FEATURES

Best of Show By Bob Duncan - Award-winning carvings from the nation's top woodcarving shows

Andy Anderson's Custom Carved Furniture By Paul Volpp -

A unique look a the grandfather of caricature carvings' lesser-known work

PROJECTS

Handcarving a Baby Spoon By Carl Johnson  - Quick and easy project makes a unique gift

Whittling Whimsical Bookmarks By Jack Lund - Playful figures make quick and easy gifts

Carving a Caricature Pig By Christine Coffman - Charming character makes an ideal beginner project

Turning Branches into Spice Shakers By Chris Lubkemann - Rustic salt and pepper holders add personality to your table or picnic basket

Make a Moving Magnetic Carving By Larry Wolterstorff - Clever use of magnets is a fun conversation starter

Power Carving a Polar Bear By Chuck Solomon and Dave Hamilton - Develop your skills with this easy stylized design

Carving an Army Private By Arnold Smith - Attention to detail brings this caricature of an enlisted man to life

Sculpting Elegant Horse Head Bookends By Chris Pye - Stylized carvings are modeled after classic T’ang Dynasty horses

Carve a Stylized Trout By Tom Dean - Use power tools to create a beautiful carved fish

Relief Carve an Old World Saint By Nora Hall - Create the look of flowing fabric with classic techniques

TECHNIQUES

Sanding Techniques By Mike Burton - Decrease sanding time with shop-tested tips

Creating Seashell Decorations By Robert L. Buyer - Easy techniques unveil the beauty of nature

Building a Carving Arm By LaVerne “Sid” Sidler -

Shopmade holding device promotes safe carving techniques

Sharpening Chisels By Mac Proffitt - Create and maintain a sharp edge on chisels and skew chisels

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter

From Our Mailbag

News and Notes

Tips and Techniques

Reader Gallery

Relief Column

Calendar of Events

Coming Features

Ad Directory

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

Paul Volpp is a retired business owner and amateur woodcarver who lives in Reno, Nev. A history major in college, Paul would one day love to write a biography of Andy Anderson, combining his love of history with his love of woodcarving. Paul can be reached at volpp@charter.net.

Carl Johnson lives on his family's farm in Sturgeon Lake, Minn. He runs a band saw mill and makes custom carving knives. You can reach Carl on the WoodcarvingIllustrated message board (www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum) where his username is CarverFromNoWhere.

Jack Lund started whittling at a young age and completed his fi rst carved totem pole at age 11. Now, 70 years later, the Bend, Ore., resident still carves many different projects including love spoons, relief carvings, and in-the-round carvings.

Christine Coffman lives in the small town of Rochester, Wash. She's been carving her own patterns since she was 12 years old. For more of her work, visit her website (see special sources).

Author Chris Lubkemann was born to missionary parents in Brazil where sawing, planing, hammering and building were a part of daily life. Scraps of wood became ready playthings as they took shape in Chris' young hands. There were boats, furniture, treehouses, traps and slingshots. He received encouragement from his parents to build and create.

In1972 Chris first published his notes on carving when he wrote and illustrated an instruction sheet on how to whittle a rooster from a small forked branch. In the 40 years since then, his original sketches and instructions have expanded. fine-tuned and changed. In addition to producing a number of his whilttling instruction sheets in English, thousands of copies in Portugese have been distributed around the Iberian Peninsula.

Chris is a regular contributor to Chip Chats magazine's Branching Out feature column. The Little Book of Whittling is Chris Lubkemann's second published titled. He previously wrote Whittling Twigs & Branches.

Chris' work in the ministry has taken him to many foreign countries and throughout the United States. Wherever he has gone, he has always had a pocketknife close by with a handful of twigs and branches. So, the simple craft picked up more than 37 years ago continues to be shared and passed on to people from all over the world.

Married for more than 40 years, Larry Wolterstorff lives in Prescott, Ariz., and is a retired insurance company claims vice president. Larry has been carving for a long time and specializes in canes. He is a member of the Prescott (Ariz.) Wood Bee Carvers and the American National Cane Club.

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.

Arnold Smith lives in Scott, Ga., with his wife and family. Before he retired from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., he worked with the Museum of Aviation, where he has won many awards for his work as a display specialist.

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.

Tom Dean is a completely self-taught artist from Great Falls, Mont. Tom's custom one-of-a-kind woodcarvings have sold to private owners, corporations, and collectors across the United States. His artwork, under the name of Milo Creek Carvings, has been exhibited at a number of shows and events. Tom lives with his wife, Patti Jo, his son, and his daughter in Great Falls. For more of his work, visit his website at www.milocreekcarvings.com.

Nora Hall is an internationally known woodcarver and instructor. She has created nine instructional DVDs and teaches classes across the country. For more of her work, visit her website www.norahall.com.

Mike Burton has been a professional woodworker for more than 40 years. He opened a woodworking shop in Ogden, Uthah in 1973 with his father and brother and later became the sole owner of this business, manufacturing a full line of furniture and custom wood products including guitar bodies and propellers for ultralight aircraft. After transferring the business to his sons, Mike put his energy into writing and is the author of three other books, Simple Marquetry (Sterling), Veneering a Foundation Course (Sterling) and Architectural Carving Revised (Sterling).

LaVerne "Sid" Sidler has been woodcarving for 38 years. Sid is a retired mechanical engineer and teaches woodcarving at the Waterloo Center For The Arts in Waterloo, Iowa. Sid has won blue ribbons in the Iowa State Woodcarving Show and is a member of the Northeast Iowa Woodcarvers, the National Woodcarvers, Affiliated Woodcarvers, Ltd., and the Cedar Valley Woodworkers Association.

Mac Proffitt co-owns and operates Smokey Mountain Woodcarvers Supply in Townsend, Tenn. Mac has been teaching carving classes and tool sharpening for more than 15 years. Visit his website at www.woodcarvers.com.

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.