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     Not much carving got done today. It was a really nice Mother's Day for my wife, though. The kids got up and took good care of her and we had a really nice lunch/dinner.
     Late in the afternoon when Sarah got distracted, I got a wild hair to go ahead and build the carving board that I have been wanting to build for a while. I have seen a couple of websites that have included plans, but I just put a mental image together of what I wanted/needed... Read More

     Warning: self-reflective journal entry dead ahead. Read at your own risk. I will not be responsible for you falling asleep atop your keyboard...
    
     I just had one of those "Oh! I get it!" moments.
     Don't you just love those?
     I was working on the roughout of a project (the wolf project from the current Carving magazine) when I noticed, af... Read More

   BULLY IN THE BLOCK         Cottonwood bark, a most social wood,     It beckons "Please come carve me,     For I hold within a secret gift     Your heart and knife can carve free."       While bully basswood, just a plain, hard block     Makes a beginner want to quit.     It challenges in its' harder wood way     "Ya wanna make somethin’ of i... Read More

     I was just bumming around YouTube yesterday (something which is guaranteed to help me find ways to waste an awful lot of time), just looking for some videos that I might be able to learn something from, when I ran across some relief carving demonstrations by Scott McNeil. He posts under the username of ScottMcNeilArt and you can find his videos there on YouTube and also on his own website at www.ScottMcNeilArt.com
     Watching him carve and look... Read More

Never to early to start on CHRISTMAS!!When I was teaching I always did my Santa class in June. Started doing tree ornaments about 28 years ago(just 5 to do) now the family has grown 3 fold + so my normal year now is around 30...for a few close friends and Christmas exchange. Added a couple on the WHITTLERS GROUP..if you have any request let me know as I might have already carved a few.I try to get them done early..I have them all carved for this year..now comes the hard part..PAINTING. Enjoy.. W... Read More

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