FEATURES

Carving an 1880s Western Train
Members of the Caricature Carvers of America join forces to create a nostalgic display

Techniques

Drilling Clean Holes
By Bob Duncan
Easily store back issues in a three-ring binder with the aid of this simple jig

Creating Clothespin Carvings
By Forrest Holder
Clever idea turns ordinary clothespins into festive Christmas ornaments

Chip Carver's Lapboard
By Gary MacKay
Carve in your living room with this simple shop-made board

Projects

Carve and Paint an Evergreen Tree
By Bob Mason
Complement your Christmas carvings with elegant handcarved trees

Secret Treasures Santa Claus
By Deborah Call
Santa's chimney doubles as a hidden box

Hand Carving a Simple Reindeer
By Don Swartz
Easy-to-carve deer is the perfect complement to your holiday display

Carving a Star Ornament
By Jim Sebring
Create colorful holiday ornaments with basic techniques

Heirloom Santa Ornament
By Wayne Shinlever
Hand carve this festive design modeled after vintage glass ornaments

Carve a Christmas Stocking
By Chris Pye
Delightful project adds country charm to your holiday décor

Whittling Santa Pencils
By Ron Johnson
Turn ordinary pencils into festive Santas in eight easy steps

Carving Farmyard Animals
By Irene Bertils and Dusty Dussinger
Create ornaments or freestanding toys from these simple designs

Power Carve a Wooden Spoon
By Chuck Solomon and Dave Hamilton
Functional project introduces basic power carving techniques

Passing Preflight Inspection
By Sandy Smith
Learn texturing secrets and get a behind-the-scenes look at the planning process

Easy Santa Ornament
By Dan Haack
Quickly build your holiday inventory with eye stamps and a simple template

Relief Carve a Winter Lighthouse
By Robert Stadtlander
Capture the tranquility of a snow-covered landscape with this painted relief scene

Making Heirloom Baby Rattles
By Gene Hochhalter
Classic carving projects make thoughtful gifts

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Bob Duncan is the Technical Editor of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and Woodcarving Illustrated.

Forrest Holder lives in Elizabethton, Tenn., with his wife. As a young boy, he used tin cans for toy cars and clothespins for people. For more of his work, visit www.tnartist05.blogspot.com/.

Gary MacKay is a designer and box maker who lives with his wife, Helen, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He
has been designing, making, and selling boxes in craft galleries for more than 20 years.

Gary first started woodworking during his high school years when he used a jigsaw to make an end table from pine. After buying a band saw in 1985, he sold band saw boxes through consignment shops in northern Vermont. Now, he concentrates on designing and making wooden items that can be cut on a scroll saw. He is currently juried through the South Carolina Artisans Center, one of the craft galleries where his work is on display.

Gary likes to use his scrap wood to make snowflake ornaments and intarsia projects. Whenever he is not working in his woodshop, he can be found out on the golf course or in the vegetable garden. Gary is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine.

Bob Mason lives in Festus, Mo. He has been
carving for 30 years. He is a member of
the Dayton Carvers Guild. For 21 years he
has displayed and sold his carvings at the
Artistry In Wood Show in Dayton, Ohio.
Contact Bob at Rlmcarver@Charter.Net.

Don Swartz of Lancaster, Pa., is the owner of Hillcrest Carving, a carving supply store near Lancaster. Don also teaches classes at his store. Contact Don at 717-285-7117 or carvingtherapy@gmail.com.

Jim Sebring lives in East Stroudsburg, Pa. He has been carving in the tramp-art style since 1995. His work has been on display in many historic venues and at the Northeast Woodcarvers Roundup in Honesdale, Pa.

Chris Pye has been a professional woodcarver for than 25 years and is a member of the Master Carvers Association. His work is done mainly to commission, with clients including HRH the Prince of Wales. It ranges from architectural moldings to figure carving, furniture to lettering, bedheads and fireplaces. He has also written extensively about woodcarving for several magazines.

Ron Johnson lives in Mobile,
Ala., and has been a member
of the National Woodcarving
Association since 1972. He
is also a member of the
Delta Woodcarvers of Mobile. Ron's first
woodcarvings date back to 1972. Contact
Ron at robojo2@bellsouth.net with questions
or comments, or to exchange Santa pencils.

Irene Bertils of Crookston, Minn., is
a professional illustrator. In addition
to drawing many of the patterns in
Woodcarving Illustrated, Irene drew
the patterns for The Illustrated Guide to
Carving Tree Bark by Rick Jensen.

Chuck Solomon is a terrestrial ecologist and works primarily with endangered species in the Central Valley of California. He has been teaching carving classes and participating in carving competitions for over 15 years. He has won more than 100 ribbons at shows in Colorado, California, Alaska and Canada, including Best of Show and Best of Division. Chuck has also judged several shows in Colorado. His work consists primarily of songbirds, waterfowl and mammals, both realistic and interpretive.

Chuck currently lives in the Sacramento, California, area where he works, carves, teaches classes and is an active member of the Capital Woodcarvers Association and California Carvers Guild.

Dave Hamilton is an ecologist by profession, working primarily in the area of wetland ecology. He has been carving and competing in shows for almost 20 years. While Dave enjoys carving a variety of bird species, he specializes in hummingbirds and in the wading birds common to the wetlands he works on professionally. He also enjoys carving stylized pieces and reproductions of antique decoys. Dave lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he carves, teaches classes, and is a member of the Northern Colorado Woodcarvers.

Sandy Smith lives in Lakeview,
Ark., with her husband, Gary.
As a member of the North
Arkansas Woodcarvers Club
(NAWC), she is webmaster,
newsletter editor, and serves on their board
of directors and the show committee
(www.northarkansaswoodcarvers.org).

Dan Haack lives in Rhinelander, Wis., with
his wife and has two children. Dan took up
woodcarving after becoming disabled in
2000. He is the president of the Northwoods
Carvers in Eagle River, Wis. Dan teaches the
Woodcarving Merit Badge to Boy Scouts and assists the
woodcarving instructor at U.W. Wisconsin School of the
arts in Rhinelander. Contact Dan at DLhaack@charter.net.

Robert Stadtlander lives in
Wellsville, N.Y., and has spent
most of his life as a quality
engineer. He discovered
carving in 1989 and has won
numerous awards. Robert is available to
teach woodcarving seminars and offers
woodcarving tools and wood blanks.
For additional information or to order a
lighthouse blank, contact Robert at 585-593-
6911, www.stadtlanderwoodcarvings.com.

Gene Hochhalter started carving in 1986 after a friend
convinced him woodcarving was something he could
learn. From a child, Gene enjoyed and made mechanical
toys and experimented with electronics. These two
passions blended into animated woodcarvings which
he still enjoys. Gene lives in Marshall, Minn. For more of his work, visit
www.homestead.com/genada/Products.html.

Shannon Flowers is the editorial manager for Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. Shannon has been with Fox Chapel since 1999 and can be contacted at Shannon@FoxChapelPublishing.com.