Whittle and Whisk: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Own Wooden Cutting Boards How to Make Your Own Wooden Cutting Boards: A Step-by-Step Guide through the Process “A Journey Into Culinary Craftsmanship,” a Journey Through Whittle and Whisk The use of wooden cutting boards in the kitchen cabinets is a reliable friend in the process...
Mallets and hammers are two very valuable and very different tools. While both are used to hit another object such as a nail or chisel, they have completely different characteristics. Hammers are tools made from metal, iron, steel or bronze and are used for driving nails and hitting other metal objects. The hardness and...
Laying out you work properly and accurately is critical to fine woodworking. This is important to insure that all of your pieces fit together and that similar pieces such as drawers and doors are the proper size and fit into their openings. Never use a pencil for layout work, it is not accurate enough, you...
Given the different ages of beginners, from children to older generations, I suggest an uncomplicated beginning that is accessible even to a 9-10-year-old child. This type of carving is simple in technique, but spectacular in results. And most importantly, you are already working the wood as a material with a cutting tool, or rather, you...
Members of the Caricature Carvers of America join forces to create a nostalgic display The primary objective of the Caricature Carvers of America (CCA) is to promote the art of caricature carving. The organization works hard to achieve this objective through seminars, exhibits, competitions, and books. Major group carving projects are a part of...
Here is the concept for a new stump carving. This drawing is not a true representation of the finished piece but has been drawn so that the posture of every animal and its location in relation to the other animals is shown. The stump is white pine and is 24” in diameter and 8’ tall. ...
The client had a maple tree that had been topped for years before she purchased the property. As a result of the pruning the tree had become unsightly and structurally weak. The client wanted to honor the tree by having something carved from the stump and decided on an Earth Goddess to bless the garden...
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...
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...
Sick of paying tons of cash for cheap furniture? Well, here’s a simple outline for creating a low-cost, sturdy dining room table: 1. Research similar projects and patterns. You may decide to replicate them. But if there are not that perfectly match your desire, continue to step two. 2. Decide on the perfect dimensions for...