Mary May's School of Traditional Woodcarving

Carving a Shell and Acanthus Leaf Design

Mary May — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:52:26 +0000

Click on the links below to view printable pdf files.
Shell and Acanthus Template – Left side
Shell and Acanthus Template – Right side
Photo of Finished Carving
Written Instructions on Carving the Acanthus Leaf

Carving an Incised Maple Leaf (Intaglio)

Mary May — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:21:41 +0000

Carving a Dragon and Acanthus Leaf Design

Mary May — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:51:47 +0000

Click on the links below to view a printable pdf file of the template and a photo of the completed carving.
Template
Photo of Finished Carving

Carving a Linenfold Panel

Mary May — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:01:31 +0000

Click on the link below to see a printable pdf file with a template and measurements, a photo of the finished carving, and a tool list needed for this project.
Template

Letter carving – “R” and “S”

Mary May — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:16:10 +0000

Have you every wanted to make you own hand-carved sign? Maybe as a gift? This video shows the basics in carving curved and straight parts of letters and also the detailed corners of the serif.

Leaves and Nuts – Test for Apple TV

Bob Easton — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:45:30 +0000

This is only one chapter of a recent lesson. The video encoding parameters have been tweaked for Apple TV. Feedback on whether it works correctly, or error messages and other failure symptoms are very welcome in the comments below, or by direct mail to Bob Easton.

NOTE WELL: Something (as yet unknown) about this encoding causes the video player to wait a very long time before it starts to play. On a moderately fast cable network, and a Windows PC, I see a minute and a half of wait time. Your observations welcome.

[encoded by Handbrake using a preset called Apple TV2]

Carving a Leaf and Nut Design in Deep Relief

Mary May — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:51:34 +0000

Click on the links below to see a printable pdf file with a full-size template, a photo of the finished carving, and a tool list needed for this project.
Template
Tool List and Photo
A plaster casting of the leaves and nuts is available for sale. Click on the link below to see a photograph of this casting or click “Add to Cart” to purchase.

Plaster Casting for this project: $25.00 plus $8.00 shipping

Techniques of Clamping

Mary May — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 02:29:28 +0000

Please Tell us About Your iPad Video Experience

Bob Easton — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:06:31 +0000

We want to improve video service for our iPad subscribers. Please tell us about your iPad experiences with our videos.

One of the delights of modern technology is being able to easily carry online lessons into the workshop. We know that many of our subscribers use iPads, iPhones and other tablets for thousands of video requests every month. We also know that iPad subscribers are having mixed success. Some work, some don’t. However, we don’t know how many of you are having which sort of success. Here’s your chance to let us know.

See also our Tips for Playing Videos on iPads.

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Drawing an Acanthus Leaf

Mary May — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:59:07 +0000

Click on the link below to see a printable pdf file of the step-by-step process of drawing an acanthus leaf.
How to Draw an Acanthus Leaf