Mary May – WoodcarverSeptember, 2011
A proud teacher’s moment
Terry May (as far as I know, not a long-lost relative) of Summerville, SC who took a weekend class from me several years ago in my workshop in Charleston, has just completed a wonderful fireplace mantel with beautiful flowing acanthus leaves. I am a very proud teacher. Congratulations Terry! But alas, I cannot take the [...]
Teaching a class in Greenville, SC
Just a quick note, as it has been a long day. I got up at 5:30 this morning, packed up the car for teaching a class, and at 7:30 drove to Greenville, SC – 3-1/2 hour drive. I taught a beginning carving class to 12 students this afternoon at the Woodcraft Supply Store. Tomorrow morning [...]
Coat of Arms
A new job that I am working on is a family coat of arms. This is a design that is very detailed – a lot of intricate carving. It is in basswood because it will be painted. I glued it onto a plywood board for stability – the outside edge of the panel is [...]
New Class offered in Johnson City, TN
I just spoke with the owners of Woodcraft Supply in Johnson City, TN and we are setting up a carving class for November 16 & 17, 2011. This will be for beginners and experienced carvers, and will be on relief carving for furniture. It is a very flexible class, and if you have a project [...]
Picture frame finished
Dan Hamilton, of Beaufort, SC (http://www.dlhamiltoncirca1762.com) did a beautiful job of putting an antique finish on this carved frame. He stopped by on Thursday to drop it off, and it really turned out beautiful. Dan specializes in traditional techniques of furniture restoration, finishing and furniture building. I try to stay away from putting a finish on my carvings, as [...]
2012 Woodcarving Class Schedule
Here is the latest for my schedule of woodcarving classes I will be teaching in 2012. Looks like it’s going to be a busy year! Also, if anybody is interested in coming to Charleston to take classes, let me know and I can start to arrange a class. I offer individual classes also, if you just [...]
Furniture Repair
Today I worked on an 18th century mahogany chair – it is thought to be of Irish origin, and has a traditional carved acanthus leaf on the knee of a cabriole leg. There was a missing area that needed to be re-carved to match the existing style of the acanthus leaf. I also had a job [...]
Continuing to Repair Tables
It is now Monday, and I spent all day Thursday, Friday & Saturday working with Greg Guenther in Savannah, GA repairing the 2 beautifully decorated English carved tables. It was a wonderfully challenging job, because I needed to match some really beautiful carving. My camera broke along the way, so I will need to get [...]
Repairing 2 beautifully carved tables
From one project – directly into another. No time to rest! This is definitely the answer to stopping the “blahs” after finishing a large project. I have travelled to Savannah, GA to work with a very talented furniture maker and restorer – Greg Guenther. He is working on restoring 2 beautiful English tables (I think [...]
My babies have been shipped
Between dealing with broken down vehicles, working on getting the shells boxed up ready to ship, and saying goodbye to my babies (shells, that is) after working on them for 4 weeks (3 weeks of actual carving) - it has been quite a whirlwind of a day. I finally got the shells shipped about 4:00 by [...]
SCHOOL is OPEN – Watch a sample of how to carve the ball and claw foot below.
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