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, […]
TOP TIP From Joe Savarese Brooklyn, N.Y. , 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 […]
It is possible to sharpen gouges with a flat stone, but I prefer to use a conical slip stone or gouge stone. Regardless of the stone you use, the goal is the same: to produce a wire edge on the inside of the bevel. The bevel is the part of […]
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 […]
Gene Messer shows how to carve a Santa. Part 5 of Gene Messer’s video on carving a Santa.
Gene Messer shows how to carve a Santa. Part 4 of Gene Messer’s video on carving a Santa.
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