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 […]
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New Video on Carving Reeds on a Sphere for a Pedestal Table
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. […]
Students and Classes
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 […]
Online School Update – Free Access to Beginner Videos
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 […]
Dastra Tools Now For Sale
I just got a large shipment of gouges and have them available for sale on my school store on my main web site. The company that makes them is a German company – Dastra (also called Frank Mittermeier who first started importing them in 1936). These are the tools I started out with over 20 years ago and they have been […]
Popular Woodworking Article on Linenfold Carving
If you don’t already have a subscription, pick up the latest issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. I’ve got an article on carving the Linenfold Panels that are often seen in door and wall panels in English manor homes and cathedrals. There are some great articles this month – including one by George Walker on techniques of achieving good proportion […]