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CARVING sa ANIMAL FIGURE -- CARVED sa AQUATIC FIGURE -- CARVED sa BIRD FIGURE -- CARVED sa BOWL -- CARVED sa CAROUSEL ANIMAL -- CARVED sa CARVING BENCH, CLAMP & VISE sa CARVING BLANK sa CARVING DESIGNS & PATTERNS sa CARVING TOOL sa CENTERPIECE -- CARVED sa CERAMIC CARVING sa CHAIN SAW CARVING sa CHIP CARVING sa CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & ORNAMENTS -- CARVED sa CHRISTMAS FIGURE -- CARVED sa CHRISTMAS NATIVITY SCENE -- CARVED sa FIGURE -- CARVED sa GEMSTONE CARVING sa GOLF BALL CARVING sa INDIAN FIGURE -- CARVED sa LEATHER CARVING sa LETTERING -- CARVED sa MASK -- CARVED sa MEAT CARVING sa PICTURE -- CARVED sa PLANT: ARTIFICIAL & IMITATION -- CARVED sa REPTILE FIGURE -- CARVED sa SCRIMSHAW sa SIGN & BANNER -- CARVED sa STONE CARVING sa TOTEM POLE x WHITTLING x WOOD CARVING xx ARTS & CRAFTS xx SCULPTURE Technique for carving small, regularly spaced radial flutes on hollow wooden vessels. An introduction to carving. Part 1. Basic tools and techniques to get you started. Carving a simple mahogany patera (an ornamental disk used as an applied decoration on furniture). Repair damaged or missing carved details on furniture by making a mold of existing details and casting a replacement part from catalyzed wood filler. Whittling tricks and tools. Basics of woodcarving. The basics of woodcarving safety. Carving class. Master wood carver shares tips for making perfect pieces. Includes instructions for making a carving vise from plumbing fittings and carving a "bristlechaun" (gnomelike relative of leprechaun) neckerchief slide. Incised or attached relief carving is used to decorate furniture. An introduction to basic carving techniques. More about relief carving. Tips on design, background, undercutting, etc. Carving losing out on Greenland. Patterns and examples of traditional native carvings from Greenland. Both wood and bone carvings described. Advice on using clay models to preplan a carving before starting it in wood. Pointing your way, a measured approach to carving. An outline of a simplified pointing system with two arms which can be used to transfer measurements from clay models or castings to a wooden carving block. Relief carving in a different light. How to carve a series of recesses and protrusions to create shadows and highlights in wood. Advice on positioning the light during both carving and display. Includes advice on constructing an easel-style carver's bench. Advice on using sketching as a way for woodcarvers to learn to see shapes, light and shadows. Sharpening. Part 2. An overview of some of the types of carving and the general types of tools involved in their creation. Advice on getting started, acquiring wood and tools. Advice on techniques for finishing a woodcarving. The magic of relief. How to create the illusion of depth when carving in relief. Tip on setting eyes in a carving. Tip suggests a way to cushion carvings when moving them. Tips suggests making a holding stick for mounting a carving before painting. Tips on how to carve trees and make them look natural. Tips on making and painting artificial rocks, flowers, ferns, moss, grass, etc. and incorporating them into your woodcarvings. Ten points to remember when undertaking low-relief wood carvings (under 1/4" deep). Techniques for keeping both sides of a carving symmetrical. The carvings of old Burma. Part 1. Pierced panels. Includes several designs and carving tips. How to carve peach stones. Tips on selecting the stone, holding the stone, tools, carving, and finishing. Ketch under sail. Pattern and tips for making a relief carving (9"x13") from a photograph of a sailboat. Finishing your relief wood carvings using the "SSW" (Sanding Sealer & Wax) method. Article also looks at eight other methods. Teach children about carving with this soap carving of an owl which they do with a plastic knife. Tips on coloring a finished carving using watercolors. Whittler shares his design and packing tips for a portable display case that can withstand the rigors of travel. How to go about carving. General advice on subject, scale, tools, work area, etc. Tips on using marbleizing and "jewel tones" to finish wood carvings. Competing successfully. Advice from the judge of a woodcarving show. Rx for splitting headache. Hints to protect carvings from splitting or at least reduce the amount of splitting. Researching your carving subjects. Key factors to consider when choosing a subject. Tips on going places where you can watch a subject move. Branch carving woods and carving-time windows discussed. Tips on whittling miniature golf clubs from tree branches. Advice on sanding wood carvings using Swiss sandpaper. Blade angles and curls. How the angle of your slicing motion affects the direction of the curl of a "feather,", "petal,", or "branch" when doing branch carving. Carving twigs and branches. A two-page instruction sheet of the basics to get you started. Topics include tools and supplies, choosing your wood, and whittling a rooster from a single fork of wood. Using the "broom theory" to determine the correct direction of wood cutting with a V-tool in order to achieve either a rough or smooth cut. How to carve faces in avocado seeds. How to make soap sculptures. Hand shaping. A simple approach to sculpturing wood using tools like gouge, chisel, ball mill, rasp, Surform, riffler, disc sander, cabinet scraper, and sandpaper. Stacking. The technique of building up solid or hollow wooden forms for carving. The form is glued up to roughly resemble the final shape. Clay models guide the making of the form. Carving lab. A basic exercise for beginners. Tips on carving straight and curving cuts in a flat board, using a gouge, parting tool and veiner. It shows how these cuts are affected by the grain of the wood. Chainsaw carving. Tips on making furniture and sculpture from green logs with a chainsaw. Relief carving. Traditional methods work best. How to make relief carvings is illustrated step-by-step. Tip: How to repair a wide split in a wood carving. Artist, author and woodcarver Adelaide Sproul describes her introduction to woodcarving and the exercise of carving an egg. Painted carvings. Painting system for wood carvings works best on basswood and Virginia mountain laurel. Relief-carving. Tricking the eye to create a different perspective. Advice on preparing the drawing, preparing the stock, carving, and finishing. The basics of classical relief woodcarving. Router-assisted carving of large ornamental cockleshells such as those found in corner cabinet reproductions, clock cases, etc. Carve decorations on flat furniture panels using a small bushing-guided router, shop made jig and slotted acrylic templates. Includes details for constructing a Victorian washstand and decorating the backsplash, drawer fronts, and panels. Tip on using mineral spirits to facilitate finish carving on poplar and cherry. Tip: How to carve monograms into purchased bars of soap. The basics of woodcarving for a beginner. Try your hand at woodcarving. Working with ivory. Tips on carving. Cryselephantine techniques for the 20th century. The technique of combining ivory with crystal or gems. Slate carving. How to carve slate using only simple hand tools. The ABC's of carving polyurethane foam. Use ordinary woodworking tools like band saw, files, and knives. Glue the finished work to a piece of wood and paint the entire project. Tip: Get started in carving by doing incised carving. Draw a design on a piece of wood, then carve the outline. It will teach you a lot about cutting wood. Tips on carving balsa wood with power cutters. Whittle a wooden pocketknife, with two foldable blades. Made from a single piece of wood. Tips on carving the pits of peaches, plums, prunes, and cherries. Use of the carvings in jewelry or other decorations decribed. Tip: Cut the fingers (but not the thumb) out of an old leather glove. It can keep you from cutting your thumb when whittling. Six basic chainsaw carving techniques are illustrated. Tip: Use kerosine to make delicate woodcarving easier. Carving a "La Dombrowe". Professional woodcarver, Ernie Dombrowe, describes his technique for creating (laminating) a large carving from flat pieces of wood which have been carefully band sawed and carved to shape before being assembled. Caring for carvings. How to carve small replacement pieces and apply them to original, ornamental woodcarving in an old home's woodwork. How to do internal carving in acrylic plastic. How to carve miniature designs from wood, Plexiglas or veneer using Dremel Moto-tools. Seven patterns are included. Make jewelry and other personal items. Four projects to introduce you to the age-old art of woodcarving. The projects are a snack tray, trinket box, partridge mirror, and a cat. Wood carving techniques. How to shape wood by hand using the simplest of tools. Introduction to chip carving, relief carving, and carving a decorative duck decoy. Relief carving. How to give the impression of distance and depth that is much greater than the thickness of the available wood. Part 1. Relief carving. How to give the impression of distance and depth that is much greater than the thickness of the available wood. Part 2. Relief carving. How to give the impression of distance and depth that is much greater than the thickness of the available wood. Part 3. Sailor's work (Crown of Thorns). A modern version of a traditionalhand-whittled artform practiced by Norwegian fishermen. Making and assembling different lengths of similarly notched strips of wood to form ornate items. Instructions given for a picture frame. Fabulous finishes. Top carvers share