Woodcarving

Wooden fish sculpture on black background
Projects

Carving a Fish

Andrew Thomas explores making a stylised reef-dwelling fish. During my teenage years, I spent most of my summers going with

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Close-up of pine cones on a tree
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Trees for Life: Cedarwood

Cedar is a catch-all name for many different species of often unrelated tree – we show you a few of

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Hand carving wooden plaque with intricate design
Projects

How to Carve Letters

The author explores the spacing of letters, the different methods of carving them and some project ideas. I read books

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Wooden penguin sculpture.
Projects

Carving a King Penguin

Cedric Boyns whittles a magnificent bird in courting pose I have had an interest in the wildlife of the polar

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Hand-carved wooden bowl featuring a mermaid design.
Projects

Making a Mermaid Bowl

Guest editor ZoëGertner is lured by the siren song into creating this deep-sea beauty I have acquired a collection of

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Black and white photo of a pensive woman.
Woodcarving

An Interview from History

Dr Helen Wilson imagines a conversation with carver Violet Pinwill (1874-1957) to guest editor John Samworth, based on her research

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Wood carving with chisel tools.
Techniques

Carving Start to Finish

Peter Benson begins his series by telling us the processes, start to finish, in carving… I will be looking at

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