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Woodcarving Illustrated

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SUMMER 2018

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Correction

When we shared Joseph

Savarese’s letter in the Spring

2018 issue, we cited the

wrong issue for Don Lang’s

angel. It originally appeared

in the Winter 2016 issue

(#77) on page 62.

Daisy Pins

I thought you might be interested in seeing some

of the pins I have carved from Glenn Stewart’s article,

“Carving a Daisy Pin,” in the Spring 2017 issue (#79).

All of us as carvers put our own spin on things and

this project is no different. I carved them in black

walnut, yellow heart, butternut, and red cedar. I am

using water-soluble crayons for the painting and have

been very pleased with the results. I use a photocopy

and adhesive, and carve through the paper for my

pins. Thanks to you and Glenn for a fun and

satisfying project.

Rod Beamish

Mishawaka, Ind.

Repairing Checks

I am finishing a life-sized sculpted piece made from white pine. The wood

was wet as I started the piece and I moistened it partway through my work.

Additionally, I removed perhaps 20 percent from the underside pith area,

which has seemed to reduce the amount of checking. I have not tried any

product like Pentacryl but have sealed the ends of green pieces. I can “patch”

the checks but the color doesn’t always match, even when using splinters

from the same chunk of wood.

Do you have any suggestions concerning this checking repair? Also,

I’ve decreased the color value of the eyebrow knot, but is there a way to

blend the color?

J.J. Lynes

Mauston, Wis.

Editor’s Response: Your carving looks great! Unfortunately,

there’s not much you can do to prevent checking, especially

when you carve a green pine log. Pine checks under the best

conditions. Pentacryl may have helped in the beginning,

but I’m not sure how much it will help now. Consider just

leaving the checks alone, as any attempts at patching will

draw more attention to them. As for the knot, there’s not a

lot that you can do. An experienced finisher might be able

to mix a stain that you could apply to the whole carving

to make it match the color of the dark part of the knot, but

that’s really an art unto itself. You could also paint the

carving; some of the classic tobacco store Indians

were painted.

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