Well, at the risk of alienating everyone in the woodcarving world, I am going to post a list of websites offering free patterns. People ask for patterns, and we post the links and then they get lost in the ever growing maze of the Wood Carving Illustrated Forum website. Some of these patterns are for beginners, some are more advanced.

So, I would concentrate on what will yield a better result i.e. the overall appearance of what you're carving. In your case, carving letters on blocks, appearance won't be too much of an issue. If you were carving a sign, then you'd want to take a good look at the grain of the wood, and imagine how it will look with the letters carved in the wood.

Re: Free Polar Bear Patterns You can also find a GREAT bear carving video series here Gene Messer's videos and maybe alter the carving a little/paint to give you a polar bear. I'm currently working on a bear using this video as a guide and its a great resource.

2004年6月6日 · Re: whale carving patterns Charlotte - This 'might' work .... Tell Curtis that old Nancy is gaining on him every single day. Pretty soon she's gonna carve a better Santa than he's ever done. A sure fire method of getting him moving is for you to pick up his tools, a chunk of his wood and have at it. Tell him you're not waiting any more -- you ...

Re: Free chainsaw patterns Thanks Mike, Thank you for the comment. I am in awe of your realistic eagles. I am working on an "easy eagle" pattern based on the eagle that I have already posted. I will leave the tail attached and the legs filled between. I am struggling with a good way for a beginning carver to "feather" the wings. Any suggestions?

I carved the one in "The Art of Stylized Wood Carving", Charles Solomon & David Hamilton, Fox Chapel Publishing. Photos here Leaping Dolphin - Woodcarving Illustrated Photo Gallery Leaping Dolphin - Woodcarving Illustrated Photo Gallery Leaping Dolphin - …

The wood then had the outline in pencil on it ready to cut. If using this method it pays to sand the wood fairly finely say 400 grit to get a good clear pattern transfer. If you are doing a piece with a LOT of detail then spray the pattern on the wood with a good dose of HAIR SPRAY.

Re: Roman Letter Templates Good morning and Happy Easter everyone. Thanks for the tips. I've use the one about places like Kinks in the past for some of my scroll saw patterns. Thanks to Marty (My Chip Carving) I think he really has a great site.

Power Carving Manual by WCI pp.79-82. Decorative Bird Carving (Cardinal). Great pattern. WCI Winter/Spring 1998. pp.24-32. Cardinal Carving. Part I Carving the bird. pp34-35 Brillliant Backyard Visitors. Article on cardinals and the bird's features. WCI Spring/Summer 1998. pp. 46-52. Painting the Cardinal Part II. Pattern on pg.52.

2013年4月25日 · After the carving stage is completed I can use a hardwood dowel and wood glue or epoxy in this hole to secure the tiki to a bamboo stick. TIP - To allow for extra room for a leather or cord wrap on my cane topper I would use a 4" block for the pawns and 5" block for the king, with the face carving in the upper portion of the block's length.