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Sharpening a Gouge

Simple Techniques produce a sharp cutting edge
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Sawing Carving Blanks

Speed up the roughing-out process by cutting three views with your band saw...
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Carving Realistic Wrinkles and Folds

Create accurate details by studying how clothing relates to anatomy...
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Hand Carving a Simple Reindeer

Easy-to-carve deer is the perfect complement to your holiday display...
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Antique-Style Decoy Carving

Creating modern decoys with vintage appeal....
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Carving Custom Light-switch Covers

Add character to your home with relief- and chip-carved accents...
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Simple Carved Moldings

Use basic cuts to create accents for frames and furniture...
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Tool Holder

Keep your tools sharp and secure for less than five dollars...
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Relief Carve the Captain

With only a few basic carving tools, common pine, and a few hours, you can make this handsome portrait...
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Creating a Deep-relief Mantel

Power carve individual panels for a full-size mantel...
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Lora S. Irish

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.

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