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Whittling a Santa

Article Patterns

Two things I noticed that could improve this great

article are:

1. The grid is set to 20mm grid instead of the 1" the

article says it is.

2. The blank size could be 8 " tall instead of the 10"

the article states it needs to be (a waste of 1 " of

prime carving wood). I should have measured it

myself before cutting it instead of just assuming the

article was correct.

I love the article. I am in the process of carving it

myself because I loved it so much.

Lynn Thomson

Riverton, Utah

Editor’s note: You’re right, the squares on the grid

aren’t 1"—they aren’t supposed to be. You need to

enlarge the pattern until the squares are 1", by either

using a photocopier or by drawing a square at a time

on a 1" grid, to create a full-sized pattern. The enlarged

pattern will create a figure that is 10" tall, like the

author’s original. We use this technique when the

patterns are too large to fit in the magazine. For next

time, we will consider printing the increase percentage

on the pattern (in this case, 133%), along with better

instructions for using the grid.

FOX HUNT

Robert P. Chartier of Ware,

Mass., and Dale Chiarelli of

Lincoln Park, Mich., are the

winners drawn from the

correct entries received for

WCI

Holiday 2013 (Issue 65).

The fox was in the patterns

on page 86, in the Realistic

Raccoon article.

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 March 25, 2014, 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 www.woodcarvingillustrated.com.

More Power Carving

Like many Boomers, I have developed arthritis in

my hand, particularly in my basal thumb joints.

This makes it impossible to work with hand tools,

so I’ve had to switch to power tools. I’ve been a loyal

subscriber for many years, and perhaps I should be

able to convert hand-tool directions into power-tool

instructions, but I struggle with figuring out which bit

will give me the same results as the hand tools. Please

include at least one power-carved project in each issue

of your magazine! I know the majority of your readers

probably use hand tools, but that shouldn’t mean you

neglect what is probably about 30% of the carving

world. Without at least one power project (not which

power tool to buy, you’ve had a few of those), or a

sidebar to correlate the project to power tools, I will

be forced to discontinue my subscription.

Jacki Madewell

Via e-mail