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Woodcarving Illustrated
vol. 20, no. 3
(Fall 2016) (ISSN#1096-2816) is published quarterly by Fox Chapel Publishing
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Editor
Mindy Kinsey
Technical Editor
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Scott Kriner
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A Hard Issue
A year or so ago, I started getting an interesting
complaint from some readers: that our projects were
too easy. Given that these folks often reference early
issues of the magazine, I assume they are experienced
carvers; therefore, I suspect it isn’t so much that the
projects have grown easier as that their skills have
improved. Nevertheless, enough people said something
that I went looking for some more difficult projects.
I quickly realized that difficulty is relative. Any project is
hard for a beginner—or those new to a technique. A simple
caricature may be a challenge for an experienced whimsey
whittler, for example. It’s hard to judge what’s difficult for more
advanced carvers because I don’t know their precise skill level or
where their interests lie.
Plus, a good percentage of our readers are, in fact, beginners.
That means the majority of our projects need to either be
accessible for beginners or tread the line between being
challenging in an inspiring way and being so difficult as to be
discouraging. That’s a tough one.
Too, our instructions tend to be very detailed (again:
beginners) but some projects are definitely more challenging
if you skip the steps. Or, read enough that you get the gist of
the technique and create your own version of the project with
unique details and variations.
Finally, we’ve realized that sometimes people don’t want to
carve difficult projects so much as see them and be inspired by
them. To that end, we have been trying to include more features.
We would also consider a “masters” page in the Reader Gallery if
people think it would be useful and if experienced carvers would
contribute. In both cases, drop me a line with your thoughts.
All that being said, we have been trying to include more
challenging projects, or those with a new twist in the material
or technique. In this issue, for example, we offer a woodsman set
on a partial angle in his blank, a bison captured in an unusual
pose, and a unique take on the ball-in-cage. I hope this issue will
challenge carvers of any skill level. (Beginners, fear not: we have
included step-by-step instructions for everything. Experts, just
skip to the patterns and have fun!)
One more thing. We have an ongoing discussion about
Halloween. We know some people love it, but Alan Giagnocavo,
our publisher, worries that others are strongly against the
celebration. We have included several Halloween projects in
this issue, including a very creepy crone and some cute candies.
We’ll be doing a poll to get feedback from you about Halloween.
Sign up for our e-mail newsletter (there’s a form on our website)
or follow us on Facebook to get a link to the poll.
Happy carving!
Mindy Kinsey
Kinsey@FoxChapelPublishing.com
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