FEATURES

Saluting the Best

By Mindy Kinsey

Announcing the winners of the 2012 Best Carving Design Contest

2012 Woodcarver of the Year:

By Bob Duncan

Honoring the flat-plane carving pioneer for keeping a dying art alive

Gifts for Carvers

A handy guide to popular gifts for the carvers on your list

PROJECTS

Learn to Carve Low Relief

By Chris Pye

These progressively harder projects teach basic relief techniques

Creating a Layered Relief Carving

By Wayne Culley

Combine individually carved layers to add depth and dimension to your work

Unique Bark Houses in the Round

By Rick Jensen

New technique combines two pieces of bark to create freestanding carvings

Whittling Lovespoons

By David Western

Quick and easy project makes a meaningful gift for a loved one

Quick & Easy Ark Animals

By Tom Hindes

Use one technique to power-carve an assortment of animals two by two

Creating a Tricky Troll

By Floyd Rhadigan

Crafty caricature hides a sinister surprise

Making a Caricature Amish Man

By Don Dearolf

Learn to carve this iconic figure in 20 steps

Quick-Carve Pumpkin House

By Tim Jackson and Dennis Cabot

Simple steps turn a bark house into a festive jack o’lantern

Carving a Caricature Canine

By Lori Dickie

Use a premade blank and simple cuts to carve this adorable dog

TECHNIQUES

Carving a Woman’s Eyes

By Ian Norbury

Learn to carve these difficult but expressive features

Using a Carving Arm

By Laverne “Sid” Sidler

How – and why – to attach a project to a carving arm