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Celebrating 15 Years of Craftsmanship in Wood

GM's Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild
By John Jacobus
Carving out a career in the design world--1950's style

Recreating a Masterpiece
By Jeff Jones
Turn-of-the-century table inspires a life-long love of carving, three generations later

The Netsuke Carvings of Cornel Schneider
Detailed carvings demonstrate a love of nature

Antler Sculpture by Bill Matz
Fascinating medium proceduces unique carvings

PROJECTS

Carved Garden Chair
By Jan Oegema
Customize this sturdy chair with your own relief carved designs

Chip Carved Landscape
By Barry McKenzie
Free-form chip carving enhances natural wood grain

Realistic Rabbit
By Leah Wachter
Texturing techniques bring this adorable rabbit to life

Carving the Ball and Claw
By Mike Burton
Sequential carving helps you duplicate this traditional furniture element

Native American Bust
By Mark Gargac
Portraying character with distinctive facial features

Hand Carved Classics
By Kivel Weaver
Practice your knife carving with chain links and a ball-in-cage

Cottonwood Bark Viking
By Rick Jensen
Rugged features make this warrior the perfect subject for bark carving

Carving Habitat: Twig
By Kenny Vermillion
Power carve highly detailed branches tailored to showcase

Relief Carve a Whimsical House
By Jim Cline
Power tools speed up the carving process and add unique texture

TECHNIQUES

The Design Process
By Marv Kaisersatt
Taking a caricature from concept to completion

Setting Up Shop
By Chris Pye
A carver needs more than sharp tools; the workspace, bench, and lighting are equally important

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Author(s): John Jacobus Jeff Jones Cornel Schneider Bill Matz Jan Oegema Barry McKenzie Leah Wachter Mike Burton Mark Gargac Kivel Weaver Rick Jensen Kenny Vermillion Jim Cline Marv Kaisersatt Chris Pye