WOOD CARVING CLASSES TO COME IN 2013

finished sitting chicken photos

SITTING CHICKEN #9 ( END)

SITTING CHICKEN #1 ( A CARVING REQUEST)

DVD #57 CONE CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER AND BATTLE CROSS ( LOST BUT NOT FOR...

calvin has a new friend this is boots

second attempt success ,, dvd #57 will be done soon

OK after 6 hours i was able to get both projects on one dvd,, civil war union soldier and battle cross lost but not forgotten this dvd will be #57 and it running time is 3 hours and 52 mins ,  ok now for the cover,, i let you know when all is ready,,

will make up coming classes for the year

the first attempt on the civil war/ battle cross dvd didnt work,, try again,, takes about 7 hours to complete, but anyway,, just wanted to let you folks know i will put together a class list for the rest of the year,,  i will only be doing one or two classes a month,, along with the open house the first sat of every month,,  unless there are to many that want to take the same class,  the civil war soldier and the battle cross will be among them,, so some will be repeats of classes i had before,  i will keep you posted on the events page here on facebook along with my blog, http://www.carverswoodshop.blogspot.com  and my youtube channel,  http://www.youtube.com/user/carverswoodshop?feature=watch
will have a video about the different classes that will be available,, i should have this done in few days,   your always welcome to stop by the camper studio, just call or email ahead if your planning  to be in the area,, come by and carve a while,,   alreen

patterns and glue sticks :) a good combination

hi folks as i start this new chicken project from norway,, i just started to use a glue stick to put the pattern on to the wood,, instead of making a template or some how copying it to the wood,, this works great,, i tried it a couple of times,,   all you do is purchase a glue stick from walmart,, its cheap esp if its back to school days,, is the best time to buy them,,  about 25 cents a stick,, and if you can copy your pattern then save the main pattern, and just glue it to your wood, and make sure you glue all of it not just part of it,, and then go cut it out on a bandsaw or coping saw,, its a great way to put your patterns on the wood,,  keep carving , arleen

and the next project chicken from norway ??

 hi folks i am  going to do a chicken , this was a pattern that was made by a young man 13 years old in norway,, he asked me some time ago if i would carve this on youtube,  he  made the pattern, and he already made one but wanted to see how i would carve it ,,,,  i said yes i would so ,, a few months had passed and saw it was his birthday today,, i wished him a happy birthday and i would carve the chicken for him soon,,    he contacted me ,, and i asked how his birthday was today,, he said the message he got from me was the greatest gift of all,,, wow,, that was great to hear,, he cant wait till i start it,, he email me the pattern front , back and side view,, so this week we will carve a chicken,,  so you never know how you will make someone's day,,  and what a wonder to have someone thousands of miles away,, and to get a pattern, and to be able to instant message him was great,,  what a wonder computers have been,,  and here is a young man that wants to learn and even draws his own patterns, instead of videos games,  its refreshing that woodcarving can hold the interest of many young folks if given the chance,,

trying to fit both projects on one dvd ?

hi folks, i going to try to get both the CONE CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER & BATTLE CROSS ( LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN)   on one dvd, see if i can fit it,, its 3 hours and 51 mins long,, i will let you know, if so it will be dvd #57  ok see how it goes

BATTLE CROSS ( LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN) # 14 END

BATTLE CROSS ( LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN) FINISHED

hi folks there are 14 videos for this project,, all but three last one have yet to be posted,, they will be up soon,, thanks ,, arleen

BATTLE CROSS PATTERN AND SOME PHOTOS OF THE UNCOMPLETED PROJECT

your welcome to copy pattern for your own use only no commercial use allowed, folks your welcome to use this pattern and make copies for other carving buddies that would like to carve this, thanks block is 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 and made of basswood

BATTLE CROSS ( LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ) #1

hi folks there are nine videos so far of this project that i am loading today,,  there is more work to be done,, i will post the last video after its painted i will also put up photos, along with the pattern so you can use it for your own use ( commercial use is not allowed)   your welcome to copy the coming pattern for you or a carving buddy that would like to do this project, thanks,, arleen

NEW project coming BATTLE CROSS ( LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN )

hi folks a new project is in the works, it will be called BATTLE CROSS ( LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN)  this project will have a free pattern that i will put on facebook and my blog,, your welcome to use it ,,  the block you will need is 4 1/2 inches long x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 square,,  videos will come along soon,, in a day or two,, thanks,, arleen

some basswood :) now i will have enough for a while more to come

some bass wood i just had cut up by an amish guy down the road that had a woodworking shop with large machines to cut and plane them ... some large 

planks that i recieved last year this is all air dried pa basswood ... its a bit darker then the western basswood i had in the past but it cuts great plenty to last me a while ....lol have four more planks i dropped off today this what you see is only two planks for my carving classes think i be busy for a while :)

