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Carving Kindling Pine
The nice thing about carving
kindling pine is that much of
the design work has already
been done by nature. The
general shape is already
within the wood grain. Yes, it’s
resinous, but the outcome can
be worth the effort. I found the
wood for my 13" by 15" (33cm
by 38.1cm)
Short Dragon
and
my 7" by 14" (17.8cm by 35.6cm)
Dragonette
rotted and lying
on the forest floor. The short
dragon’s wing is the natural
surface as
I found it. I finished the pieces
with teak oil and brown shoe polish. I
don’t use sandpaper, as it fills up quickly
with resin; instead, I use Scotch-Brite
®
pads on hand drill attachments, which
gives a burnished character to the surface.
Scott Beyer
Bend, Ore.
A Show of Hands
Editor’s Note: By a show of hands, who else was blown away by
Dylan Goodson’s “Carving Realistic Hands” article (Issue #82)?
These people sure were! Hold your applause till the end as we
share a selection of responses from readers.
letters
to the editor
I made this hand out
of a cypress knee. It
looked like a hand
anyway, so that’s what
I decided to go with.
Gina Jones Vaughn
Glenwood, Ark.
This Manitoba maple burl was simply a blast to carve. All
the cracks, colors, and beauty of the grain were in perfect
harmony for
The Claw
. Everything is natural; I didn’t add
paint, stain, or burning. I carved with joy the whole time
and feel a great connection with the piece.
Frank Campagna
Penticton, B.C.
This was a practice piece. I just drew around
my hand with a marker pen, and then cut
the rough outlines out with a metalwork
hacksaw, as the teeth leave fewer marks.
After that, I mainly used a knife.
Andy Wilkinson
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, U.K.
FOX HUNT
Clyde Vincelette of
Morrisonville, N.Y., and Joan
Andrews of Oshawa, Ontario,
are the winners drawn from the
correct entries received for
WCI