Power carve a Ginkgo serving platter
Once you master the basic skills needed to power carve a ginkgo leaf, you’ll be able to transfer those skills to more power-carving projects like cabinets, boxes and other solid wood furniture.
Carving
Canadian Woodworking carving articles explore projects, sharpening tips, wood selection and creative approaches for shaping expressive, finely detailed wooden forms.
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If there’s a special someone in your life who wears necklaces, this is a great project for you. If you also happen to be itching to get into power carving, this is the perfect project for you, too.
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Using this straightforward approach and a few basic hand and power tools will leave you with a great-looking wooden spoon.
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Power carving is a woodworking technique that not many woodworkers know much about. With a bit of knowledge and a healthy dose of practice, you can add this to your arsenal fairly easily, and it will open up a brand new door for you.
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Carving a Haida-Influenced Panel
With a nice design, some sharp tools and a little know-how you can carve a Haida-influenced panel that can become wall art.
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Sharpen your carving skills with this fun, little project.
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Carving this ladybug is simply a matter of rounding a carefully selected piece of butternut.
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The only way to effectively carve, while standing, is to use a bench.
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To practice carving folds, there is no better exercise than copying the real thing.
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Canada's Bluenose was a positively magnificent ship and an important part of Canada's history.
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Carving for fun is a great way to learn how to carve for "serious".
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Relief carving is the use of perspective, highlights, shadows, and texture to effectively create an illusion of depth.
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Because of its many round masses of feathers, an owl is an excellent subject to make using a wood with character.
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This project - carving a Canada Goose with its head turned – is a very simple application of the Johnson Method.
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Here is a great little project for you to practice using your well sharpened knife.
