ABOUT THE HAND CARVED ROSE? AND THANKS FOR COMING TO OUR SHOW!!

hi folks this is fred henderson carved rose,, its great

LANCASTER WOODCARVING SHOW 2012 #1

there are five videos of this show enjoy, arleen

just the beginning,,some photos now and videos coming later

hi folks, the lancaster woodcarving show is in full swing,, i was able to set up on friday instead of sat, which made it much easier for me... today is now sat night as i write this ,, one more day at the show, and then its time to pack it up till next year again,, i plan to go in earlier sunday morning, and do two short interviews with two carvers,, both have their special carving art, and i look forward to it,, i am amazed how easy it is to get approval of carvers willing to be videoed, i give them the choice after they agree to be interviewed if they want to be on camera or not,, i can do it either way,, some are shy to be in a video which i can fully understand,, and if they are not comfortable .. then they may stand in the background and just explain about their carvings, it really is neat to be able to do this,, i am not a report nor a writer as you can plainly see, i just do it , and run with it,, and sometime it works out for the best,, i dont concern myself and edit things to death,, first it takes way to much time ,, which the videos already takes a great deal just to tape and put them on youtube,, so if i had to edit everything,, i would only have a faction of the videos up,, and i think carvers are very forgiving lol not one time have i had someone complain about an interview not being done right,, carvers are just happy to learn what they can from other carvers ,, thanks to all that do take the time to watch,, and hope tomorrow we will all learn a bit more about carving that we didnt know before, happy carving

calvin the cat, not to happy with me LOL

i was just helping out,, well he didnt like it to much lol , he as his bad days too :) he warned me the first time , i should have gotten the hint LOL i will next time ,

how to carve a DOUBLE CONE POLICEMAN AND EASTER BUNNY (DVD)

EASTER BUNNY #9 ( END)

EASTER BUNNY PHOTO

hi folks,, the last video of this project will be up later today,, the bunny on the left was the one that was carved on the video,, hope you enjoyed the project,, have a great week,, and keep carving,, arleen

EASTER BUNNY #8

one more video to come  with it painted,, later tomorrow ,, enjoy arleen

EASTER BUNNY #1

hi folks, there are 6 videos so far,, i will finish the project hopefully tomorrow,, a few more videos to go ,, enjoy, arleen

CHURCH ? some things never change

this has nothing to do with woodcarving,, i wanted to share this just cause it made me smile and you never know how what you do will affect someone else,, the past couple of months i sat in church someone handed me a peppermint....( now some folks might take offense of this) they were eating one and gave me one the first time,, the next couple of times if i didnt sit to far away,, well i got one tossed my way! ,, i love peppermints and i always welcomed it,, it was from a couple i didnt know to well other then the fact i enjoy sitting in that area of church,, well today half way during the sermon ,, i felt something hit my arm LOL another peppermint!!! i took it out of the wrapper and ate it, :) i had to finally tell them why i enjoyed it , and what it meant to me
well as a child in the dutch christian reformed church ( crc ) every week we went to church,, and before the sermon started lo and behold the roll of KING'S PEPPERMINT, made its way down the pew,, being handed to each person , and each taking one , and the roll always return to the person that shared it,, with 3-4 left.. and we did this every week,, it must be a dutch tradition...well it is,, my mom said this was done every sunday, before the semon, as long as she can remember in holland , and she will be 80 this year, lol
well many years later , my sister still attends a crc church,( in canada) while i was there for a visist , when to church with her, and before the sermon here came the roll of kings peppermint again,, passed down the pew,, again returned again to the one that started it .. it made me smile,, some things never change :) which is a good thing
so after church i explain why i enjoy the peppermint that was tossed to me, to the folks that have been sharing them with me, they were not dutch, they just like peppermints :) , little did they know what a pleasant memory of the past they gave to me every time i got one,, keep carving,

carverswoodshop new way to antique #1

DOUBLE CONE POLICEMAN A NEW FINISH

did my heart good !!!

hi folks,, as i continue to make my instructional woodcarving videos on youtube,, more and more folks email me that they enjoy watching the videos,, and i want to thank those of you that did email me in the past,, i always enjoy hearing from beginners ,, cause the are sooooo exicted to learn a new hobby and be able to do it right at home , which the internet and youtube provide.
at the show in fairliess hill ( delaware valley show ) i met some of the new and season carvers that follow me on youtube... what a delight,, it really is,,, but the one that made my day was a new carver that only started a couple of months ago,, came up to my table,, and said he just finished the shepherd that he followed on youtube,, he did a wonderful job,, i was amazed that he was only carving for a short two months,, he got the details just right,, and it did my heart good to see it ..
i seem to forget how many of you watch the youtube channel,, i try to remember that new folks are eager to learn,, when at times i feel i repeat the simplest things, its may be the first time someone is hearing it,, it may be there first attempt at carving,, i am beginning to see when i have folks come up to the table to chat with me that their eagerness gives them away,, i can tell by their face as soon as they approach and they also tell me,,, lol i notice that more this past show ... but its been happening at every show i go to,,, but they are eager to tell me what they are working on, and what they like to do, and also eager to learn soooo much more, they love coming to a show,, i will see them hours later still chatting with other carvers etc ,, and i learn from them as well,, i always learn something at the shows, and from folks around me.... but beginners bring that fresh new look and excitment to the craft,, if you been carving for a long time,, do you remember when you started?,, how much fun it was to go to a show?,, seeing all the books? , tools and carvings?, and chatting with other carvers?,, it was a blast,, i remember those feelings,, and the beginners that i see at the show bring that same attitude with them, its refreshing,, often times many of us that have been in woodcarving for a long time,, see it as a dying art,, i dont,, i see it as a new wave of new beginners, and many will be a natural at it,, so its not a dying art, or craft, to many its a new wonderful world open up to them,, they want to learn and soak up everything they can,, but just like me ,, they will only be able to soak up only so much at a time,, its a art /craft that you only learn by doing it ,, not reading only books or watching videos, but hands on,, so beginners does my heart good,, keep carving folks,, arleen

