Hi everybody - the ng seems a bit slow lately. Maybe it is just my server - anyhow, I finally got a good photo of the lady walking the salukis and Larry got it up on the site. I'd love for everyone to go see it and let me know how you like it. When you go on the site there are seals on stands. ...

Hi Fellow Carvers; Caricature carvers and anyone else that might be interested in carving Flat Plane Carving Style, I want to draw your attention to a wonderful carving instructional resource. It is a series of what I think are terrific Flat Plane Carving instructional videos produced by a...

Hello, As part of the decoration of my hall I'm planning to put in oak 'steps' where the level changes (in 2 places). I plan to insert a short piece of oak across the width of the hall (only a metre) and wanted to have a small design carved in to it - this would happen twice, with a Canadian...

Hi there! A friend recently gave me something that looks like a lump of glass but could be possibly used as a head to a walking stick or walking cane. Now, I'm a bit at a lost as to what to do next and was wondering if anybody could offer suggestions for a web site, store, or whatever that would...

Do many of you carvers use a dremel tool? -- Thanks, Gregg

What would be a good dust controll for power carving in a small room?

I have a person who wants to put a Scripture Verse on a walking stick. I know I can print the verse Vertically and then transfer the text to wood stick. I wanted to see a sample of this type of thing. Anyone done this and have a web picture of it somewhere? Or can direct me to a Link? In other...

Has anyone any good or bad experiences with the Mastercarver power carver tools? TIA Peter -- meet me at: http://www.peterhyde.bravehost.com/

I'm having a bit of a hard time finding good wood carving links. Could you guys give me your favorite links? I'm especially interested in seeing personal web sites with photos of finished carving projects. By the way, do you know of any hobbyists making victorian furniture?

There don't seem to be blocks of wood available that are much bigger than several inches across. If I want to make a large sculpture, should I glue together smaller pieces of wood? What kind of glue should I use? Is epoxy OK? Should I try to make the core hollow to avoid cracking?

I'm about to start carving some reliefs of animals and I'm looking for advice on how to handle some of the details. Specifically, I'm doing some squirrels with bushy tails. Squirrel tails have an outer layer of coarse guard hairs that stand out individually and help give the tail its distinctive...

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Go to http://bullybaby.com/carvings.htm to see my work. I don't sell anything--I just love to carve wood. Dan

Hello. Well, it looks like this group is not very busy, and with lots of spam. Even so, here goes. I am looking for doll plans. Does anyone know where I can find some? Thank you. Michael Mandaville

Hi Dave - Look at them this way. Now they have character----------George

I do wood repair for a car restorer and every now and then a tricky assignment pops up - what it is, some of the old cars from the '30s have cloth tops over a wood frame. Where the top meets the body in the back the upholsterer needs a groove to tuck the cloth into, and I tried using a tiny saw...

Hi- I'm trying to ifnd out how to make decent fur on a carving. All the books I've read, just mumble something about adding texture and get past the subject in under 25 words. Some books have a lot to say about burning feathers into a woodcarving. I am not real interested in wood burning. I...

Hello all. I am new to this board. I have been carving for about 4-5 years. My first carving was a Horned Grebe. I did carve a few wildfowl but found I liked carving Wood Spirits better. I have carved a number of them. I usually use Cottonwood bark but I recently received a cypress knee so I am...

Does anyone have plans for a home built dust collector??

Hi, I want to try my hand at sign carving. Does anyone know of any good books out there? Can anyone give me some tips for sign carving? Thanks, Randy http://nokeswoodworking.com