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comments about our magazine and woodcarving in

general to: Letters, Woodcarving Illustrated, 1970 Broad

St., East Petersburg, Pa. 17520, or e-mail editors@

woodcarvingillustrated.com.

Carving Kindling Pine

The nice thing about carving

kindling pine is that much of

the design work has already

been done by nature. The

general shape is already

within the wood grain. Yes, it’s

resinous, but the outcome can

be worth the effort. I found the

wood for my 13" by 15" (33cm

by 38.1cm)

Short Dragon

and

my 7" by 14" (17.8cm by 35.6cm)

Dragonette

rotted and lying

on the forest floor. The short

dragon’s wing is the natural

surface as

I found it. I finished the pieces

with teak oil and brown shoe polish. I

don’t use sandpaper, as it fills up quickly

with resin; instead, I use Scotch-Brite

®

pads on hand drill attachments, which

gives a burnished character to the surface.

Scott Beyer

Bend, Ore.

A Show of Hands

Editor’s Note: By a show of hands, who else was blown away by

Dylan Goodson’s “Carving Realistic Hands” article (Issue #82)?

These people sure were! Hold your applause till the end as we

share a selection of responses from readers.

letters

to the editor

I made this hand out

of a cypress knee. It

looked like a hand

anyway, so that’s what

I decided to go with.

Gina Jones Vaughn

Glenwood, Ark.

This Manitoba maple burl was simply a blast to carve. All

the cracks, colors, and beauty of the grain were in perfect

harmony for

The Claw

. Everything is natural; I didn’t add

paint, stain, or burning. I carved with joy the whole time

and feel a great connection with the piece.

Frank Campagna

Penticton, B.C.

This was a practice piece. I just drew around

my hand with a marker pen, and then cut

the rough outlines out with a metalwork

hacksaw, as the teeth leave fewer marks.

After that, I mainly used a knife.

Andy Wilkinson

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, U.K.

FOX HUNT

Clyde Vincelette of

Morrisonville, N.Y., and Joan

Andrews of Oshawa, Ontario,

are the winners drawn from the

correct entries received for

WCI

Summer 2018 (Issue 83). The

fox was taking a wild ride on

the back of the Blue Marlin on

page 72.

Find the fox in this issue,

and contact us with the page

number and location. Two readers randomly selected from

all correct replies will receive a $25 Fox Chapel Publishing gift

certificate. Entries must be received by September 1, 2018, to

be eligible.

NOTE: With his feet on the “ground,” the contest fox

faces left (other foxes in

WCI

don’t count).

Send your entry to:

Woodcarving Illustrated

, Attn: Find the

Fox, 1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, Pa. 17520, or enter

online under the contests link at woodcarvingillustrated.com.