wood carving

WOOD CARVING “WOOD SELECTION” The nature of the wood being carved limits the scope of the carver in that wood is anisotropic and not equally strong in all directions. The direction in which wood is strongest is called the “Grain” (wood grain may be straight, interlocked, wavy, fiddleback, etc.). For strength purposes it is always wiseContinue reading “WOOD CARVING”

Carving Caricature Busts

“Carving Caricature Busts” by W. “Pete” LeClair A Book Review “Carving Caricature Busts” is the latest of three excellent woodcarving books written by noted wood carver and instructor Pete LeClair. Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. this 80 page paperback book containing over 350 color photographs takes the carver from start to finish with carving aContinue reading “Carving Caricature Busts”

EMAILS

A bit of a slow news day today. Being that it’s Sunday I’m taking a little break. We do have a couple of excellent emails to report, however, and a tip on buying from a wood carver that you’ll want to know about. Next week we’re going to go into the Janka wood comparison ratingsContinue reading “EMAILS”

Questions & Comments

Today we have a comment from garyscarving on: The Woodcarving Academy Gary writes: “Thanks for the information Bob and the chatting platform to help us all learn & grow! I have only been carving for a couple of months and enjoying every minute of it. I had an opportunity to talk with Blake landsford onContinue reading “Questions & Comments”

Thank You Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and a healthy and safe 4th of July holiday! I want to say that I launched Wood Chip Chatter over the weekend (Saturday, July 3) and the response has been overwhelming. A great big thank you to all of you who have subscribed to my blog over thisContinue reading “Thank You Everyone!”