CONE CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER #17 (END)

http://youtu.be/3uOMkkMhFBk

cone civil war union soldier finished

hi folks i had a great time carving him,, i might do a class on him in the spring summer,,  not sure , soon the last video of this project will be up,, thanks and enjoy,, arleen

i have some cleanup to do before i paint him but i am happy with the result,,  he was fun to do ,, i have a few more videos to load 16 and one more after he is painted, total of 17 video clips, i paint him tomorrow,,lol

new project cone civil war union soldier

hi folks so far there are 8 video clips yet to be loaded,,  still working on it so i dont know how many clips there will be,, but enjoy,, arleen

new dvd #54 chef and clown #55 drummer boy and angel #55 mrs clause ...

happy new year 2013 and what is new ??

hi folks i know this is a bit early but in a couple of days we will close 2012,  for some it was a sad year and to others it was a good year.... for me it was a good year,  i got my studio this year,, and things fell into place nicely,,  so i had a very nice 2012,,    as i look back at it,, i can't help but to feel blessed,  very blessed,
so what is in store for 2013  ,, to be honest i do not know,,,  sometimes when you reach a goal,, there is a bit of a let down,,     i just enjoyed reaching my goal, knowing the things fell into place and just resting in the joy of it all,  
do i have plans?  well a few,, to continue having classes here, and just teaching  1-2 times a month,, until summer,  and resume in the fall,
and have my open house sat afternoons, the first sat of each month,
 also to have the studio open for folks that call , this summer if they are coming to the lancaster area.. as far as going to woodcarving shows,  i do not believe i will,,just the lancaster show is the only one i will attend ,,,   its so much work and planning, the first year it was a blast,, but since i have the camper studio i do not feel the need to do many shows.   to tell you the truth,,  i am already looking forward to next sept - dec,
it was a special  s time to have the studio open to the public this past christmas season ,, i had no idea how it would work out, and lo and behold it worked out good,,   many nights i was open no one showed up,,  that is fine,, i was working anyway,, and sats  were the day that they stopped by,,  i did well, and i am hoping as i may do this for a few years  that folks will know that i am there, and that getting the word out that i am open will catch on,,  so we will see,  just like this year i had no idea how things would be,,, and it was great,  i am hoping 2013 will have some great surprises for me as well,  take care and keep carving, and of course i have new youtube projects coming along with dvds to follow,  happy new year to you all,, arleen

hi folks, after a couple of days the three dvds are done,,
all are 10dollars each and free shipping the usa and canada,,
#54 cone chef and cone clown 3hours 19 mins
#55 cone little drummer boy and simple angel from a block 2 hours 47 min
#56 cone mrs claus and santa's reindeer 3 hours 57 mins

email me at the carverswoodshop@yahoo.com

cell phone money pit lol

hi folks,, if you follow me on facebook you know my cell didnt survive the washing machine today,, sad i just got it about 8 weeks ago,, and learning a new cell smart phone took me a couple of days,,  so i went back to walmart to repurchase the same phone,,  nope not there, so i went 20 miles to another walmart, and yes they had the same one,,   so this only took one evening,,  not days, to figure a new phone out,,    but its up and running,, funny how dependent we become to a cell phone, all the information that it stores, and photos,, sadly i lost everything on the new photo, most of the photos were loaded to the laptop, and i have the other old phone that now works enough that i can put back some of the numbers i need,,,, wow,, i know most of us use cell phones today,, and how much they become a regular part of our daily life,,   and what a lifeline to many,,,  i just wanted to make sure that my folks could reach me if needed,, so all is well again,,  so many things in life that can go wrong,, and when you lose a cell phone,, i have to think this really is not a big deal,, just go get another one,, yes it cost some but really in the scope of things, it more of a pain in the neck. to get it back working the way that you like,, i think i rather be carving LOL ..