their coloring and finishing techniques. Tip: How to band saw a carving blank. The woodcarver's seven commandments for safe carving. Tip: Use sidelighting to illuminate work pieces being carved in relief. The shadows will show the varying depths. Tip on promoting uniform wood shrinkage when doing relief carving. Whittling, a new look at an old folk art. Includes patterns for a generic bird and a pelican. Painting without the pain. A carver's guide to using artist's acrylics. Barkrosing, a Nordic decorative technique to carve in wooden objects such as bowls and spoons. Several geometric patterns are furnished. Furniture carving for noncarvers. How to carve a strip of oak leaves to accent a wall-hung mirror. Steps involve strollsawing the outline and shaping with a high-speed rotary tool. Carve a classic shell. Fashion seashell-shaped furniture ornaments or drawer pulls from wood using this simple approach. Improving your carving skills. Advice from a carving instructor includes an easy way to judge tool sharpness, five steps to sharp tools, workpiece height and clamping, carving plans, etc. The beginners' guide to relief carving. Part 3. Carving in a frame. Project shown features the head of a German shepherd dog. The beginners' guide to relief carving. Part 4. A gallery of carvings and some final thoughts. Fascinating footwear. Carving a shoe from wood is an easy project for a beginner. Beginner's luck. An introduction to wood carving for the absolute beginner. (1) Selecting and sharpening the seven basic carving tools. (2) Making your first carving, an ivy leaf. (3) Carving a plaque. Relief carvings of everyday objects can be interesting subjects, posing problems of technique and interpretation. Step-by-step carving of a half-peeled banana is shown. Linenfold panels. The ins and outs of carving traditional linenfold. All that glitters. How to make a pair of matching oval panels using pierced carving techniques. The panels are finished with gold gilding. A look at common problems in assembling and finishing carvings and how to avoid the pitfalls. Discusses shrinkage and warping, splitting, glued joints, doweling, glue, screws, after-effects of sanding, finish penetration and bonding. Shadowlands. Part 1. A study of the effect of light and shade. The importance of shadow to the carver. Tips for spotting fakes masquerading as old woodcarvings. Shadowlands. Part 2. Techniques for carving a shadow line around a pattern. Technique for putting a carved wooden arrow through a small hole in a target or into a long necked bottle. Advice from a carver on pricing and executing a large garden sculpture on commission. How to carve a wooden realistic-looking dress shirt, hanging on a hanger. Tip on finishing a carving with an abrasive material which is the same color as your work piece. Carving with care. Common workshop hazards and how to avoid them. Accent carving. Carving a simple decorative pattern representing stalks of wheat. The whittler's craft. A simple introduction to the process, tools and techniques. Woodcarving exercises for beginners. Figure and decorative carving. Part 1. The beginner's approach. How to start. What wood to use. The tools and how to use them. A directory of woods suitable for carving. Tips from a woodcarving judge on improving the show quality of your work. Shallow relief carving technique appears to be done on parchment-thickness wood, although this is an illusion. Ornamental carving. Part 1. An introduction to the craft of ornamental carving, charting its past and offering a guide to beginners. Carving myths refuted. Tips on sketching a design, selecting wood for carving, preshaping the wood blank, etc. Getting started in simple woodcarving using a coping saw, two pocket knives, three gouges, mallet, scalpel, and small files. Includes patterns for a rabbit, dog, cat, sea horse, teddy bear, and a bird. Part 1. Decorative carving techniques. Incised carving. The main differences between incised carving and normal relief carving are explored. Decorative carving techniques. How flat surfaces can come alive with hand-carved flutes and roses. Decorative carving techniques. Carving a shell motif. How raised decorative carvings can embellish flat surfaces. Woodcarving for the would-be artist. Carving instructions for diamond and scallop patterns uses the techniques developed by Lynn Ford which require only a few sharp chisels and gouges. Carving tips from carver and furniture maker Pat Trujillo. An introductory course on woodcarving. Part 1. Wood and tools. An introductory course on woodcarving. Part 3. Relief carving. A look at the tools, woods and techniques used in woodcarving. Includes pattern for a chisel case and three projects (kitchen plaque, owl plaque, and wood duck paperweight). | |||||||||
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