Carving - Sculptural

Marc Ricourt creates vessels out of beech and oak he harvests near his home in Burgundy, France. He begins each piece with chainsaw work before refining the shape at the lathe. He completes the piece with carving, sanding, and finishing.

Betty Scarpino's turned pieces are explorations of what lies beneath the surface.

Dave Fisher turned a branch into a bowl, and a bowl into a wren.

Being able to rewind the clock and figure out what the first moves a carver made on any given project is tricky to do

Designer's Notebook

Shaping beautiful curves from plywood

Take a look back at this classic article from FWW #42, in which the celebrated furniture maker Sam Maloof explains how he makes his timeless rocker designs.

A veteran carver reveals his secret to success

Danny Kamerath crafts droplet bowls in a range of sizes and shapes.

No lathe is used for the creation of these droplet bowls. See how Danny Kamerath does it.