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Made and lost

Made a little garden ornament, and now it's gone missing after leaving it unattended on break.

Back at it

Been a long time since Ive last wood carved so working on this, I have no idea what I'm doing. Want to turn wood carving into a side gig.

Chipcarving!

The style of woodcarving that I am most firmilure with is a sort of mallet and gouge carving, or use the gouge without a mallet (by hand). This type of carving is quite different, and I had no formal training at it. Chipcarving is usually done in a softer wood and your tool is simply a very… read more

Forest Spirit

A little wood carving I made from some Yew this past spring. One of my favorite pastimes. Added some antler tips and obsidian eyes for flare

The Mystic Church

The Celtic Church of the British isles was often seen as a Mystic Church and affiliated with St. John. The Eagle was connected to this great and cherished follower of Jesus. I made this piece some years ago in honor of that St.

My third cut 🦊 🇬🇧

Basswood 🪵. Knife. 🔪 (edited)

Beauty in simplicity!

Good Morning folks! Sometimes I like to make a piece that is more simplistic. I think that there is substantial beauty not only in the elaborate but in the simplistic as well. Enjoy, see ya!

The Egyptian Church

Morning Boo's There was a very early Christian branch of the Church called the Egyptian or Coptic C. Church. The desert fathers were a very interesting group of people, much into great fasting, prayer, isolation, meditation and more. Their artwork was quite interesting, there are great examples… read more

The Dog Interlace!

Yes she is kinda tall, this piece is around 4 feet and made of that nice Red Elm wood. I love this one!

Ideals of the God's.

On going projects.

Hand carved jellyfish

Did this for an internal customer

Commission

I was commissioned to make several crosses to be made very similar. I did a little different method for applying the stones, these are glued with a special glue to the surface, whereas typically I send them in through the back and open a void in the front to see them. Works... Have a good one,… read more

Kügelkischt 🇬🇧

Ball in box. Knife only. 🔪Basswood My 3' woodcut. Box and ball are not perfect. I didnt cut more the ball for perfection, to keep her big enough , avoid escape (edited)

Woodcarvers out there? ☺

Side cubard piece

I was commissioned to make this piece some years ago. The couple had a love for Cherry wood and gave me a small description of what they desired. My uncle has done a great deal of furniture in the family. I had his help and pointers in the making of this piece. Its carved almost all the way… read more

Garlic gathered

Missing a few opinions sadly.

New door label

Our current door/house label is slowly degrading so I decided to make a new one. I still need to sand Ave paint it

In Memory of....

Commissioned out of Teak wood, would you believe? Teak is extremely weather resilient and it is often used on boat/ship decks for that reason. This piece is prob around 4 feet tall, around 1-1/2" thick! Therefor, to construct it, I made it in many pieces that are joined together. Installed on… read more

Some time ago...

A commission for a church some time ago. This piece was prob around 38 to 40" tall, made of black walnut but with those nice Cherry wood inlays. Lots of work with a wonderful and rewarding outcome.

I made this lil guy using wood i found on the street

Focus..

I like to experiment from time to time. See what I can do differently with my woodcarving. This piece is really one of a kind. I did a combination of recessed relief and full perforation in the work to add even more attraction and focus on the lines and weave. I should play with this method… read more

Thought I should share more from my life XD

This is a jelly fish that I'm currently carving at work.

Who were your teachers?

Yes, who were they? I feel so blessed in my life, in the people who have been around me, and cared to share things with me. Below is a carving that was made by my Grandfather (it is prob about 5' wide!!). He was my greatest teacher and influence on my life, I use to hang out with that old guy… read more

My cross...

Morning, yikes I slept in! Rush rush lol! This is my actual personal cross, I didn't make it with that in mind but in time I grew an extra liking for it. It is made of Purple Heartwood, this stuff is amazingly dense, I wonder sometimes if this would, would even float on water lol!! Be well… read more

Dark depths!

Happy Friday everyone! An example of one of my many hot plate trivets that I have made. Outer edge is made with a lath, then hand carved. To make the striking dark depths, I spray several coats of clear finish on, then I brush on a Gel-stain and quickly wipe it off, in that you have removed some… read more

Ancient spirals seen again!

Finally have some pics of my finished work. A design of old. This was carved out of teakwood, intended for some exterior display ☺

What do you think about my project? I made that from leg of an old table 😁

And made this other one with the rest of the wood

A few winters ago...

Commission a while back to make a sign for a local hardware store. Ha, I was also working part time at that very store, as it happens... To make a project like this go a bit faster, I used a router to "spearhead" cuts and wood removal at the very deepest points, then just used gouges to knock out… read more

What are the basic tools you need for woodcarving?

In days of old!

Yes I use to have long hair, really long hair lol! I always liked this old pic. Goes back to some of the very first days of my woodcarving, as a carrier. The piece I'm working on there is a massive combined set of 4 boards of Elm wood. The carving is currently in my living room, and is 4 feet… read more

Cremation Urn

Morning! This is one of my more recent commissions and happens to be from a distant relative of mine. She wanted to prepare for her "passing" and buy a cremation urn for her body and to have the family coat of arms carved into the lid. Cherry wood color came out nice and made corner "keys" out… read more

Newbie looking for advice

Iam a beginner in wood carving, any and all advices are welcome