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”
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How To Carve A Great Santa
Now that everyone is finished with their 2023 Christmas carvings and the calendar has turned to 2024 it’s time to get started on your Christmas carvings again. This month I’m reviewing a new book that will get your creative juices flowing and give you loads of really cool ideas for projects that will amaze yourContinue reading “How To Carve A Great Santa”
2024 Woodcarving Shows & Events
Happy New Year and congratulations! You’ve all made another trip around the sun and 2024 is here! I hope you all had a very pleasant holiday season, and now it’s time to get back down to business. As I usually do at the beginning of each new year I will start off this month withContinue reading “2024 Woodcarving Shows & Events”
Five Myths About Woodcarving
Five Myths About Woodcarving from “The Complete Woodcarver’s Handbook” by Graham R. Bull Myth 1– You Need to Be Artistic If ever there was a myth about doing woodcarving it is this one. Being artistic may well be a natural part of some people’s makeup, but it is not a prerequisite to being able toContinue reading “Five Myths About Woodcarving”
The Stories of Halloween & the Jack-O-Lantern
This month (October) is my annual Halloween Special issue where I’ll be telling some Halloween and Wood Spirit stories. Long-time subscribers may have seen a couple of these but I’m posting them again for the benefit of all the new subscribers who just joined this year. However, I’m sure you will all find something newContinue reading “The Stories of Halloween & the Jack-O-Lantern”
How to Measure and Use a Cane
How to Measure and Use a Cane How to Determine Proper Cane Height and Length Before you start using a cane or walking stick it is important to measure it to find your proper cane height so it is the right length for you. These factors should be considered up front before you start makingContinue reading “How to Measure and Use a Cane”
Time Flies
Congratulations to Wood Chip Chatter! This issue marks the second anniversary of my blog. I began two years ago in July, 2021 as a small publication with only a handful of subscribers, and today Wood Chip Chatter has grown to a monthly newsletter with nearly 1,000 subscribers bringing woodcarving and whittling information and news ofContinue reading “Time Flies”
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”
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”
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