The Tormek system helps you sharpen quickly and easily, with no risk of burning your tools By Bob Duncan You can sharpen 99% of your tools with the Tormek system, creating the exact bevel angle you want with no risk of burning your tools. The system, which combines a […]
By Jon Deck In Pinewood Derby-Stlye Race Cars, Volume 3, Jon Deck demonstrates how to create a car that looks like a classic VW Bug. Attached below are the patterns you can transfer to decal paper to make your car even more realistic. CLICK HERE to download the Decals Patterns. […]
By Jon Deck In Pinewood Derby-Stlye Race Cars, Volume 3, Jon Deck demonstrates how to create a car that looks like a classic Dodge Charger. Attached below are the patterns you can transfer to decal paper to turn your car into the iconic General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard. […]
Work out the kinks on your gravity-powered racer before the big day In Pinewood Derby-Style Race Cars 2013, the experts suggest racing and tweaking your car before the race. Below is a short article on how to make your own racetrack. Materials: PVC lattice strip: 2 each 1/4″ x […]
Comical Claus wears his “day after” outfit By Don Dearolf and Jack Kochan Don Dearolf offers this comical take on what Santa would wear the day after Christmas. We’ve included patterns for the one Don carved as well as a pattern based on a Santa long-time illustrator Jack Kochan carved […]
Bonus holiday pin patterns based on a traditional Christmas ornament design By Glenn Stewart In Woodcarving Illustrated Holiday 2013 (Issue 65), Glenn Stewart demonstrated how to carve a holiday pin based on a traditional bulb-shaped ornament. Below are patterns for two other variations on that theme. CLICK HERE to […]
Ingenious Turkey/Santa ornament is a real attention getter By Glenn Stewart I carved this turkey one autumn for a fun project. A few weeks later, I was carving Santa faces on different things, like clothespins and pencils. The turkey was close by, […]
Practice your carving techniques in a new and delicious way. If you are looking for new ways to use your woodcarving skills, you might want to step out of the woodshop and into the kitchen. According to world-class food sculptor Jimmy Zhang, you can apply the carving skills you use […]
A collection of holiday articles to give you a leg up on hand-made gifts. We know not everyone has been a subscriber from the beginning, so we’ve gone through out back issues and pulled out a few of our favorite holiday projects to give you a head start to make […]
Simple carving uses just a knife and a scrap of basswood By Dave Stetson In our printing of Dave Stetson’s “Man in the Moon” article (Whittling Volume 2), several photos were flipped—and YOU get to reap the benefits of our mistake! A corrected PDF of the full article is available […]
