What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to carve a Christmas Tree Ornament! I have a new video lesson on youtube –Ā http://youtu.be/VE7c6B9wraA This lesson is on carving a wonderful little Christmas candle that you can hang on your tree, give as a gift, or make several to string along your tree. It […]
Several weeks ago I carved a cartouche for my Philadelphia Highboy project in mahogany. What a fun piece to carve! So much going on in such a small pediment. This is just one of many styles of this ornament that is seen on the top, center pediment of a Philadelphia Highboy. I carved a second […]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I just made a huge pot of soup with all leftovers thrown in. I call it Thanksgiving in a Pot. We’ll be living off this for the next week š So, with Thanksgiving behind us, it’s onward and upward towards Christmas. Everyone has that friend or family member […]
About a week ago I was in Manchester, CT at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking (one week before the cold!) teaching a carving class. This class was sort of a unique one in that everyone came with a different project they wanted to work on. There were 2 beginning carvers, so they worked on […]
Last year I spent several days at Lie-Nielsen Toolworks in beautiful Warren, Maine filming for a basic woodcarving video. It is now available on their web site and will soon be available on mine. This DVD starts from the very beginningĀ – showing how to sharpen tools, how to transfer designs to wood, tool identification, safe […]
Last week’s video lesson (new lesson every week) shows how to transfer carving designs to your wood. This is a FREEĀ video to all members, and is also on youtube. I demonstrate various techniques I use – templates, carbon paper, transfer paper – even a clothes iron (not sure what else it is used for – […]
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