new dvds coming, two almost done and one to go

OK here we go,, i decided it was a great day to work on the new dvds,, so far,, this is what is planned,, one dvd almost ready,, the rest will take a few more days,, 
dvd #54 cone chef & cone clown 3hours and 19min long, dvd #55 little drummer boy and simple angel from a block,, and the last dvd #56 mrs clause and santa's reindeer,, hope to get all these ready in a few days,, thanks folks, all are 10 dollars each free shipping in the usa and canada, some of you request some of these,,, thanks ,, arleen

merry christmas

to my family in holland and canda, and to all my friends, and  carving buddies here on facebook,, i want to wish everyone a very merry christmas,, and happy new year,, thanks for all your posting on fb and i look forward to a new year of new carving ventures,,  take care be careful driving , and remember the real reason for the season is Jesus, thank God for his wonderful gift!!!

coming in jan , three new dvds

hi folks, christmas is about  here, and now i am thinking of the new year,, i try not to rush a season it will be here before you know it,, but i had a few folks ask for some of my last few carvings if i have them on dvd,,  i got a bit behind with making new dvds,, i was trying to put two projects that relate somehow together , that is one of the reasons i waited for a while,, i went back to look and thought wow i  am way behind,, lol  so here is what i am planning,, sometime in jan i will put togethere the following ,,  i plan to have dvd #54  mrs clause and reindeer .... #54 chef and clown,, #55 little drummer boy and simple angel from a block,,  ,,,  of cousre these will be the same price as my others  10 dollars each dvd with free shipping in the usa and canada,, thanks folks,,  have a great weekend , keep carving,, arleen

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY # 14 ( END)

carverswoodshop, camper /studio open before christmas to the public

little drummer finished

hi folks i will get the rest of the videos of this project up in a day or two,, enjoy,, arleen

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY #1

little drummer boy unfinished

hi folks an other cone project  there will be a videos up on youtube soon,, have to load all 14 videos and yet have to paint him which will be done in a day or so,,  ok enjoy,, arleen ,, ps i post the first and last of the video here on facebook the rest will be on my youtube channel,,

SHORTY SANTA FINISHED, CLASSES ON THIS SANTA

beginners question how to clean up a carving

hi folks i was asked how do you clean up the fuzzies or how do you prevent them  is a better question,, cleaning them up can be tough,, some say a tooth brush,, but i find just going back over it with a sharp knife can clean up about anything, here is how i answered him today .................

 a few things about fuzzies,, 1 -- a sharp knif the most important thing *******       2--- good wood    3--- knowing your grain direction on the wood your carving,,   one big part of the fuzzies is just learning to make clean cuts , turning the wood when you feel it is going against the grain, and good wood,,  most beginners have this problem , an other is over cutting,, when you make a stop cut and making sure that the point of the knife is not digging past the stop cut,,   all of this you will learn in time,  and practice   also use the water and rubbing alcohol mix 50/50 and spray it lightly and it will cut better,, but dont over do the stray,, cause once it dries it can crack on you if you over wet it,,  also same thing when carving  eyes  a sharp knife is a must , otherwise it will not work well, learning and keeping a knife sharp  is the most important part to  learn about carving along with safety of a glove and a thumb guard,, keep carving ,  

NEW shorty santas, and some one eye from the class

hi folks i had fun today,, i stayed in my studio turn on some christmas music and painted away,,  i had all these to paint along with some other carvings that i wanted to give as gifts,,   so  some are on ebay,, the santa heads were done in the class as i taught , i normally do a couple at the same time,, so i added much more details to the shorty santas and the santa head to the trim of the hat and tassel  so i am very pleased with the results, along with doing a bit darker antiquing  which worked out very well,,  keep carving,, arleen  
ps the one in the middle is the one we will have the two day class in jan,, , ck listing of this class in an earlier post  thanks

woodcarving class of the santa one eye bottle stopper,, :)

hi everyone, here is a photo of the folks that took the woodcarving class today, they all did a great job,, bob wanted to paint his at home,, they did me proud,, thanks to all the came today,, !!!

shorty santas and class to come in jan 2013 two day class

a new class coming jan 12 and 19th 2013

hi folks,  coming in jan is the open house jan 5th, sat   12 pm to 4 pm,, then jan 12 and 19th is a two day class of SHORTY SANTA,   this will be a 6 inches tall i made one yesterday and have yet to paint him ,, lots of detail here he is unpainted,,  enjoy,, and the class will be at the farm here in the camper studio, limited to 6 folks and the cost is 70,00  one cutout,,  to reserve a seat email me at carverswoodshop@yahoo.com  thanks ,, keep carving arleen

pine cone class today,,

hi folks , i had a good time teaching the pine cone class today,,  they did a great job on their pine cones,,  now next week we will be carving, a one eye santa head botttle opener,,  it was a great day,,