PATTERNSCarving a Halloween Sign By Vernon De Pauw Use a few simple tools to create a folk-art sign Jack o’Phantom By Floyd Rhadigan Easy carved ‘folds’ make this silly spook look like it’s floating On-the-Go Carving Desk By Tom Noller Quick and easy plywood box protects your tools and contains your chips FEATURESDepth-Defying Art By Kathleen Ryan Rick Harney’s portraits are so much less than they appear Change of Heart By Toni Fitzgerald Brian Paul Kolakowski found his third calling in wood A Tough Nut to Crack By Kathleen Ryan Russian artist Arkady Tsesarsky turns ugly nuts into ivory-like miniature marvels Winning Wonders Meet the winners of the third 2016 People’s Choice Contest PROJECTSRealistic Lighthouse By Bob Hershey The natural shape of cottonwood bark makes it perfect for this project Building a Whimsical Bank By Bill Powell Forget bark: Use basswood blanks and shallow relief techniques to make a village worth visiting Sweet Treats By Jack Proseilo These easy-to-carve trinkets look good enough to eat Carving a Crone By Suzy Fueshko Use a delicate touch with your tools to create this haunting carving Make a Majestic Bison By Jim Willis Use hand tool to re-create this American icon Wise Wizard Practice Piece By Mike Pounders Pick a feature and exaggerate it to enhance your skills and customize your carving Learning to Carve Soap By Barbara Millikan Good clean fun can be the beginning of a lifelong passion for carving Carving a Caricature Woodsman By Jim Feather Turn the head to give your carving movement and personality Carving a Train-in-Station Like a ball-in cage, this captive locomotive slides on its rails
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