I just finished editing the video on carving reeds on a sphere for pedestal table and put it up on my video school. This style is based on an 18th century Chippendale style 3-legged pedestal table. I carved this for Greg Guenther of Savannah, GA. He turned the pedestal and also built the rest of the table. […]
Recently I have had a variety of teaching opportunities – both in classroom settings, and students coming to my workshop in Charleston. Since I haven’t posted about them, I’ll just cover them in one post (since I’m so far behind in this). George Edwards and his wife enjoyed several days having the Charleston experience, and George spent some of […]
I recently had the pleasure of reading a book by David Esterly called “The Lost Carving – A Journey to the Heart of Making”. David is a renowned expert on everything to do with the 17th century woodcarver Grinling Gibbons – his story, his art, and he has learned Gibbon’s carving technique and styles […]
Whew! This is truly like running a marathon. I think I made it past the “wall” and I’ve reached that runner’s high! I have gotten over that half-way point with about 5 or 6 more 1/2 hour segments to go before the entire Dragon and Acanthus Carving video is edited and fully up on the site. I […]
It is now easier than ever to join my online School of Traditional Woodcarving. Your starting point is a FREE membership that you can use as long as you please. That membership includes viewing access to a dozen (currently) lessons about beginning to carve and how to sharpen tools. From there it is easy to upgrade […]
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks will be having their open house this Friday and Saturday, July 12 & 13 in Warren, Maine. I will be demonstrating carving, sharpening, and whatever else people want to know. What an incredibly beautiful area! I have never been to Maine before and I spent several hours driving down Highway 1 from Bangor to […]
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