Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 99 Summer 2022 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 153

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

Summer has arrived! Get new, skill-building inspiration with this summer issue of Woodcarving Illustrated! From super simple and small gnomes and a five-point whimsey to a stylized whale and a classic rosette relief, this summer issue is filled with tons of playful projects for the season! With step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, carving patterns, and expert guidance, you'll carve a scuttling crab, a mini detective, realistic magnolia blossoms, a Nordic-inspired flat-plane character, and so much more! Also included in this issue are detailed product reviews, artist spotlights, reader galleries, bonus patterns and projects, and more!

Leseprobe

DISPLAY UNTIL AUGUST 15, 2022

SUMMER 2022

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ISSUE 99

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Hand Tool Sets That Really Hold an Edge!

3

Hand Tool Sets That Really Hold an Edge!

Carve

A Fishing Lure

From Scraps

Five Easy

Wildlife Projects

Never-Fail Painting

Tips For Carvers

Awesome Whittled

Sailor & Whale

Carve the

Classics

Classics

• Gnomes

• Gnomes

• Bird

• Bird

•

Whimsey

•

Whimsey

And More

And More

PLUS

Hone

Your

Relief

Carving

Skills

TECHNIQUES

50

Carving a Flat-Plane Character

This Nordic-inspired piece is a study in

creating dynamism with a single knife

By Charles Banks

85

Magnolia Blossoms

Learn to create realism and drama

in this deep relief carving

By Rosanna Coyne

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Schaaf’s New Tool Sets

Take your pick from three sets of

hard-working hand tools that really

hold an edge

By Lora S. Irish and Staff

of

Woodcarving Illustrated

18

Razaire Mini X60 Smoke

Extractor

Unit keeps your lungs safe and your

pyrography workspace clear of smoke

By Michele Parsons

77

Lifelong Student

From BAND-AID®s to the CCA, caricature

carver Dwayne Gosnell reflects on his

carving journey

By Hannah Carroll

FEATURES

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69

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in this

issue

PROJECTS

23

Carving a Common Kingfisher

Create the base for this bird

with a real twig

By Wouter de Bruijn

26

Tiny Carved Gnomes

Complete this simple, customizable

figure in one sitting—and then make

a whole army of them!

By David Young

31

Happy-Go-Lucky Turtle

Roll into summer with this little reptile

By Ken Kuhar

35

Carving a Flower Barrette

This relief carved accent holds

a lot of hair

By Ivan Govaerts

43

Five-Point Whimsey

Whittle a double star in just five

working steps

By Garth Burgon

55

Stylized Whale

Carve this languid leviathan with

just a few simple details

By Parn Aniwat

59

Classic Rosette Relief

Hone your carving skills on this

traditional Tudor-style relief

By Lucy Fox

Free Project

Carve Wayne Laramore’s tourist

(page 39) a suitcase for his big trip.

Bonus Instructions

Visit our website to learn

how to carve woodsy add-ons for David Young’s

tiny gnomes (page 26).

Extra Feature

See how carvers have

transformed damaged trees into works

of art.

Find these free extras at

WOODCARVINGILLUSTRATED.COM

64

Mini Detective

Take a bite out of crime with this

small but powerful carve

By Karen Scalin

69

Scuttling Crab

This sweet crustacean will

make you want to don your

flip-flops and retreat to

the beach

By Evgeny Vilkov

79

Snorkeling Gnome

Channel beachy vibes with this

vacation-ready caricature

By Matt Kincade

PATTERNS

39

Mr. Vacation

This advanced carve is a

one-way trip to paradise

By Wayne Laramore

46

The Dynamic Trio

Woodburn a charming farm scene

using just one tip

By Don Stephenson

74

Old-World Plaque

Clean chip carved lines and a quilt-like

pattern give the perfect balance of

classic and modern

By Jan Jenson

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Editor’s Note

6

Letters to the Editor

10

Coming Features

12

Artists to Watch

14

My First Carve

15

News & Notes

16

Tips & Techniques

19

Bookshelf

92

Calendar of Events/

Ad Directory

96

Woodchips

DEPTS.

