Woodcarving – Page 3 – Woodworkers Institute

Graham Thompson pays homage to those he admires by carving their faces People portrait in profile We all have our

Zoë Gertner creates a slumbering pet carving A well-meaning gift was left on my doorstep by a neighbour – several

We check out two new publications to add to your workshop library Forest Craft Handbook, by Richard Irvine This charming

Nic Westermann explores the issue of green wood shrinkage The main rule I have as a toolmaker is not to

The saying “two nations divided by a common language” is attributed to George Bernard Shaw, and popularised by Winston Churchill,

We look at an 18th-century carving by Masanao of Kyoto This wooden netsuke of a monkey was sold at the

Kevin Alviti unearths an archaeopteryx ‘Your boy likes dinosaurs, think you could carve a fossil?’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Like

Guest editor Kevin Alviti shows how to adorn furniture with hand-carved decorations Carving strapwork is a remarkably easy way to