Product Reviews
Jerry-Rig: A work positioner offers an ergonomic design Pfingst Dust Collector: A quiet machine keeps the environment clean

Tools by Berold
Quality custom-made tools run the gamut of sizes

Berold Tools Put to the Test
John Mignone gives these specialty tools high marks

Whittling Twigs and Branches
Chris Lubkemann's book offers a new twist on bird carving

Carving and Painting a Rainbow Trout
Sink your hooks into a project that looks real enough to fry

A Woodcarver's Education
Jesper Osther enrolls in a Swiss carving school for training par excellence

Knife Covers
Protective projects keep tools sharp and hands safe

A Chip-Carved Quilt
Bob Rymark blocks out a quilt with colors

Making Small Carving Tools
Low-cost tools are hot items with the right temperature

Alebrije Carvings
Mexican artists carve animals with eye-dazzling colors

Whittling a Fan-tailed Hummingbird
A sharp knife and a wet piece of wood produce a feathered bird

The Bust of an Englishman
John Mignone blocks out a classic look

Kiln-Dried: A Simian Story
Joe Avarista builds his own kiln to dry a sculpture

Kickin' Up the Chips
David Sabol carves a feisty mule suitable as a toy

Carving the Human Mouth
Jeff Phares' latest book offers instruction in realistic anatomy

Wood Review: Black Cherry
An attractive tight-grained wood carves well and takes a shine

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Wanda Marsh began carving in 1993 in her native Texas. Many of her inspirations have come from watching the bird feeders she has placed outside her windows and the flowers that she has planted in her yard. Not to be limited to her own yard, she may even see something while traveling that sparks an idea.

Roger Schroeders success as a writer began when he gave up trying to write the great American novel. Instead, he turned to writing about his hobby: woodworking. Sharpening his skills and his photography and expanding his interests, he went on to author 16 books and nearly 200 magazine articles. Ranging in scope from woodcarving to house building, the books include such titles as How to Carve Wildfowl, Carving Signs, Making Toys, and Timber Frame Construction, which has over 77,000 copies in print. Founding editor of Wood Carving Illustrated, Roger is past president of the Long Island Woodcarvers Association and active in the Long Island Wood Workers club. He is a retired English teacher who specialized in teaching writing and research, Roger currently lectures on topics such as how to make wood into furniture, houses and sculpture. In the remaining time, he is an amateur cabinetmaker who enjoys constructing Victorian reproductions, and is an amateur carver who has won a number of blue ribbons for his natural wood sculptures.

A self-taught artist and avid woodcarver, Jack Kochan has been carving nearly twenty years. Though primarily a wildfowl carver, he is adept at many styles of carving from relief, to caricature, to realistic and covers a broad range of subject matter. Born and raised in the rolling hills of Berks County, Pennsylvania, he grew up with a deep appreciation of wildlife and nature. Much of his work reflects the adversity, tranquillity, and sometimes the comedy of nature itself. A thorough understanding of anatomical structure helps create his many lifelike pieces. He also illustrates for Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine and has been a contributor to several articles. Jack resides in Leesport, Pennsylvania with his wife, June.

Gary Batte is a member of the Caricature Carvers of America. His work has been featured in a number of coffee-table books including The Full Moon Saloon.

Lori Corbett is an award-winning bird carver and a carving instructor. She is a contributor to Wood Carving Illustrated. She lives in St. Anthony, Idaho.

Lora Irish is an artist who runs an internet carving studio with her husband at www.carvingpatterns.com. She is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and Wood Carving Illustrated and the author of Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Fairy Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Great Book of Woodburning, and Wood Spirits and Green Men. She lives in Mt. Airy, Maryland.