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Curly Willow

Instead of carving a

snake from your usual

wood of choice, try

willow wood instead.

The willow allows the

grain to follow the

curve of the snake,

and this makes it less

likely to break.

Barbara Millikan

Dallas, Ore.

I received some aspen as a gift from

a cousin who lives in Colorado. I

decided to carve an angel for her

because she collects them. When I

cut the figure out with a band saw,

I thought the waste pieces were so

beautiful that I couldn’t stand to

throw them away. Instead, I made

Christmas ornaments from the

“scrap” pieces. As long as you can

carve it, don’t toss it—especially if

the wood is as nice as this aspen!

Carolea Hower

Arkansas City, Kan.

tips

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Heat-Shrink Tubing

Instead of covering blade tips with corks, I cover

them with heat-shrink tubing. Cut a piece of tubing

and heat the end to

shrink it closed. Heat

the end closest to the

handle just a little

bit to keep the tube

from falling off. The

heat-shrink tube will

shrink to about half

its normal size, so

it’s able to fit many

different tools.

Jim Svoboda

Janesville, Wis.

Make custom-fit blade covers

from heat-shrink tubing.

Carve a

snake

from a

curly

willow

branch.

Carolea Hower carved three ornaments

from the waste wood created when she

compound-cut an angel blank.