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Carving

  • Using a router at the lathe

    February 21, 2020

    Simple banjo-mounted router table makes it easy to add decoration to spindles, bowls, and ornaments.

  • Free Download: Gimson Chest Carving Pattern

    February 7, 2020

    Gimson used simple, decorative carving and motifs drawn from rural forms in much of his work. Just a handful of layout and carving tools will yield beautiful results.

  • French Polishing: Carved Details

    December 4, 2019

    In the conclusion of this series, John Coffey gives a brief overview of the different methods he uses when French polishing carved elements.

  • Download: Daniel Clay’s Chip Carving Pattern

    September 25, 2019

    Building chip-carving skills is about repetition. Daniel Clay's pattern provides an excellent foundation, taking you from basic cuts to more advanced ones.

  • “Persian Chippendale” Table

    December 6, 2018

    (enlarged view) Sturgeon decorated this Chippendale-style table with pre-Islamic designs from Persia. “Of the three nations in existence continuously for 2,500 years (China, Egypt, and Persia), only Persian designs have…

  • A Quick Shop Sign – SketchUp to Carving

    August 1, 2018

    Tim Killen decided to make a Shop Sign, one that could also serve as a company logo. With a combination of SketchUp, an image transfer process, carving tools, and lampblack & shellac, I developed a sign that will work

  • Carving 300-lb. Poles

    January 31, 2018

    It's rare, but sometimes a carving job requires a bucket truck

  • Ep 6: Hollowing out the bowl with an adze

    November 16, 2017

    In this episode, after a safety talk, Dave uses the adze to hollow out the bowl, bringing to light what will be the finished surface

  • Ep 5: Laying out the inner bowl

    November 15, 2017

    In this episode, Dave lays out the elliptical inside of the bowl using a compass, nails, and a piece of string

  • Ep 4: Refining the outer curve of the bowl with an ax and drawknife

    November 9, 2017

    The bowl begins to present itself from within the log as Dave begins the hewing process with a carving ax and drawknife

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