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Features
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 produces unique carvings
Projects
Carved Garden Chair
By Jan Oegema
Customize this sturdy chair with
your own relief carved design
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
Practive 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
your carving
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
Departments
Editor’s Letter
From Our Mailbag
News & Notes
Tips & Techniques
Reader Gallery
New Products
Judge’s Critique
Relief Column
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