Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 91 Summer 2020 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 144

Beschreibung

Get inspired this summer! The 2020 summer issue of Woodcarving Illustrated is filled with more than a dozen projects that both beginner and advanced carvers will enjoy. Including flat-plane alligators, whittled ladybugs, and comfort turtles for novice woodcarvers, others will enjoy rising to the challenge to carve a realistic yellow-rumped warbler, a female wood spirit, a chip carved bowl, and so much more. With step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and helpful tips, also included is this issue are detailed product reviews, technique lessons, artist features, bonus projects and plans, online extras, and so much more!

Leseprobe

in this

issue

TECHNIQUES

58

Skater Dude

This gnarly caricature comes with

his own built-in helmet

By

Rick Stoddard

74

Carving a Lace Trompe l’oeil

Carve delicate details like a pro using

one simple technique

By

Julien Feller

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The Scoop on Spoonesaurus

Emmet Van Driesche and Matt White

use Instagram to bring the spoon

carving community closer together

By

Danielle Schagrin

34

5 Spoon Carving Tools

Handy products for the entire process,

from roughing out to finishing touches

By

Jon Deck

55

Spotlight: Amy Costello

Chip carver finds balance

in complex designs

By

Hannah Rachel Carroll

FEATURES

4

Editor’s Note

6

Letters to the Editor

7

Coming Features

8

Reader Gallery

10

Tips and Techniques

12

News and Notes

14

Bookshelf

16

Product Review

92

Calendar of Events

94

Ad Directory

96

Woodchips

DEPTS.

COVER

Carve These Ladybugs ...

96

Wood Spirit ...

21

Take-Anywhere Pocket

Spoon ...

36

Chip Carve a Cereal Bowl

... 55

Power Carve a Realistic

Songbird ...

83

Hatch a Turtle from a

Basswood Egg ...

66

56

45

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80

Easy-Carve Giraffe

Mastering this gentle giant

will put you head and

shoulders above the rest

By

Tom Hindes

83

Realistic

Yellow-Rumped

Warbler

Learn to power carve

and paint every feather

on this exquisite songbird

By

Randy Conner

96

Woodchips: Wonky

Whittled Ladybugs

Bring a bit of Mother Nature

indoors with these colorful

carved bugs

By

Tim Thompson

•

Free Projects

Download a host of free

seasonal projects in the How To

section of our website.

•

Extra Plans

Make your own accessories

for the mythical woodland

cottage (page 69) with help

from Betty Padden!

•

Bonus Feature

Want to learn more about

Julien Feller’s lace carvings

(page 74)? Check out our artist

feature and a bonus video on

the site!

Find these free extras at

WOODCARVINGILLUSTRATED.COM

Search for

Woodcarving Illustrated

on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram

21

Woodspirit in Cottonwood

Bark

Carve a gorgeous female face in

short order

By

Alec LaCasse

27

Sunflower Weave Woodburning

Celebrate the dog days of summer with

this bright, homey design

By

Jo Schwartz

36

Carving a Pocket Spoon

This versatile utensil lets you eat

on the go with elegance and ease

By

Emmet Van Driesche

40

Patriotic Santa

Gear up for Election Day with a

candidate everyone can agree on

By

Bob Kozakiewicz

45

Flat-Plane Alligator

Build up layers of texture on this

mean, green swamp creature

By

James Miller

49

Elegant Floral Relief

Capture the fleeting beauty of

a daylily in hardwood

By Rosanna Coyne

56

Making a Chip Carved Bowl

Embellish turned objects with this

clever repeating design

By

Amy Costello

66

Hatching a Comfort

Turtle from an Egg

Keep worries at bay with these

calming creatures

By

Steven Kulp

69

Mythical Woodland

Cottage: Part 2

Blend rich paint hues to finish this

gorgeous pastoral paradise

By

Betty Padden

PROJECTS

80

40

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Portable Carving

Every summer when I was small, my family and dozens of our friends

would spend a week at a New Hampshire campground among the pines.

One year, my two brothers decided to launch a business selling whittled

twigs for 10 cents each. They’d rattle around the campground, pushing

their wares on unsuspecting campers, and by week’s end (perhaps

unsurprisingly) made off like bandits.

Looking back, I’m certain that no one told them to whittle these

rudimentary creations—it was instinctual. We all have within us a need

to gather materials and shape them to our liking, and we feel more

“right” with the world (and ourselves) once the shaping is done. And, as

my entrepreneurial brothers learned, the great thing about carving in

particular is that you can pick it up almost anywhere.

