People’s Choice: Griffin Table By Dennis Zongker, Omaha, Nebr. Click here for more on the Griffin Table. Editor’s Choice: Salmon Woman By Daryl Korpela, Oconomowoc, Wis. Daryl Korpela’s stylized carving started out as a block of wood that had been sitting in his shop for several years. “She started out […]
Editor’s Notes: With 378 entries and more than 800 online votes, the 2010 contest was a huge success. The staff at Woodcarving Illustrated is thrilled with the quality and quantity of entries and looks forward to hosting the contest in the future. To see the category winners, scroll down and click […]
People’s Choice: High Five By Donald Anderson, Des Plaines, Ill. Donald Anderson always wanted to meet Santa when he was a child. This piece was inspired by that dream.“I’m eighty years old,” Donald explained. “There were no Santas to visit in department stores when I was growing up. If there […]
People’s Choice: Deer in Field By George Colp, Halifax, N.S., Canada Long years of hunting white-tail deer inspired George Colp to create this project. “I loved watching white tail deer so much I put down my gun and picked up my camera,” George explained. “I loved watching them and taking […]
People’s Choice: Lipizzaner doing a Courbette By Carolyn Doerr, Eagle River, Wis. Twelve-year-old Carolyn Doerr earned the people’s choice award in the Junior Category. Carolyn designed the pattern herself. “John Modjewski cut the blank out from my original pattern,” Carolyn explained. The piece, which is about 8″ tall, was carved […]
People’s Choice: Chip Carved Guitar By William Mackay, Waukesha, Wis. William Mackay’s son wanted to build his own electric guitar and he asked William to decorate it for him. William carved the design into the basswood guitar kit. One mistake could have ruined the entire kit. “I have been chip […]
People’s Choice: She Wolf and Cub By Tim Desrochers, Winnipeg, Man., Canada Tim Desrochers carved this wolf sculpture from a cottonwood log. “I look at a piece of wood and it speaks to me,” Tim said. “I see the carving within the wood. I admire the wolves’ strength and power, […]
People’s Choice: Pirate Ship By Dan Slater, Las Vegas, Nev. Dan Slater created this pirate scene based on the idea of Blackbeard’s nephew. “All of the really good pirates have already been carved,” Dan said. “So I carved Blackbeard’s idiot nephew.” Dan carved the hull of the boat, the water, […]
Organizing Sharp Tools Whenever you are working with sharp tools, it is important to be organized. I start by color coding my tool handles. For example, I paint a purple stripe on all of my #5 gouges. Then I woodburn my initials or a symbol (I use a sun) on […]
The holiday 2010 issue of Woodcarving Illustrated includes an article on Chris Hammack. Chris started out carving wood, and then explored a career in the giftware industry before returning to his roots. Influenced by great carvers such as Andy Anderson, Harold Enlow, and Claude Bolton, Chris knew early on that […]
