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”
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Basic Knives for Beginning Whittlers
Basic Knives for Beginning Whittlers Whittling with pocket knives Before I got my first whittling knife I used my pocket knife, which, so long as it was sharp, did a great job. Throughout whittling history, whittlers used pockets knifes and some still choose them over specialized whittling knives. For me, the main benefit is that theyContinue reading “Basic Knives for Beginning Whittlers”
Correction to the Correction
It turns out I had the Lancaster County Woodcarvers Zoom meeting schedule correct the first time. The meeting nights which were originally on the first Tuesday of the month have now been changed to the second Tuesday of the month. So here is the CORRECT schedule of meetings: Lancaster County Woodcarvers Zoom Meetings (Informal meetingContinue reading “Correction to the Correction”
Corrections & New Information
It was just brought to my attention that in my last issue of Wood Chip Chatter I had the wrong dates for the Lancaster County Woodcarvers Zoom meetings. So listed below are the correct dates for the meetings. My sincerest apologies to Bob Hershey and the Lancaster County Woodcarvers for the error. Lancaster County WoodcarversContinue reading “Corrections & New Information”
Woods of the European Union
I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season, and as we look toward the new year ahead we look forward to doing a lot more carving, improving our carving techniques and maybe even getting out to one or two carving shows, or join a club and make new friends. There is a lotContinue reading “Woods of the European Union”
Wood Properties of Sassafras
Wood Properties of Sassafras SASSAFRAS, also called Ague Tree, (species Sassafras albidum), North American tree of the laurel family (Lauraceae), the aromatic leaf, bark, and root of which are used as a flavoring, as a traditional home medicine, and as a tea. The roots yield about 2 percent oil of sassafras, once the characteristic ingredient of root beer. The tree is native to sandy soils fromContinue reading “Wood Properties of Sassafras”
Carving a Nose with Tony Harris – Part 2
A Nose Tutorial by Tony Harris Part 2 Last week I posted Part 1 of a photo nose 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 noses. BecauseContinue reading “Carving a Nose with Tony Harris – Part 2”
Carving Hair
The following techniques will add life to your carvings. This discussion pertains to carving long flowing hair that might be found on a mountain man, or on a woman, but it will work equally well on short hair and/or beards and mustaches, such as on Santas and wood spirits. A V-tool is often the toolContinue reading “Carving Hair”
How to Make Dirt
Many times when you make a carving (particularly a small one) you want to put it into a diorama, or little scene with added accessories such as docks, fences, and other little carvings to go with it. If your scene is going to be set on the ground you will probably want to use someContinue reading “How to Make Dirt”
State Trees
State Trees Research shows that tree species now growing in North America existed long before the country was inhabited by man: maples as long ago as sixty million years; and poplars, oaks, pines, elms and possibly other trees grew here during the Ice Age. Greenland is named because of its trees, to differentiate from Iceland,Continue reading “State Trees”
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