An Eye Tutorial by Tony Harris Part 1 This week I am introducing Part 1 of a photo eye tutorial done by my good friend, Tony Harris from Tennessee. Tony is an excellent carver who creates his own Santa ornaments and was gracious enough to share his expertise with us on how he carves theContinue reading “Carving Eyes with Tony Harris – Part 1”
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Carving & Painting Christmas Ornaments
Carving & Painting Christmas Ornaments By Betty Padden A Book Review You’re all probably busy right in the middle of your Christmas carving just about now so I thought this would be an appropriate time to introduce you to this great must-have book! If you can’t get it now put it on your list toContinue reading “Carving & Painting Christmas Ornaments”
Halloween and the Jack-O-Lantern
Here’s a little Halloween treat this week that I think you will enjoy, and maybe learn something along the way. Enjoy! The Story of Halloween Most people think of Halloween as a night of dress up in ghostly or funny costumes, to have parties, or to go “trick-or-treating” and never consider why or how muchContinue reading “Halloween and the Jack-O-Lantern”
Readers’ Comments
The response to my survey last week sparked some interesting comments and questions, and I hope I will continue to hear from more of you. Your comments and questions are what ignite stimulating conversations on various woodcarving topics from which we can all learn. In fact, we have such a terrific response that today’s postContinue reading “Readers’ Comments”
Carving Wooden Santas Elves & Gnomes
Christmas is just about two months away so ’tis the season to be doing your Christmas carving, and probably the most popular Christmas carving subjects are Santas. I mean who doesn’t love getting a hand carved Santa as a Christmas gift? Well to help you along with your Christmas chores I have found a bookContinue reading “Carving Wooden Santas Elves & Gnomes”
Woodcarving Suppliers
Gladly we have had many new subscribers join our group over the past several weeks and to you I want to say thank you. I am very grateful you have decided to join our Wood Chip Chatter family and hope you will find my blog informative and interesting. About two months ago I posted aContinue reading “Woodcarving Suppliers”
Wood Properties of Tupelo
Wood Properties of Tupelo TUPELO, WATER Nyssa aquatica (Nyssa – a water nymph; aquatica – of the water) This species is known by many different names, some of the most prominent being BAY POPLAR, GUM, GRAY GUM, HAZEL PINE, OLIVETREE, PAW PAW GUM, SOUR GUM, SWAMP TUPELO, TUPELO, TUPELO GUM, WHITE GUM and YELLOW GUM.Continue reading “Wood Properties of Tupelo”
Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
“Give Credit Where Credit Is Due” It happens over and over again where a carver makes a carving from a pattern he/she got from someone else, posts it on social media and basically calls it his own. It’s happened to me loads of times. While I’m always flattered that someone likes my work enough toContinue reading “Give Credit Where Credit Is Due”
Carving A Head
Carving A Head By Roger Stegall Below is a short picture tutorial on how to carve a head done by my good friend Roger Stegall, which is being posted here with Roger’s gracious permission. The tutorial does not go into much detail but the photos do give you some idea as to how Roger doesContinue reading “Carving A Head”
Stropping Your Knife
STROPPING YOUR KNIFE by Del Stubbs, Pinewood Forge During this post we continue that never ending discussion on stropping. Today, however, we learn some significant information from Del Stubbs on how to choose a strop and compound, and the correct way to strop your knife. In this section, Del also briefly introduces us to honesContinue reading “Stropping Your Knife”
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