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Charity quilts bring in $600 for Japan Relief: Quilt 2

In March, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, members of the Woodcarving Illustrated, Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and Pyrography Online message boards banded together to help. Within a few months, members from around the world had contributed dozens of carved, scrolled, or woodburned 4″ by 4″ squares. […]

by November 22, 2011 Features

Charity quilts bring in $600 for Japan Relief: Quilt 1

In March, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, members of the Woodcarving Illustrated, Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and Pyrography Online message boards banded together to help. Within a few months, members from around the world had contributed dozens of carved, scrolled, or woodburned 4″ by 4″ squares. […]

by November 21, 2011 Features
Build a Dancing Santa

Build a Dancing Santa

Turn the crank to make this carving. While this Santa carving is nice by itself, the simple mechanism that turns it into an automaton makes it fun for people of all ages. Just turn the crank, and the simple mechanism rotates the santa and lifts him into the air. Scroll […]

by November 18, 2011 Holiday Carving, Videos
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Best of Contest Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Best of Contest Winners

People’s Choice Best In Contest Jerry Mifflin took home two well-deserved awards for his Lake Norman Survival Mantel: People’s Choice Best of Contest and People’s Choice in the relief carving category. “The concept for my mantel was an underwater scene depicting the natural food chain in a bass fishing lake,” […]

by November 9, 2011 Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Walking Sticks and Canes Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Walking Sticks and Canes Category Winners

People’s Choice Janice Sloan’s footed canes were inspired by visits to medical supply houses and assisted living facilities. “Those businesses were always overrun with three-footed canes, but they were so dull and uninteresting that I began to imagine what a real footed cane might look like,” Janice said. “These two […]

by November 8, 2011 Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Stylized Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Stylized Category Winners

People’s Choice Henry Neiblum created a fun carving that blurs the line between a caricature and a stylized piece. The smooth flowing lines of All Mine! imply movement and convey emotion—a classic technique in stylized carvings. This movement and emotion set the stage for the funny scene. “He’s an ordinary […]

by November 7, 2011 Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Santa Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Santa Category Winners

People’s Choice and Editor’s Choice The editors agreed with the readers that John A. Guillozet’s Bell Santa is the top entry in the category. The editors liked the overall composition of John’s carving and felt that the elements were carved and painted well. John used knives and gouges to carve […]

by November 6, 2011 Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Relief Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Relief Category Winners

People’s Choice Jerry Mifflin took home two well-deserved awards for his Lake Norman Survival Mantel: People’s Choice Best of Contest and People’s Choice in the relief carving category. “The concept for my mantel was an underwater scene depicting the natural food chain in a bass fishing lake,” Jerry explained. “My […]

by November 5, 2011 Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Junior Category Winner

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Junior Category Winner

People’s Choice and Editor’s Choice For the second contest in a row, a carving by 14-year-old Jimmy Miller has earned recognition from the editors. This year, Jimmy earned the People’s Choice award for the junior category as wel for his Bearded Manl. “As far as I can remember, I was […]

by November 4, 2011 Best Carving Design Contest Archive
2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Chip Carving Category Winners

2011 Best Carving Design Contest: Chip Carving Category Winners

People’s Choice Mickey Hudspeth created his winning Jewelry Chest from mahogany with inlaid and chip carved basswood ellipses and drawer fronts. “I like to make chests, boxes, and bowls that are heavily chip carved,” Mickey said. “I chip carved the inlays before gluing them into the recessed holes in the […]

by November 3, 2011 Best Carving Design Contest Archive