3 Hand Tool Sets ...

18

Gnomes ...26,

79

Bird...23

Whimsey...43

Wildlife Projects...23, 31,

46, 55, 69

Painting Tips ...

16

Sailor & Whale ...

50, 55

Relief Carving ...

35, 59, 85

Fishing Lure ...

96

COVER

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Carve Wayne Laramore’s tourist

Visit our website to learn

how to carve woodsy add-ons for David Young’s

WOODCARVINGILLUSTRATED.COM

By

Jan Jenson

3

Hand Tool Sets ...

Gnomes

Bird...23

Whimsey...43

Wildlife

46, 55, 69

Painting

Sailor

Relief

Fishing

COVER

a bite out of crime with this

beachy vibes with this

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Where the Magic Happens

This March, the

Woodcarving Illustrated

team had a booth at

a carving show for the first time in almost three years. Even in

the midst of a snowstorm, guests and vendors came from all

over the East Coast, swapping everything from paint tips to

BAND-AID

®

s to tricks for shaping spoons. People of all ages

carved owls and hedgehogs side-by-side under the tutelage of

local club members, covering the gym floor with woodchips;

one man played Lynyrd Skynyrd’s greatest hits on his guitar.

There is nothing quite like being around those who share a common love;

often, as one visitor said to us, you don’t realize just how much you miss

people until you see them face to face. That’s where the magic happens.

In this issue, we bring the magic of a show to you, complete with tips,

techniques, and humor from carvers all over the world. Love carving

wildlife? Start with our cover project, an eight-step kingfisher by

WCI

newcomer Wouter de Brouijn (page 23). Then build your whittling and

paint blending skills with a charming one-knife whale by Parn Aniwat

(page 55). Once you’re confident carving basswood, why not explore new

terrain with a scuttling crab in hardwood by Evgeny Vilkov (page 69)?

Perhaps caricatures are more up your alley. If so, follow us to David

Young’s “table” for a perfect starter project: little gnomes in a forest of

many-eyed logs and stumps (page 26). Then wander over to Karen Scalin’s

sly detective to practice adding depth and swagger with just a 1" by 1" by 2"

blank (page 64); stay tuned for her upcoming book on carving caricature

people! Finally, let the CCA’s Wayne Laramore walk you through an

advanced carve of a grumpy vacationer who landed in the wrong locale

(page 39).

While you’re in the area, check out a rustic pyrography scene by

Don Stephenson (page 46), chip-carve a classic Old-World-style design by

Jan Jenson (page 74), and make woodchips on two nature-inspired reliefs

by Lucy Fox and Rosanna Coyne (pages 59 and 85 respectively). Sit down

with Dwayne Gosnell and Charles Banks as they share their carving stories

(pages 77 and 14), and then pick up a paintbrush and test out some fail-safe

painting tips from a master of expression (page 16).

To wrap up the “show” experience, we’re asking you to get carving

yourself on a special project for our 100th issue: a quilt made of

individually carved squares. Carve a 4" by 4" (10.2cm by 10.2cm) square

(

" [1.3cm] to 1" [2.5cm] thick) and mail it to us by June 2 for a chance to

win a prize and be featured in the magazine! (More details on page 12.)

We can’t wait to see the magic that happens when all your quilt blocks

are gathered under one roof, meeting each other

as if for the first time in a while.

Happy carving!

Kaylee Schofield, Editor

[email protected]

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letters

to the editor

The Wild Bunch

After cutting wood for larger carvings, I noticed that the small

off-cuts were piling up around me. So, I decided to make some little

caricatures with them. I carved two fishermen, two hikers, a park

ranger, a chef, and even a woodcarver out of basswood. Each stands

between 2 

" (6.4cm) and 3" (7.6cm) high, and was made with a

single knife and V-tool.