With that in mind, check out a campground-ready spoon project

by new contributor Emmet Van Driesche (page 36), and learn how he’s

making waves in the spoon community. Or, if you love caricature critters,

try out Tim Thompson’s highly portable six-step ladybugs (page 96). And if

Tom Hindes’ best-selling book

20-Minute Whittling Projects

knocked your

socks off, you’ll be delighted at a simple giraffe design from his brand-

new sequel,

Whittling in Your Free Time

(page 80), hot off the presses and

available to order now. Carve each of the book’s 16 satisfying projects

around a campfire—or on your couch—in 15 minutes flat, using just

one knife.

Also, because we were just too excited about all the fascinating new

content coming in, you’ll notice that we included not one but

three

artist

features in this issue: in addition to Emmet’s spoon-related feats (page 32),

we explore the work of Utah-based chip carver Amy Costello (page 55),

and Belgium-based Julien Feller, who carves boxwood glueups into delicate

panels of lace (on our website, woodcarvingillustrated.com).

Carvers are a global community. This is true regardless of how we’re

able to gather—on a farm porch, at a show, or online via forums or chat.

We’re a positive force to be reckoned with, highly adaptable and

inventive with the materials at our disposal. And we will keep

creating because it brings us joy—because it is instinctual—

no matter what.

Keep carving, friends!

Kaylee Schofield, Managing Editor

editor’s

note

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We call Emmet’s Pocket

Spoon (page 36) a “take

anywhere” spoon, but it’s

true that you can carve

it anywhere

as well.

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letters

to the editor

Love You

Beary Much

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continued

)

Wee Carvings

I sent for Jack Price’s

Carving Small Characters

in Wood

and just got started. As I looked

through your spring issue, I decided to try

carving some of those projects, as well. Thanks

for providing great picture illustrations. I find

them so helpful during the process!

Al Leitgeb

Toccoa, Ga.

Wall of Spoons

The

WCI

editors asked our

Instagram followers if they’ve

ever carved a project over and

over either for practice or fun.

We received the following

response from spoon carver,

Don Bentley:

I’ve carved Shirley Adler’s

swan spoon design using more than

160 different tree species. I was first introduced

to the pattern at a carving club meeting and

used it as practice. Then I used it to experiment

with different woods and just kept on going! I

display the spoons at home on a wall, but I’ve

run out of room. I store the rest in baskets—

until we move and I can commandeer a

bigger wall!

Don Bentley

Nampa, Id.

Work in progress. Bear from

Sara Barraclough’s “Weekend

Whittling Projects.”

@awhittleofftheside

Atlanta, Ga.

Another from @theclevercarver and her

#weekendwhittlingprojects. Super happy

with how the bear turned out.

@every_whittle_bit_helps

Walnut Grove, B.C.

A little early Valentine’s

gift for my wife from

@theclevercarver and her

carving in the spring issue of

@woodcarvingillustrated.

@dailywoodcarving

Ontario, Canada

Editor’s Note: Carvers from all

over tried their hand at Sara

Barraclough’s latest whittling

project (issue #90). We love how

their versions turned out!

When the new issue comes in, my

wife is the first one to look at the

projects and I get a list of what

she wants me to carve. I used

basswood for her Valentine's Day

bear, finishing the project with

acrylic paint and a water-based

satin poly finish. My wife and I

love the contents of your magazine.

Keep up the good work.

Albert Santucci

Rockaway, N.J.

Well, if everyone else is

doing it…me too! I have the

pieces from @theclevercarver/

@woodcarvingillustrated’s

Valentine bear done. Now

time for paint!

@curtisstreetcarvings

Missoula, Mont.

Using techniques from

Jack Price’s new book,

Al carved tiny versions

of projects from our last

issue—Whittled Cocktail

Stirrers, Hangry Hawk,

and, yes, Love

You Beary

Much.

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Top a cane

or stop a

bottle with

this majestic

power-carved

lion head.

Look for the

Fox Hunt

Winners

on Page 94!

coming

features

Woodchips ahoy!

This seafaring parrot is sure

to land on everyone’s

must-carve

list!

Capture the wide

world of sports by

carving a handful of

real golf balls!

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Samm Moore

Vancouver Island, B.C.

Samm Moore discovered her love for

pyrography in art school when an instructor

told the students to work with a medium

they had never used before. “From the

moment I started burning, I felt a connection

and knew it was my calling,” she recalled.

Now, Samm uses a Razertip SK burner to

depict the mountains, ocean, and wildlife

around her Vancouver Island home. “I hope

that my work will help others to see the

beauty in our natural world,” she said. Follow

Samm on Instagram @sammmooreart to

see more of her pyrography landscapes and

wildlife portraits.

