

•

Comfort Bird Plans

If you loved Tom Mellott’s

comfort turtle (page 60),

carve that creature a winged

companion perfect for spring.

•

Free Patterns

Download bonus designs for

Aaron and Andy Mayer’s Simple

Holiday Houses (page 57)!

•

Extra Photos

Want to make your own Key

Marco Cat (page 89)? Get an

expanded tutorial (and more

photos) on our site!

Find these free extras at

WOODCARVINGILLUSTRATED.COM

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Woodcarving Illustrated

on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram

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Love You Beary Much

This charming beast won’t

steal your honey, but she

may steal your heart

By

Sara Barraclough

25

Simple Fork & Spoon Set

Add milk paint to hardwood

utensils to make carved

details pop

By

Elizabeth Sherman

31

Hangry Hawk

Carve this sassy caricature

in an afternoon—with just

one little block of wood

By

Dennis Thornton

36

Painting the Hangry Hawk

Practice blending, drybrushing, and

lining techniques on this small but

expressive carving

By

Susan Thornton

40

Hummingbird Moth Gourd

Transform a treasured photo into

a piece of pyrography art

By

Jenn Avery

46

Trefoil Rosette Appliqué

Spruce up household furniture

with a timeless floral motif

By

Mark Ivan Fortune

51

Carving a Baby Dragon

Hatch this charming creature from

a tiny basswood block

By

Jim Feather

57

Simple Holiday Houses

Customize this cottage blank for

Easter, Christmas, and Halloween

By

Aaron and Andy Mayer

60

Comfort Turtle

Carve a simple 8-step reptile

using just two tools

By

Tom Mellott

PROJECTS

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Bringing Carvings to Life

On a chilly day last January, our team sat down with award-winning

caricature carver Bob Hershey for a daylong photo shoot at the office.

(Readers may remember the resulting project, Bartholomew Beaver,

from our fall 2019 cover.) We chatted with him as he carved. When

asked what, in his mind, makes a piece truly successful, he answered

quickly: personality. And the surest way to convey personality in your

carvings? Think about them like they’re alive.

The carvings within these pages certainly don’t want for liveliness.

Let Dennis and Susan Thornton teach you to depict teenage angst on

a tiny bird of prey in their two-part Hangry Hawk project, starting

on page 31. Capture the emotions of an ardent admirer on Sara

Barraclough’s simple stylized bear, using just a few cuts (page 20). For

the fantasy-lovers among us, use shadows to add maximum detail

to a joyful dragon that looms far larger than his two-square-inch

frame might suggest (page 51). If your passion lies outside the realm

of caricature, carve a courting spoon used in 17th-century Sweden to

show off a suitor’s personal flairs (page 96). Or, if you like a challenge,

texture 15+ layers of pine to create a woodland cottage that seems to

breathe on its own (page 78).

If you, like us, crave even more techniques for adding life to carved

creations, have we got news for you—Harold Enlow’s study sticks are

available again! Let this carving legend walk you through an array of

detailed step-by-step tutorials that will up your game on everything

from individual eyes to expressive witch and wood spirit faces (more

on page 19). And as always, once done, share photos of your completed

work with us at [email protected]; you bring life to

what

we

do, and we love hearing from you!

Happy carving!

From the Staff

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We’d love to hear from

you! Send your thoughts

and comments about our

magazine and woodcarving

in general to: Letters,

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letters

to the editor

“Jack the Pumpkin” from the

fall issue (#88) was a timely

and simple project to carve. It

allowed many variations on the

eyes, nose, and mouth. In the

end, I had several pumpkins to

pass out at Halloween—and no

two were alike! I really enjoy all

the articles in

WCI

. Keep up the

good work.

Richard D. Phillips

Luttrell, Tenn

Jack and

Friends

A Wizard’s Tale

I illustrate and write for a comic book

called “A Wizard’s Tale,” produced by

Sparkle Comics. I was over the moon

when a fellow carver, Don Mertz, told

me he wanted to complete a carving

based on my wizard character! He

showed up at one of our Dayton Carvers

Guild meetings with the carving not

yet painted and asked me to add the

woodburning details. It turned out even

better than I had imagined! If you carve

or wood burn, my advice is this: join a

club where you can share your skills,

learn new ones, and collaborate with

your fellow carvers; If I hadn’t joined the

Dayton Carvers Guild, this piece would

just be the stuff of dreams.

Don Stephenson,

Dayton, Ohio

Carvings from Instagram

We love seeing carvings

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Instagram! Remember to tag

us @woodcarvingillustrated

for a chance to be featured in

an upcoming issue. Thanks

to everyone who shared their

versions of Bob Kozakiewicz’s

“Simple Chimney Santa”

and “Norbert the Elf” and

Sara Barraclough’s “Plucky

Penguins” from the winter

issue (#89)! Here are some

of our favorites:

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@woodcarvingillustrated,

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Make a pair of menacing

caricature gators in the

flat-plane style.

