"Carving The Little Guy"

I carved this fellow from the book "Carving The Little Guys" by Keith Randich. The book has good step by step instruction with plenty of photographs. He is 1" x 1" x 2" high basswood painted with acrylics.

I recommend this book if you are a beginner woodcarver and want to try smaller carvings. They are fun to carve even for the more experienced carver.
 



Smiling Apple

I apologize for not posting for such a long time. I have had a lot of health issues and carving was put on hold.
This Smiling Apple was done from Russell Scott's tutorial. He has some excellent videos on doing faces on his blog.

Here is a link to his blog.
www.scottcarvings.blogspot.com

Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians.
I carved the keychain and pin for Canada Day.
The idea came from Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine, Summer 2011 Issue 55.

2011 Niagara Woodcarvers Show Photos

Had a good time at the show which was well attended. See link below for the photos I took..
                                 Click here for The Show Photos

Niagara Woodcarvers 32nd Annual Show and Competition

The 32nd annual Niagara Woodcarvers Association Show and Competition is fast approaching. (March 26th & 27th) The link has times, directions and Competition Page. Hope to see you there. I will be displaying my carvings both days. If you are in the area be sure to drop by and say hello.

My First Old World Santa

My first Old World Santa in the style of Mike Shipley. It is 2" x 2 1/4" x 7" Basswood painted with acrylics and antiqued.

                                     

Santa Holding Stocking

This is the second carving of Santa holding a stocking that I have done. It is 1 3/4" x 3" x 9" Basswood painted with acrylics and antiqued.

It is also from one of Ron Ransoms books. If you want to see a little info on Ron Ransom go to my post of December 22, 2009.

Santa Holding Quilt

This Santa from Basswood 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 5 1/2"  painted with acrylics. He is from a Ron Ransom book.
I am slowly finishing all the Santas that I have started on my bench.

A Few Photos From Hamilton Show

Click here to see photos from the Hamilton Show.

Canadian Woodcarving Championship

The Canadian Woodcarving Championship is taking place at the 2011 Hamilton Woodshow on January 28, 29, & 30, 2011 at The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mont Hope Ontario. For more info click on link.

Happy New Year

A belated Happy New Year to everyone. The following carving is from Woodcarving Illustrated Hand Carved Holiday Gifts Volume 2. It is called Candy Cane Santa Ornament and is By Dave Francis. It is located on Page 32 and has excellent instructions and photos. If you are a Santa and Snowman carver try to pick this one up you will not regret it. 
2" x 2-1/2" x 5-1/4" Basswood, Acrylic Paint, Antiquing and Water Based Satin Varnish.        Comments are welcome.

                                                                                                                                                                              

Merry Christmas

 Merry Christmas everyone. I did another No Seeum Santa. I painted him with acrylics and antiqued him with Griffin Bark Brown Shoe Polish, Thanks for looking.

Arizona Stick Santa

This is my version of the Arizona Stick Santa from Woodcarving Illustrated Holiday 2010 magazine Issue 53. The tutorial is by Dave Stetson and he is from 1" x 1" x 3 1/2" basswood painted, varnished and antiqued all with acrylics. I use acrylics because there is no odour and I work in my basement. Boiled linseed oil and sprays are very flammable and have strong odours. Any comments are welcome.

                       

I apologize.

I have to apologize for not posting anything for so long. I just had a hard time getting back into carving since my wife passed away. I know it was almost a year ago but I  started a lot of carvings but could not finish anything. Our woodcarving club started back up in September and all the Santa projects in the carving magazines got me enthused again. The photo shows some of the Santacarvings on my bench to finish. I will be posting them as they are finished. I have a couple already finished and will post soon. A few are in the slideshow at left.

Photos and video of 2010 Niagara Woodcarvers Show

Here is a link to some photos of show.  There are over 120 photos of all types of Carving, Woodburning and Intarsia.

Here is a link to some video of the show taken by Arleen from the Carverswoodshop.

While you are there check out her great carving tutorials.

Thanks Arleen

Niagara Woodcarvers 31st Annual Show & Competition

The 31st annual Niagara Woodcarvers Association Show and Competition is fast approaching. (March 27th & 28th) The link has times, directions and Competition Page. Hope to see you there. I am not displaying this year but will be there both days.                                                                

Kitchener-Waterloo Woodworking Show

The 22nd annual Kitchener-Waterloo Woodworking Show featuring The Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Championships is coming up March 12 - 14, 2010. If you are in the area be sure to attend.
Kitchener-Waterloo Woodworking Show

Golf Ball Carving

If anybody out there has never carved a golf ball I suggest giving it a try. You have no grain to worry about and most makes of golf balls carve nicely and they make a perfect gift for a golfer. If you want to see an excellent tutorial go to Chris Morgans Blog called The Missouri Woodcarver 
This is my first attempt at the tutorial and I will try a few more to try and improve.


Gene Messer has a good video on You Tube called Carving A Face On A Golf Ball  Give it a try also.

These were done following Genes video.

Photos From Hamilton Woodshow

I attended the Hamilton Woodshow on Friday Jan. 29/10 and spent over 3 hours looking around and making a few purchases. There was a vendor selling back issues of Woodcarving Illustrated and Carving Magazine for $10.75 so I picked up 3. I also bought a Flexcut V-tool and a small #11 gouge. There were 3 main vendors for woodcarving and  all types of woodworking equipment and seminars every hour. I have added a link to a few photos that I took of the carving competition and a few of the old airplanes. The Lancaster Bomber was so huge I could not get the whole plane in the shot.
Enjoy
http://picasaweb.google.ca/dougie8158/HamiltonWoodshowJanuary2010?feat=directlink

The 21st Annual Hamilton Woodworking Show

The Hamilton Woodworking Show and The Canadian Woodcarving Championships takes place on January 29, 30 and 31, 2010. Lots of tools, seminars, demonstrations and free admission to the Canadian Warplane Museum.

Here is the link to the Show:
Hamilton Woodworking Show & Carving Championship