As a tree grows, lower branches often die, and their bases may become overgrown and enclosed by subsequent layers of trunk wood, forming a type of imperfection known as a knot. The dead branch may not be attached to the trunk wood except at its base, and can drop out after the tree has beenContinue reading “Wood Knots”
Category Archives: Painting & Finishing
Carve an Americana Goose Egg
The patriotic holidays will soon be upon us so I thought this is a good time to present a carving project to help celebrate the occasions. I designed my Americana Goose Egg to be a simple project that can be completed in a short time with very few tools. A carving knife and V-tool areContinue reading “Carve an Americana Goose Egg”
Painting Tips for Wood Carvers
Painting Tips for Wood Carvers Synthetic Brushes vs. Natural Brushes Paint brushes can be divided into two categories: Natural Hair(animal hair) which is broken down into bristle and soft hairs, like red sable and camel (which is actually a broad term for a group of hairs including ox, goat, pony, and squirrel), and Synthetic Hair,Continue reading “Painting Tips for Wood Carvers”
Making Emblems & Logos For Wood Carvings
We all love wood carving but most of us all hate painting. I think part of the reason why is because we are not good at it. Painting is an art form of its own and just like wood carving it takes a lot of practice to get good at it. The area of paintingContinue reading “Making Emblems & Logos For Wood Carvings”
Are You Wasting Money On Wood Finish?
I‘ve been working hard on my booklet project these past few weeks although I did manage to take some time off for family, the Thanksgiving holiday and to put Wood Chip Chatter together for this month. I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving and got your fill of turkey and pumpkin pie. We hadContinue reading “Are You Wasting Money On Wood Finish?”
Carve A Simple Christmas Penguin Ornament
Carve A Simple Christmas Penguin Ornament By Bob Kozakiewicz This is a 9 step tutorial on how to carve a Simple Christmas Penguin Ornament. 1. Start with a 1″ square x 5 1/4″ block of basswood and mark the blank according to the diagram. 2. Make stop cuts along both the upper and lower linesContinue reading “Carve A Simple Christmas Penguin Ornament“
Understanding Micro-bevels
Understanding Micro-bevels By: Del Stubbs, Pinewood Forge A micro-bevel is just that, a very tiny bevel at the very edge of a knife, sometimes so tiny they are invisible to the naked eye, or up to a max of 1/32 ” wide, which can be seen. The principle reason is to provide toughness right atContinue reading “Understanding Micro-bevels“
Carving Caricature Heads & Faces
Carving Caricature Heads & Faces by W. “Pete” LeClair A Book Review “Carving Caricature Heads & Faces” is another one of three excellent woodcarving books written by noted wood carver and instructor Pete LeClair. Published in 1995 by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., this 64 page full-color book Shows you everything you need to know about howContinue reading “Carving Caricature Heads & Faces”
Painting The Americana Santa – Part 3
This week I would like to open by just saying I hope everyone had a Safe, Healthy and Happy 4th of July weekend, and that each of you also stopped for a moment to think about why we have our independence in this country and are able to celebrate such a festive holiday. Unfortunately, myContinue reading “Painting The Americana Santa – Part 3”
Carve an Americana Santa – Part 2
Carve an Americana Santa Part 2 By: Bob Kozakiewicz Step 5. Draw two lines where the sleeves meet the hands and make stop cuts along these lines. Cut back to these stop cuts from the hands toward the sleeves. Carve small notches in each elbow to represent creases, and round off the inside and outsideContinue reading “Carve an Americana Santa – Part 2”
Wood Chip Chatter 