Luqumaan

Shabudien

Capetown, South Africa

Luqmaan Shabudien

started carving at the age

of 16 when he spent three

days a week in his uncle’s

workshop. Now in his early

20s, Luqmaan works with

hardwoods, including

cherry, mahogany, oak,

and African hardwood

varieties. Inspired by

nature, architecture, and

African indigenous art,

Luqmaan doesn’t let a

day go by without doing

something to improve

his craft, whether it’s

sketching, sharpening

tools, or carving detailed

pieces like this lily bouquet

in cherry. Follow Luqmaan

on Instagram

@capewoodcarvingstudio.

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].

Bob Hornback

Winter Haven, Fla.

After seeing Chris Pye’s “Gloves & Book” in oak, Bob

Hornback cleverly carved his own version titled,

“Dewalt Gloves on a Book.” Unlike the original, Bob’s

carving is rendered in basswood and measures 25/8" by

7½" by 9¾" (6.7cm by 19.1cm by 24.cm). He colored

the piece with TransTint lemon yellow wood dye in

denatured alcohol and added realistic details with

a woodburner and sewing pattern wheel.

reader

gallery

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Johnathon Whittaker

Plymouth, England

About five years ago, self-taught carver

Johnathon Whittaker began engraving

wooden plaques as thank you gifts for his

woodworking clients; now, he specializes in

maritime-inspired 3D sculptures. Johnathon

draws inspiration from everyday life, but mainly

from his background as a scuba instructor

and submarine pilot. Seashells are his current

obsession. Establishing the necessary complexity

“can be a real challenge,“ said Johnathon, but the

extra work makes each piece

”

quite satisfying

when finally complete.” Check out his work on

Instagram @johnathon_whittaker.

Sean Syman

Toronto, Ontario

After reading about the devastating Australian

wildfires, Sean Syman decided to send help the best

way he knew how. He grabbed

his knife, handcarved a koala,

and auctioned it off on his

Instagram account, which

has nearly 20k followers.

Sean donated the proceeds

to aid associations that

work continuously to

provide Australia relief. The piece

is 2¾

" (7cm) tall and made from

butternut, with a sequoia burl

and maple base. See more of

Sean’s work on Instagram

@symanwoodcarving.

Aakriti Kumar

New Delhi, Delhi

Six years ago, artist Aakriti Kumar founded Differniture,

a company that prides itself on creating alternative

pieces for a niche audience. Aakriti believes in using

sustainable practices and embraces a minimal waste

design philosophy whenever possible. The company’s

Block Bowl

is made from leftover plywood pieces from past

projects, arranged in a herringbone pattern and topped off

with a nontoxic wax finish. Learn more about the artist's

work on Instagram @differniture.

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Stropping

Success

tips

and techniques

I find stropping carving tools rather time-consuming

and uncomfortable thanks to a touch of arthritis, not to

mention fiddly when I’m trying to get a precise angle. To

remedy this, I created my own rotary strop, using odds

and ends from around the shop.

I secured a piece of an old leather belt to a wooden

cylinder with some contact cement. I beveled the ends of

the leather with a razor, so they’d fit together without a

rough joint. Then I attached the entire thing to a lathe.

It does all the work! I just have to steady it to prevent

unnecessary movement. Since my lathe does not have a

reverse option, I move the tool rest to the opposite side

and strop my tools with the cylinder turning away from

me. I can monitor the angle by sight, keeping the bevel

constant while rotating gouges with my right hand. My

left hand keeps the cutting edge under control.

I use the lowest speed possible when stropping,

which in my case, is about 640 RPM. The diameter of my

strop is 2 ⅞

" (4.5cm) wide. A person could use a larger

cylinder, if desired, as long as they could achieve low

turning speeds. Be careful not to turn the strop too fast

or your tools will burn.

TOP

TIP

✔

I’ll warn you, applying the belt to the cylinder made a

bit of a mess, so when I got the leather in place, I secured it

with a couple of hose clamps until the glue dried. A bit of

contact cement got onto the working surface, so I smoothed

it off with a piece of 120-grit sanding medium.

The entire stropping brings up a mirror-like finish and

only takes a few minutes to achieve, as opposed to the much

longer and more tedious hand-stropping method.

Dave Browne used wood and a piece

of an old leather belt to create a lathe-

powered setup that allows him to

sharpen tools with precision and ease.

Dave Browne is a multi-media artist from Canada

who enjoys carving, wood turning, painting, and

monochromes in either pencil or ink. He hopes to inspire

or encourage others to create. To loosely quote his favorite

musician, Tommy Emmanuel, “life is what’s happening

now. This isn’t a rehearsal so get after it!” Learn more

about Dave and see his work at tukatz.ca.

Dave achieves

a

mirror finish on

his tools with

minimal time

and effort.

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