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Woodcarving Illustrated

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Identification Statement:

Woodcarving Illustrated

vol. 22, no. 1

(Spring 2018) (ISSN#1096-2816) is published quarterly by

Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

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Woodcarving and the use of associated equipment can potentially result in health hazards

and injuries.

While we cannot impose safety standards in every article, we do ask that

you make safety your number one priority.

Protect your respiratory system,

hearing, vision, and the rest of your body with the proper safety

equipment and prudent precautions.

Read manuals supplied with your tools.

Be aware most accidents occur when you are tired or distracted.

And when in doubt,

seek advice from professionals on how to keep your tools sharp and maintained.

Volume 22, Number 1 (Issue No. 82)

How-To Magazine for Carvers™

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Our Mission:

To promote woodcarving as an

artform and an enjoyable pastime.

Publisher

Alan Giagnocavo

Vice President, Content

Christopher Reggio

CFO and General Manager

Dave Kefford

Editor

Mindy Kinsey

Technical Editor

Bob Duncan

Art Director

Jon Deck

Founding Editor

Roger Schroeder

Contributing Photographers

Mike Mihalo

Technical Illustrators

John Allard

Jon Deck

Carolyn Mosher

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Projects vs. Techniques

Whether we’re chatting with readers at shows or checking social

media, one thing is clear: you buy

Woodcarving Illustrated

for the

projects. You come to us looking for inspiration and instructions

for your next carving, so of course we try to give you plenty—and

a wide variety—of projects. Our goal is for you to find something

to carve in every issue.

But what we hope you actually take away from each issue are

the techniques.

The difference? Projects are instructions to make one carving.

Techniques are the keys to making any carving. They are the skills,

vocabulary, muscle memory, and ideas you combine to build confidence in

your carving ability until you can look at a pattern you’ve never seen before

and think, “Yeah, I can do that.” Some combination of the piece you carved

in class, a couple of articles you saw in the magazine, a demo at a show, and

a show-and-tell at your carving club gels in your mind, and you can “see”

the steps for making your next project in your mind before you ever pick

up a knife.

This issue has a lot of cool projects, but where it really shines are

those techniques. Some are subtle, with the techniques built into the

larger instructions. For example, you can learn letter carving by making

a welcome sign or glean the steps in carving a bird by making a Carolina

wren. A few are more explicit: insert Roger Beane’s knife sheath design

into any blank and then carve your choice of design for a cover.

And we have a number of articles specifically devoted to teaching

techniques. A sidebar in Vernon DePauw’s sign article gives detailed

instructions for applying gold leaf to any project. Bob Hershey shares

step-by-step instructions for creating realistic fur texture on his rabbit

or any animal. Dylan Goodson’s realistic hand carving admittedly looks

like a horror movie prop because it’s intended as a practice piece, not a

stand-alone project. But carving just a hand will help you understand

the anatomy, shapes, and procedure for carving all hands. Then you can

generalize the technique to your current carving, using the tool sizes and

level of detail appropriate to your project.

I’m always excited when we see “our” projects on your tables at shows

or receive photos of your completed work. But I would be especially

pleased to hear that we’ve helped you make

every

project

a little better—your letters more crisp, the hands more

expressive, the fur more realistic, etc. Drop us a line and

tell us what you learned—and let us know what you’re

still looking for, too. We’ll see if we can find someone

to teach you how to do that.

Happy Carving!

Mindy Kinsey

Kinsey@FoxChapelPublishing.com

Note to Professional Copy Services — The publisher grants you

permission to make up to ten copies for any purchaser of this

magazine who states the copies are for personal use.

editor’s

note

Carving a practice

hand will help you

make better hands on

all of your projects.

See page 66.