Power carve this cute critter from a basswood egg By Keith Dalton These days, eggs don’t just hatch birds. I’ve found plenty of small furry creatures hiding inside wooden eggs. With a few bits, a rotary tool, and a woodburner, you can create your own collection of egg animals. While […]
In the Summer 2011 Issue of Woodcarving Illustrated, Hall-of-Fame baseball player Pat Scott shares her story and carvings. What do baseball and woodcarving have in common? The determination and tenacity of one gifted individual: Pat Scott of Walton, Ky. A powerful right-handed pitcher in the historic All-American Girls Professional Baseball […]
Members of three of Fox Chapel Publishing’s message boards, Woodcarving Illustrated, PyrographyOnline, and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, are joining together as a group to create charity quilts. Members are burning, carving, or scrolling designs onto 4″ x 4″ squares that will be joined together to create a beautiful and eclectic quilt. […]
The new Pyrography Special Issue is now available for $9.95 from Fox Chapel Publishing. The magazine hit newstands (Borders, Barnes & Noble, Chapters) in late November 2010. Be sure to scroll down and view the table of contents in the FREE PREVIEW to see how you can take your carved projects […]
Classic flat-plane design is a great beginner caricature By Harley Refsal Trolls are popular subjects from Scandinavian folklore. These fanciful creatures are ideal for carving in the flat-plane folk-art style, which originated in Scandinavia. This queen is the mate of the troll I carved in Woodcarving Illustrated Summer 2004 (Issue […]
This romantic frame makes a meaningful gift for a loved one By Mike Davies Shapes, symbols, and objects can be brought together to tell stories, and as woodcarvers we have the opportunity to capture these stories in our work. This picture frame in the shape of a heart, bound with […]
The Entry Deadline has passed. Check back soon to vote for the People’s Choice Awards. Contest Rules: Projects must be your original design and cannot be altered versions of existing patterns by another designer. Projects can be hand or power carved and can be finished naturally or with paint. Projects […]
The Ukranian carver Vladimir Rusinov started carving at age 12. After serving in the Soviet Army, he earned a degree from Moscow Art University. Now the Russian artist, who is featured in the Spring 2011 issue of Woodcarving Illustrated, carves everything from wood to stone. “In the epoch of computer technologies, I modestly […]
Pinewood Derby-style Race Cars is the go-to guide for building a winning racer! Scroll down for a FREE preview of this special issue! Since the first car rolled down the track in 1953, Pinewood Derby’s popularity has grown into a yearly event that promotes craftsmanship, healthy competition and strengthens the […]
The Spring 2011 issue (available in February) of Woodcarving Illustrated features an article demonstrating how to carve a diving otter in found wood by Sumner Misenheimer. Sumner’s father introduced him to woodcarving when Sumner was a young boy, and his father encouraged Sumner’s art talents through his school years. After […]