double cone policeman finished,,

DOUBLE CONE POLICEMAN #11 ( END)

hi folks i am finished with the double cone policeman,, four more videos were added,, have fun, and enjoy,, arleen

no wonder i cant get my taxes done LOL

calvin loves this blanket !!

DOUBLE CONE POLICEMAN #7

hi folks, i plan to finish this project hopefully tomorrow,, enjoy arleen

DOUBLE CONE POLICEMAN #1

hi folks, this new project has so far 7 videos that i have yet to load ,, and more to do to finish,, enjoy,,

DOUBLE CONE POLICEMAN #1

hi folks, this new project has so far 7 videos that i have yet to load ,, and more to do to finish,, enjoy,,

meeting new carvers at the show??

hi folks,, as you know the delaware show is now over, but every show i go to i always enjoy chatting with other carvers, esp the new carvers,,,, as i did the other day,, a man came up to me and said he had enjoy watching my teaching videos. he then said he had only carved for a couple of months,, and showed me the shepherd he followed on my youtube channel,, it was wonderful,, he did a super job on it,, and i wanted to thank him for letting me post his carving on my blog and facebook

new carvers bring a new excitement to the the craft, finding a new hobby and wanting to learn more about it,, he and i chatted for a while , i thanked him for coming to the show,, he was from north jersey,, and join a woodcarving club in his area,, which is great....

it did my heart good to meet someone that enjoyed the videos,, and you never know who you my inspire to carve,, go to a show if you can ,, you meet the most wonderful folks there, and enjoy all the carvings, and go home with some new ideas for your next project,,, arleen

where to find tomz massager machine

hi folks, good morning,, at the show this past week, many of you that were there , wanted to know more about the sharpening system i used,, here is a link to the wci form where you will be able to see it ,, and order,, if you are not part of the wci please just join and you will able to open it up,, tomz knife massager is one of the best products i ever used fpr sharpening my knifes,, soooo safe to use,, ,, he is a super nice guy to deal with, so please ck it out or google his product for more info,,, thanks,, arleen

http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/classifieds/sharpening-tools/p228-tomz-knife-massager.html

lancaster county woodcarvers upcoming show march 17 & 18, 2012

carverswoodshop 1-43 dvd list

lancaster county woodcarvers meeting , it was fun

we had a great meeting at the lancaster county woodcarvers club,, we also had a project of carving a ball out of a block square and then we had a contest to see which one would roll the fastest down a track,, winner got a small amount of cash 12,00 from the sale of the blocks, you had 45 min to complete your project, it was fun,,

we also have a bring a brag time, where carvers will bring in a finished carving and have a show and tell about their carvings,, very interesting,, and great pieces. a great way to maybe find a new project to try to do.....

cone santas, calvin in the santa hat, and double santa on dvd

more new dvds to come , now calvin in a santa hat available soon

hi folks, needless to say i been very busy making new updated dvds on the projects done last fall and christmas,, i just finished with the CALVIN IN A SANTA HAT AND MINI MUSHROOM dvd,, i have yet to make the pattern for the size of the cat,, etc and the cover which should be done in a day or so,, also in the process of making yet two more dvds of both cone santas, and a couple of simple projects along with them,,, my goal will be to make available all the projects on my youtube on dvd,, if i finish with the last two i will be up to 43 dvds,, i lost count how many projects, i would guess about 70 or so,,, many of the dvds have more then one project if the project is not to long,, as i plug away at finishing these,, i just want to take the time to thank each of you that follow this blog and my youtube channel, along with the facebook,, its been a wonderful time for me to see how things keep growing,, i hope to have many more projects up,, and hope that i will be able to bring new ideas for those that have been following me, along with interesting new ideas that you will be able to use,, from sharpening, to finishing your carvings,, all this isnt done in a day but so far almost three years of work,, a lot of work, but the kind of work that you enjoy,, i think the word work is not the right was to describe it, its truly a labor of love,, i love to carve, and to make the videos,, i enjoy both,, the best of both worlds, the old of carving and the new world of computers,, keep carving folks,, and enjoy it along the way,,

