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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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,,

Monday, February 27, 2012

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

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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,,

Saturday, February 18, 2012

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,,

Sunday, February 12, 2012

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

Saturday, February 11, 2012

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

Friday, February 10, 2012

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

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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

Saturday, February 4, 2012

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,, :)

Wednesday, February 1, 2012