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Thanks, David, for your information on the woods & carving approach being used. My wife and I are attending a weeklong session in Campbell River, B.C. in mid-August on the Kwaguilth (Kwakwaka'wakw)...

Mark: It was an interesting challenge and you did a super job of matching the remnants of the carving. Someday the then-current owner will take it to Antique Roadshow, and the expert will point out...

I have been carving as a hobby for over 60 years, starting with a knife and my grandfather's carpenter chisels, progressing to a Millers Falls palm set and a few German tools. Today I use only Pfeil...

Yes, I knew you had submitted "in progress" photos of the desk, but it still looked impressive.
I was kidding, of course, about the trip to Switzerland. Your wife has first priority. Besides, I've...

Yes, my uncle had one similar to that when he introduced me to turning years ago - 60 to be exact - but he had motorized it. When he died his widow passed it on to me. I still have the cast iron head...

Here is another woodcarving based on the designs of M. C. Escher. It is a small piece of "Metamorphose III" in which patterns morphed from one to the next about a dozen times. In this part the blocks...

As I said in a personal email, this desk carving is super! I'm glad you entered it in the Woodcraft/Pfeil contest. It should be a serious contender. Let me know if you need a companion for the trip...

I can see why you like the designs of Alphonse Mucha for your relief carvings. Excellent! Also, looks like you had a knot to work around in the wood. Phil

While traveling in the Pacific Northwest I became intrigued with the contemporary forms of carving being done by Native (Indian) artists. Some pieces are shaped before traditional colors are applied,...

You've done a wonderful job, Doug. I'm sure the presentee was pleased. I also prefer the appearance of smooth tool marks to a sanded surface.

Places that SELL a particular design are naturally reluctant to give away the information needed to duplicate it. Many galleries of woodwork design or other art make it difficult or impossible to...

There are certainly carvers who make some of their own tools - especially knives for whittling or chip carving. But the task of making gouges seems very difficult - forming the proper curve, treating...

Here is the final stage off this project.

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Glenn, it's a beautiful strip-built kayak. As you probably have discovered, it's a little unnerving to paddle around rocky shores while in "a piece of fine furniture." Here is a photo of our Pygmies...

I will offer a contrary opinion regarding your artichoke project. If you shape the "blossom" on your lathe, the details of the overlapping leaves will be basically a chip carving challenge and would...

Hi Doris - thanks for your comments on my horse carving. Several of Escher's designs are made around the idea of figures changing shape and separating. The first I carved (about 35 years ago) was...

Those are outstanding bird carvings, Steve!
My late wife and I made seven service trips to Central America, mostly house building and clean water projects. Wonderful experience.

Here is my latest project - a 3-D carving based on a design of M. C. Escher. At the bottom is a pattern of winged horses that fit exactly together, that is, a tesselation. Going higher, the horses...

This is the idea, Doris: The carving starts with a winged horse tesselation around the base (a tesselation is a repeating pattern in which the figures fit together). The pattern wraps around all four...

Roger, as I said in another post, I'm glad you entered these in the Woodcraft/Pfeil contest - they are truly outstanding!

Oh Doris, it's so good to see you have posted to this site. The photo of the horse is very timely because I'm now working on the details of the two horses at the top of this piece:

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Roger, I saw this chip carving as an entry in the Woodcraft/Pfeil contest - it is outstanding! I was even more impressed by the butternut "banners" you did for a church. Good luck on the contest -...

I have had a similar experience with some sycamore from a large log. I had made several turned & chip carved plates with no problems. Now I'm starting a NW "First Nations" (Haida) design and the same...

The bakery is in Meadville, the home of Allegheny College, south of Erie. The exhibit ran through the summer of 2007. All the pieces are at my home now. The exhibit included these two intarzia works...

Hi Mark, I had read some of your description of this project before, but I was struck by your comment about making thin plastic templates for shapes that repeat. I have been studying the art forms...