DOUBLE CONE SANTA # 12 (END)

calvin the cat , drinking water with his paw in water

new dvds-- turkey, cone snowman-cone shepherd . jacob the amish and more

some new dvds coming soon, in a few days

working today on the new dvds getting ready for the show coming up ( delaware vally show ) and next month the lancaster county show in march

have four new dvds almost ready

1, HIDING TURKEY

2, CONE SNOWMAN, WINTER TREE, WOODEN LIGHT BULB SANTA ORNAMENT

3, SHEPHERD, PENCIL SANTA ORNAMENT

4 JACOB (CONE) AMISHMAN ( MYSTERY CARVING) AND THE MITTEN

hopefully i will get two more dvds done i think this makes 45 dvds i lost count LOL

i got behind making my dvds as i was finishing my projects, so today i thought i best get going cause some of you asked if i have dvds on some of the new stuff, so today was the day to get moving ,, folks it takes time,, like you i enjoy the carving very much,, and i also enjoy the computer,, but i have to be honest,, i just needed an extra push to get motivated to get these done, and nothing like having to be ready for the next show,,, i will have to update my other blog with the list again,, i may redo the whole site and get it up to date,,, if any of you work with computers and blogs and youtube you know the amount of time it takes to get everything up, so i do my best in the next few weeks to do just that to get updated on everything,, thanks for stopping by hope to see you at one of the shows if you can come,, keep carving ,, arleen

howdy folks......keep carving

hi folks, i cant believe we got some snow today,,, wow,, last year we got nailed but this year its been ok so far,,, there is more winter ahead yet,, so we are not out of the woods yet. its been a strange weather so far,, sometimes it to warm or to cold,, many believe it is spring,, some flowers started to come up . but anyway its always a good time to carve something. I like winter,, i would like some snow,, but also glad i didnt have to plow but once this year,, well folks,, i going to have some fun with going to the show in a couple of weeks,, i have much to do and get ready by then,, so keep carving, and soon i will have another project up on youtube , take care

DOUBLE CONE SANTA #11

this is the finished project one more video coming after i get him painted

DOUBLE CONE SANTA #11

this is the finished project one more video coming after i get him painted

DOUBLE CONE SANTA #5

hi folks there are more videos to come for this project i will try to finish it in a day or so ,, thanks and enjoy,,

DOUBLE CONE SANTA #5

hi folks there are more videos to come for this project i will try to finish it in a day or so ,, thanks and enjoy,,

DOUBLE CONE SANTA #1

carving show feb 25 and 26 i plan to be there and another one in march ( lancaster )

hi folks,, if you near the area, and want to go to a carving show here ya go , there are two shows i will be attending, delaware valley , and later in march my home show, the lancaster woodcarvers show,, so come see us,, i am looking forward to it,, arleen,

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36TH ANNUAL 2012 MID-ATLANTIC
“ARTISTRY IN WOOD” SHOW & COMPETITION
ONE OF THE LARGEST WOODCARVING SHOWS IN THE EAST
DECOYS – BIRDS – ANIMALS – SCULPTURES – WOOD TURNINGS AND MUCH MORE
WOODCARVINGS BY OVER 100 FINE CRAFTSMEN AND ARTISTS
February 25 & 26, 2012
Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

BUCKS COUNTY
TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
610 WISTAR RD-(OFF NEW FALLS RD )
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA
See Reverse Side for Map www.delvalwoodcarvers.com

near my home i had to take a photo , a sunrise

keep on going ?

hi folks, its super late,, and i thought maybe a post in my blog would be in order,, hope you all enjoy the mystery project,, it sure was fun to do , and from the reaction it was a bit of a hit,, i plan to do more of these from time to time,, i just had some more company from the great north( canada) some of my family came for a weekend i called any group more then two the canadian invasion lol , or the invasion of the north lol..,. we had a good time,, i was not able to get up there last year,, and i dont see anytime soon that i will be able to do so,, caring for my folks, has me very busy,, first it was the farm that kept me home now the folks,, lol good thing i dont care to travel alot,, otherwise i would not be a happy camper, but one thing i can do most anywhere is carve,, lately i been looking into other options for my shop,, it just not meant to be for now,, i keep looking, i guess the frustrating thing for is i almost get it, and something happens and it doesnt work out,, now i come to believe that if i am not meant to have it then the timing isnt right, also,, there must be something better,, now folks it isnt that i havent bid on things, and plan things ,, it just gets block for some reason or another,, and well instead of feeling nothing will ever happen,, i now believe it has to be something better out there ,, now i not saying this that it has to be more expensive,, nooooo what i am saying that maybe i looking and finding , that is more sensible.. and useful,, but until i find it i will keep on going, with looking and searching,, and making my videos for my youtube channel,, lol i have to say sometimes hunting for it is more fun then finding it, but how sweet it must be for finally find what your looking for,, take care folks and keep carving,, :)

calvins fangs LOL