I recently had several weeks that I could devote to a very unique carving project. Bob Van Dyke, of the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking generously gave me a large block of mahogany (8″ x 10″ x 21″) that a friend had given him. It must have come from a large beam because there was evidence of small nail holes, […]
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Marble Hand Finished

I finished the repair job for the marble hand. This is for a cemetary in Savannah, GA. Frank Genelo is doing the repairs to the rest of the statue. It was pushed over in a grave yard and the wings were smashed. His job is to sort out all the bits and pieces of wing […]
Carving a Hand

I have a very interesting job that I am working on now. There is a marble statue of the Virgin Mary with her right hand missing at the wrist. My job is to carve a hand in marble to make it look natural. Well, there are a few difficulties with this (besides the fact that […]