Taking a Closer Look...

Published: Sat, 05/25/24

Updated: Sat, 05/25/24

A closer look at some reader's carvings. Howdy ! In this week's newsletter, I wanted to take a closer look at some of the carvings shared with me over…

Old World Style?

Published: Sat, 05/18/24

Updated: Sat, 05/18/24

What is Old World Style chip carving? Howdy ! A couple of the patterns for this month's project call for Old World Style chips. In a previous…

Positive or Negative?

Published: Sat, 05/11/24

Updated: Sat, 05/11/24

Howdy ! When it comes to carving patterns, do you prefer positive image patterns or negative image patterns? If you're wondering what the difference…

What woods have you carved?

Published: Sat, 05/04/24

Updated: Sat, 05/04/24

Howdy ! There were some interesting responses to last week's topic on wood preparation. One of them was especially intriguing to me. Here's the email:…

Tips on wood preparation!

Published: Sat, 04/27/24

Updated: Sat, 04/27/24

Howdy ! The last two weeks I've discussed the importance and value of of good carving wood and a sharp knife. This week I'll round it out by…

Keeping a knife sharp!

Published: Sat, 04/20/24

Howdy ! Last week I mentioned some of the characteristics of a good carving wood in response to a question about which wood I use in carvings. Another…

What's a good carving wood?!

Published: Sat, 04/13/24

Howdy ! I hope you survived this week's solar eclipse! If you were lucky enough to be in the path of totality, it was quite an e perience. Here in…

Let your (candle)light shine!

Published: Sat, 04/06/24

Howdy ! I wanted to share with you my latest project for this month which is a candle dish plate. When I first began chip carving the thought of…

Are we talking about practice?

Published: Sat, 03/30/24

Howdy ! If you have been watching college basketball's March Madness, you have probably come across some commercials featuring former NBA player Allen…

Oh, what a feeling!

Published: Sat, 03/23/24

Howdy ! This past week I had the opportunity to attend a concert of a high school classmate who has done very well for himself in the music industry.