So, you’ve toyed with popular patterns, but don’t want to move on to harder ones just yet. You’re a perfectionist and want to make the best of the best. Here’s some ideas on how to accomplish that with some of woodworkers’ favorite patterns: Bookcases: The best bookcase has the smoothest cut. Perfect your cutting techniques. Also, consider joint types. Rabbit...
Where to Learn Beginner Techniques for Carving Wood
Like any art form, wood carving requires just as much skill, experience and discipline as it does natural talent. Nobody becomes an expert wood carver overnight, just as nobody becomes an expert painter, sculptor, musician or writer overnight. They start out as beginners and learn basic skills before they begin creating anything truly great. If you would like to learn...
Latest Bald Eagle Wood Carving
Dec 2nd, 2011 by Jordan Eagle Carving video by Jordan Anderson This is my best Eagle Carving to date! I have done many different styles of eagles but this was especially unique since it is taking of with a Fish rather than simply grasping a fish in its talons. I carved this piece out of the end of a 47″...
Eagle Sculptures
Aug 1st, 2011 by Jordan I have just returned to the great state of Alaska and blew out the tranny on my chevy on the drive home from Portland Oregon. I had this Idea for an octopus carving while I was driving the Alcan and then when I arrived I had the image in my head. The hardest part about...
Bear Carvings
Aug 1st, 2011 by Jordan I have just returned to the great state of Alaska and blew out the tranny on my chevy on the drive home from Portland Oregon. I had this Idea for an octopus carving while I was driving the Alcan and then when I arrived I had the image in my head. The hardest part about...
Pirates Of The Caribbean
Aug 1st, 2011 by Jordan I have just returned to the great state of Alaska and blew out the tranny on my chevy on the drive home from Portland Oregon. I had this Idea for an octopus carving while I was driving the Alcan and then when I arrived I had the image in my head. The hardest part about...
Carving Competition
Jan 3rd, 2011 by Jordan Me and another fellow carver Terry Klein were talking one day and he mentioned to me that he got a call from the store manager at one of the local Home Depots. Apparently, he was interested in us doing some carving in front of the store to draw attention to it. We talked about it...
How To Contact Me | Alaska Wood Carvings
Aug 1st, 2011 by Jordan I have just returned to the great state of Alaska and blew out the tranny on my chevy on the drive home from Portland Oregon. I had this Idea for an octopus carving while I was driving the Alcan and then when I arrived I had the image in my head. The hardest part about...
Eagle Wood Carving | Alaska Wood Carvings
Jan 3rd, 2011 by Jordan Here are a couple pictures of some welcome animal sculptures I made recently. They make perfect additions to your home. I have made other animals but these are a select few that I really like and enjoyed making. Here is another welcome carving I made for a customer of mine. Its a welcome Eagle. I...
“Back in Alaska” with Octopus Carving | Alaska Wood Carvings
Aug 1st, 2011 by Jordan I have just returned to the great state of Alaska and blew out the tranny on my chevy on the drive home from Portland Oregon. I had this Idea for an octopus carving while I was driving the Alcan and then when I arrived I had the image in my head. The hardest part about...