Learn to stipple,

shade, and color this

burned sunflower

pattern on anything

from boxes to plaques.

Eco-friendly Colorshot

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the damaging chemicals!

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Rosanna Coyne

Hampton, Mass.

Master woodcarver Rosanna Coyne

has always loved 17th-century style

furniture, especially the carved oak

chests of the Connecticut River Valley.

When she heard master joiner Peter

Follansbee was teaching a class on

the style, Rosanna jumped at the

opportunity to learn. “Peter is very

generous in sharing his knowledge

and carving patterns with students,”

she said. “The sweeps of the tools

guide his way in laying out the design.”

See Rosanna’s diverse carving portfolio

on her website, rosannacoyne.com.

Brian Melton

Knoxville, Tenn.

Brian Melton uses a variety of knives, gouges,

and a Dremel he inherited from his grandfather

to carve realistic portraits. Fittingly, he honored

his grandfather with his own 3-D portrait in

cherry. An English teacher as well as a carver,

Brian shares his work with his students and

colleagues at school. He recently created an

Instagram page to introduce his portraits and

other carving projects to a new audience.

Follow him @roughcraft.

Carsten Nilsson

Hammenhög, Sweden

One of the few professional woodcarvers in Sweden, Carsten Nilsson

specializes in basswood (limewood) frames. He is inspired by classic

Scandinavian carving, with its smooth facets and references to

nature, but he also incorporates personal twists to create his own

unique designs. See more of Carsten’s carved and painted flora and

fauna on Instagram @woodcarver.carsten.nilsson.

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news

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A crowd of almost 4,000 gathered in

Wilmington, Ohio, for the final Dayton Carvers

Guild Artistry in Wood Show on October

12-13. A total of 370 entries competed for

Best of Show in two divisions, with top prizes

in the woodcarving division going to Fred

Cogelow (1st), David Boone (2nd), and Steve

Burelison (3rd).

Befitting the final

show, a lineup of

carving and scrolling

all-stars gave a

series of engaging

presentations on

the Fox Chapel

Publishing

demonstration

stage; Lori Andrews,

Wayne Barton, Tom Hindes, Bob

Hershey, and Alec LaCasse made their share

of woodchips, Judy Gale Roberts

and Jeff Vollmer shared scrolling

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Parsons gave an up-close look at her leather

pyrography technique.

The special celebration and reunion

show gave exhibitors, vendors, and attendees

a chance to reflect on 38 years of friendship,

community, and excellence in wood art. For

show chairman Don Worley and the Dayton

Artistry in Wood Committee, it was a labor of

love. “The committee met for ten months each

year to plan, organize, … and explore ways to

make the next show better,” said committee

member Don Mertz. “The final show was

no exception, as the goal was to finish

with the best of the best!”

For more information, visit

daytoncarvers.com.

The Best

For Last

Friends reunite at final Dayton

Artistry in Wood Show

By Danielle Schagrin

Photos by Carl Caathoff courtesy of the

Dayton Carvers Guild

Best of Show,

Fred Cogelow

Third Best of Show,

Steve Burelison

Second Best of

Show, David

Boone

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ASK THE EXPERT:

Adding Color to Chip Carvings

tips

and techniques

Recently, I tried chip carving for the very first time. I used a wood

dye to color the design, but as you can see from the photo, the color

bled from the chips into the surrounding wood. How do I color chip

carvings properly? Thank you very much for your advice!

Eduard Nemcek

Prievidza, Slovakia

We checked in with chip carver Marty Leenhouts,

who had this to say:

Dear Eduard,

You’ve created a very nice chip-carved plaque and I know it must be

frustrating to have this problem on the final step. You are not alone;

many first-time chip carvers experience this issue. Here’s what you

can do to keep the color inside the chips:

When your carving is finished, first seal

the wood completely. Apply several light

coats of spray satin lacquer, matte

acrylic, or shellac-based sanding

sealer to the entire carving—front,

back, and edges. If your carved item

is quite thin, avoid a penetrating

sealer, as this will cause the wood

to cup.

With the wood properly

sealed, brush a gel stain into the

recesses of your carving and wipe

off the surface with a cotton cloth.

Gel stains do not absorb into the

wood like penetrating oil stains. Let

the stain dry overnight and spray on a

final topcoat

to complete

the finish.

Success to you!

If you try to color the chips with a

penetrating oil stain or dye before

sealing the wood properly, the

colors will bleed.

TOP

TIP

✔

Marty used the

technique outlined

above on his “Chip-Carved

Ball-Foot Box” from the