This weekend I’m heading to The North Carolina Furniture School in beautiful Winterville, NC to teach a basic relief carving class. Stuart Kent is the Founder of the school, and he is also a highly acclaimed artistic woodturner and teacher. There are still spaces available for the carving class this weekend, so come join in the […]
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Is it possible to carve TOO many ball and claw feet?
How many ball and claw feet do you have to carve to say “enough is enough”? I never thought I would say this, but… enough is enough! If I admit that these historic eagle talon feet grasping the “pearl of wisdom” have gotten the best of me, will I be kicked out of the Society […]
Alaska Teaching and Exploring

The last 2 weeks have been an incredible journey of teaching and exploring in an amazing part of the country that I have never visited – the wilds of Alaska (not referring to the students). The Woodworkers Guild of Anchorage invited me to teach a class on carving the ball and claw foot and acanthus […]
Carving a Ball and Claw for a Tea Table

Yesterday, John Weigel, of Greensboro, NC came to spend the day with me to learn how to carve a ball and claw for his 3-legged tea table. John spent time at MESDA (Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts) in Winston-Salem, NC to study a stunning period piece that he wanted to reproduce. They have a fabulous […]
Ball and Claw Video

Whew! Got another video edited and up on the woodcarving school site – the fabulous and oh-so-popular ball and claw foot. This has been broken down into 5 different chapters and it goes for over 1-1/2 hours. It is almost in real time, so some of it can seem a little repetitive. The DVD is the same […]
Ball and Claw Class at The Woodrights School

I spent the day today teaching how to carve the ball and claw foot at Roy Underhill’s school – The Woodright School (www.thewoodrightschool.com). This is the first day of a 2 day class. Roy has the PBS show “The Woodright’s Shop” that is now in its 32nd year. His shows mainly focus on the traditional […]