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Category Archives: carving
Gouge Article and Thumbnail Cuts
In the current issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine, #288 Mar/Apr 2021, is an article in which I suggest seven or eight gouges that form a solid kit for greenwood carving. One of them is a #8 10mm gouge that can … Continue reading
Posted in carving, patterns, tools, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged decorative carving patterns, gouge chip cut, gouge chips, thumbnail cuts
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Library Bench
Sometime around 1980 I borrowed a Charlie Brown book from the Greenville Public Library. Then I lost it, then found it three years later. I don’t remember if any late fees were ever paid. What a scoundrel. This fall, I … Continue reading
Posted in carving, cherry, Lettering, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bench, library bench
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Love and Coffee
I’ve missed out on a love affair with coffee. Seems like just about everyone else has had one and most of them last a lifetime. Long before iced-coffees became chic, my grandfather loved cold black coffee. He kept it in … Continue reading
Posted in carving, finding wood, layout, Lettering, Uncategorized
Tagged carved lettering, coffee carving, letter carving, letter carving in wood
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Catching up with the Bowl Horse
There are many ways to get to a bowl horse. If you’re still thinking about adding one to your shop, I’ll recap some of the options, including some new possibilities. My first bowl horse concept, seen in the photo above, … Continue reading
Posted in carving, holding, Uncategorized
Tagged bowl horse, Mike Loeffler, Plate 11 Bench Company
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Making the Best of It
Limits encourage creativity. This is evident in many aspects of life, such as when a resourceful home cook manages to create a splendid meal from the few things left in the cupboard. Or when an aging athlete expertly adapts his … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, carving, finding wood, layout, Lettering, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged walnut tray
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Wishes for a Peaceful New Year
When it is peaceful and quiet, using the knife will not break the tranquility. Sometimes there will be other things to listen to, such as conversation, music, the singing of the birds or wind rushing through the leaves. Indeed, sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in carving, green woodworking, quotes and excerpts, spoons, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged couplet, spoon carving, Wille Sundqvist
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Short Lettercarving Video
At Spoonfest, Tom Hepworth filmed Barn and I talking briefly about carving letters with a knife. I also demonstrated how I go about cutting a letter. Tom posted the video to Youtube not long ago, and here it is. Just … Continue reading
Posted in carving, Lettering, tools, Uncategorized, video
Tagged letter carving, Spoonfest
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Dragon Orthodontics
I roughed out this cherry ale bowl during the green stage months ago, and now I’ve gotten around to refining it in the dry stage, including carving a set of choppers, a point of pride for any dragon. After sketching … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, carving, cherry, patterns, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged carving teeth, cherry ale bowl, dragon ale bowl, dragon bowl
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Re-Carving
I’m more adept with light and shadow than with color. I wonder, in fact, if I haven’t carved away more paint than I’ve put on. But I can be stubborn perseverant. The top photo shows a bowl shortly after I … Continue reading
Let Follansbee be Your Guide
About a decade ago, my mind was blown by the boxes and furniture that Peter Follansbee was talking about on his blog. There he was splitting up oak logs into boards and joining them together. Well, how do you not … Continue reading
Posted in books, carving, green woodworking, historical reference, publications, Uncategorized
Tagged Joiner's Work book, Peter Follansbee
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