Sue MacCullum

Ottawa, Canada

Friendly Scarecrow

My wife, Lee, always reviews the

WCI

magazine and lets me know

which project she wants for her

collection. She came across Wayne

Laramore’s “Simple Scarecrow

Pin” from the fall issue (#96) and

suggested I give it a body. I traced

the scarecrow’s face on tracing

paper and sketched a body to fit.

Al Santucci

Rockaway, N.J.

My wife, Lee, always reviews the

magazine and lets me know

which project she wants for her

collection. She came across Wayne

Pin” from the fall issue (#96) and

suggested I give it a body. I traced

paper and sketched a body to fit.

Rockaway, N.J.

Mobius With a Twist

I saw Tom Borecki’s “Making a Mobius”

from issue #88 and thought the design

would be a fun challenge (and make a nice

conversation piece.) I carved it from three

different types of mahogany and made

the base out of red oak and pine. I left it

unstained for a natural-looking finish.

Paul Stephens

Taylor, Pa.

Note from the Editor:

We love hearing about

the carvings that readers like you are creating! If

you tried your hand at one of our projects, or put

your own spin on an existing design, send us an

email at [email protected].

Please include high-res photos and a brief

description of the piece.

Just Add Freckles

I saw Alex Joiner’s “Carving

a Pumpkin Girl” from issue

#92 and wanted to put my

own spin on it. I carved

the entire piece out of

basswood, and then painted

the piece with FolkArt®

acrylic paints. It was a fun

and satisfying project.

Nikki Reese

Austin, Texas

Relief by the Sea

I saw Lora S. Irish’s “Relief

Column” in issue #32 and

thought the lighthouse

pattern would look nice

in front of a sunset that I

designed myself. I used 

"

(1.9cm)-thick basswood and

thinned acrylic paints, and

then sealed it with three coats

of water-based polyurethane.

Stephen Kulikowski

Brooklyn, N.Y.

A Little Bit of Magic

I began woodcarving almost

two years ago at the start of the

pandemic lockdown. I came across

Lieve Roelants’ “Tiny Unicorn” in

the latest

Whittling

issue (Volume 7)

and thought it was cute. My friend’s

little girl happens to love unicorns,

so I made it for her. This was the

perfect whittling challenge!

Annuschka Wiesemann

Dublin, Ireland

Checkmate

I began carving about ten years ago

and mostly made Santa figurines

for my friends and family. During

the last year, though, I found a

new and fun challenge in making

chessboards and pieces. I was

inspired by past

Woodcarving

Illustrated

issues and even

recently started designing

my own!

Manfred Schwan

Ontario, Canada

FURTHER READING

Compendium of Wooden Wand

Making Techniques

by

WCI

Editors

Item 01692. Available for $19.99 + S&H

(parcel post) from Fox Chapel Publishing,

800-457-9112, FoxChapelPublishing.com,

or your local retailer.

Touchdown

When I saw Floyd Rhadigan’s

“Gridiron Gus” from issue #96, I

knew I had to try carving one myself.

I used a woodburner to distinguish

the lines on the uniform, helmet,

and cleats. I also used a V-tool to

give the field some depth. I finished

the piece by painting the uniform

with green and white after the colors

of a Canadian football team: the

Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Jack Proseilo

West Kelowna, Canada

Put a Spell on You

I recently discovered Fox Chapel Publishing’s

new book,

Compendium of Wooden Wand

Making Techniques

, about learning to carve

magical wands. I loved the twisting shape of

James Miller’s “Roots of the Mountain Wand”

and decided to have a go. The design morphed

somewhat as I went along. The wand is made

from silver birch, the handle is painted with

acrylics and I finished with clear lacquer.

Sam Derrick

London, England

I began carving about ten years ago

and mostly made Santa figurines

for my friends and family. During

the last year, though, I found a

new and fun challenge in making

chessboards and pieces. I was

Woodcarving

A Little Bit of Magic

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Find the

Fox Hunt

winners

on Page 92!

coming

features

Look for these

projects in an

upcoming issue!

