carving

3 min read 2021-12-23 22:50:11

Winter Whittled Bird

On a “cold, cold, wet day” this past weekend, I sat warm and dry in the shop by the window and whittled a little bird from a pine branch. Winter

4 min read 2021-12-07 07:22:18

In the last month or so, I tried to knock a little bit of the rust off of my letter carving. I warmed up by completing a couple smaller projects,

1 min read 2021-12-04 09:21:34

Last Christmas, Phil Teeter sent me some cheer in the form of these delightful carvings. Phil explained that they are Julfågel (Swedish for

14 min read 2021-12-02 03:46:03

I love auctions. It may be in the blood, there’s a story of my grandpa, who we called Pee Wee, going to the local auction and bidding on everything

1 min read 2021-11-24 13:38:07

There’s another way to enjoy fruits that doesn’t involve devouring them down. Fruit carving is a very common technique used by culinary artists

1 min read 2021-11-23 01:21:54

“By any other name” (2021), carbonized mahogany, 27 x 2 inches. All images courtesy of TERN Gallery, shared with permission In Splinters and

1 min read 2021-11-18 22:56:50

Want to carve safely without compromising dexterity? Schaaf’s new cut-resistant gloves are just the ticket By the Staff of Woodcarving

1 min read 2021-11-09 20:00:55

Dear Artist, Among the more valuable skills is the ability to render forms. To get them right painters of other times laboured over spheres, cones

1 min read 2021-11-02 02:36:12

Simple relief ornament can be carved and painted quickly By Steve Russell While on a trip to Las Vegas, I came across a picture of a snowman on the

1 min read 2021-11-01 11:03:00

Happy Halloween everyone! I am going to share some photos from the carved pumpkin display in our village. There were quite a few pumpkins on display,

1 min read 2021-10-08 22:09:34

Modern carving is typified by an abundance of high quality tools of varying shapes. But few would be able to produce the intricacy of the carvings

1 min read 2021-09-16 04:04:46

Get back to making woodchips with clubs again By Kelly Umenhofer Since early 2020, woodworking groups have had to move their operations online or

1 min read 2021-09-13 14:36:24

Jenny Southam gained a Fine art degree and a Post-Graduate Diploma at Bristol Polytechnic (now UWE), specializing in work in bronze. She now lives in

1 min read 2021-08-26 03:41:22

Whittling, a special issue of Woodcarving Illustrated, includes a variety of projects, patterns, and features, as well as interesting

1 min read 2021-08-23 22:25:33

Carve a basswood blank into a cute pal to take trick-or-treating By Lori Dickie This petite pumpkin trick-or-treater is dressed in festive layers to