Woodcarving Illustrated Spring 2024, Issue #106
The Spring 2024 issue of Woodcarving Illustrated includes a variety of projects, patterns, and features, as well as interesting techniques. This issue is a part of the regular magazine subscription. It is also available from your favorite retailer or from Fox Chapel Publishing, foxchapelpublishing.com or 1-800-457-9112.
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In This Issue
Features
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Magic Touch Cecilia Schiller’s entertaining automata encourage interaction By Dorissa Bolinski |
Patterns
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Stylish Leprechaun Caricature Practice adding accessories with this swaggering man-about-town By Mehmet Berat Tas |
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Buckle Up! Fun and wearable carving might encourage some fish stories By Bob Kozakiewicz |
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Chip Carved Bracelet Easy bangle makes an impressive statement piece By Charlene Lynum |
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It’s Elementary! Solve the riddle of capturing a caricature’s essence with this ode to Sherlock Holmes By Kevin Applegate |
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Butterfly and Flower Pyrography A clever coloring technique gives life to this organic wood burning By Shannon Lyon |
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Desk Clock Set aside some time to chip carve this striking office accessory By Marty Leenhouts |
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Realistic Walleye Whopping trophy is a fisherman’s dream By Charles Weiss |
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Caricature-Chef Bottle Stopper Add some joie de vivre to your dinners with this quick and fun carve By W. Todd Martin |
Projects
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Interlocking Heart Relief Surprise your one-and-only with a piece of Celtic-inspired wall art By Lisa Laughy |
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Carving a Leaf Spoon Finish this nature-inspired utensil with milk paint accents By Elizabeth Weber |
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Stylized Shorebird Smooth avian project puts the “sand” in “sanderling” By Wouter de Bruijn |
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Power-Carved Bullfrog Sculpt a full-size pond dweller so lifelike, you’ll expect him to ribbit By B. David Duncan |
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Balancing Stones Find your Zen with this easy branch whittling project By L. P. Parslow |
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My Cat Pearl This cute calico caricature is ready to pounce By Floyd Rhadigan |
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Flying Dragon Flat-plane carving style lends a scaly look to this beast of lore By Dave Atkin |
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Easy Gnome Build your confidence with a simple face you don’t have to paint By Birce Keser |
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Soap Rabbit Quickly carve a nest of bunnies to brighten any bathroom By Makiko Sone |
Techniques
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Power-Carved Eagle Log Different colors of wood from the same log make this bird of prey soar By Jordy Johnson |
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Making a Hook Knife Treat your spoon projects to a handmade tool that’s inexpensive to construct By Doug Stowe |
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Alphabetical Arboretum Woodcut From A to Z, these leaves make an attractive handmade print By Beth Lewis |
Web Extras
Free Project – Carve a rose relief for that special someone in your life. Pattern by Joseph A. Savarese.
Click Here for Rose Relief Project
Bonus Patterns – Want more chip carving? Find Jan Jenson’s stylish earring project, plus 12 patterns.
Click Here for Chip Carved Earrings Project
E-Newsletter – Subscribe to our online newsletter, Strop Talk, to get more carving projects!
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