Mini Meerkats

After looking through Steve Tomashek’s book

Tiny Whittling

last spring, I decided to design a couple of meerkats for my

grandson in the same style. It was the first time I attempted

anything this small. (My whittling blade was longer than the

carving). For the eyes, I applied super glue to each eye socket

and inserted small black plastic beads. The fur markings and

features were added with a woodburner.

Janet Robinson

Huntingdon, England

This group of ghoulish

gourds is an exercise

in expressions.

Resin raindrops grace a

single elegant autumn leaf.

Gone Fishing

I love Nikki Reese’s designs

and was excited to see her

“Alaskan Fisherman” from the

latest

Whittling

issue (Volume

7). The fisherman was my first

human form carving and the

wrinkles around his eyes were

fun to carve. I carved him out

of basswood, using a bench

knife, #9 gouge, and V-tool.

Derek McCoy

Flat Rock, N.C.

Scrap Wood Whittling

by Steve Tomashek

Item 01685. Available for $18.99+ S&H

(parcel post) from Fox Chapel Publishing,

800-457-9112, FoxChapelPublishing.com,

or your local retailer.

WANT MORE

TINY ANIMALS?

Set it Straight

In the spring issue on pages 52 and 81, the side view pattern

of Betty Padden’s “Love Bug” and the right side view

pattern of Myron Compton’s “The Farmer” were omitted.

The complete pattern views are available on the Spring

2022 Issue #98 webpage on woodcarvingillustrated.com.

Our apologies for the errors.

features were added with a woodburner.

Item 01685. Available for $18.99+ S&H

(parcel post) from Fox Chapel Publishing,

800-457-9112, FoxChapelPublishing.com,

Set it Straight

In the spring issue on pages 52 and 81, the side view pattern

of Betty Padden’s “Love Bug” and the right side view

pattern of Myron Compton’s “The Farmer” were omitted.

The complete pattern views are available on the Spring

2022 Issue #98 webpage on woodcarvingillustrated.com.

Our apologies for the errors.

Carve a caricature

bat that will send

the blood rushing

to your head.

In the spring issue on pages 52 and 81, the side view pattern

pattern of Myron Compton’s “The Farmer” were omitted.

2022 Issue #98 webpage on woodcarvingillustrated.com.

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Be a part of our 100th issue quilt!

Carve a quilt block to celebrate 25 years of

WCI

! Blocks should measure ½

" to 1" (1.3cm

to 2.5cm) thick and 4" (10.2cm) square. Carve

anything you like (as long as it’s appropriate),

in any style you like! Please mail all quilt blocks

by June 2, 2022, to the following address:

Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine

903 Square St., Mount Joy, PA 17552

You can even carve more than one. Each block

will be entered to win a grand prize and have

a chance to be featured in the magazine. We

can’t wait to see what you make.

Michael Lightbody

Kirkhill, Scotland

Michael Lightbody has always been a

firm believer in self-suffi

ciency. So, he

started by learning to carve his own

spoons. Michael then moved on to

carving walking sticks and wooden

animals—occasionally adding

pyrography elements into his work.

“I enjoy working in harmony with the

wood to create unique, beautiful, and

fun objects that people can enjoy,”

he said. See more of Michael’s work

on Instagram @thekiltedcarver.

artists

to watch

Chris Wilson

Marietta, Ga.

With renowned ornithologist William Bartram as a relative, Chris

Wilson’s ties to nature runs in the family. While his ancestor

connected with nature through birds, Chris connects through

woodcarving. “I enjoy slowly revealing the details and life of my

subject matter, which is mostly wildlife in wood,” he said. With

40 years of carving experience, Chris has become a full-time

professional woodcarver and is currently working on large-scale

wildlife pieces, including birds like the ones his ancestor studied.