Apple wood is a very beautiful wood that is considered to be a hard wood but it is not as hard as cherry, maple or walnut. Its rich color without distinct grain pattern makes it suitable to carve jewelry pieces. Since the grain composition is very tight one can carve intricate details without those details crumbling, splitting or breaking at crucial design junctures. The carvings depicted in the photo were carved between 1978 and 1981. Each was carved with a knife while those with textured backgrounds were textured with an awl or ice pick kind of tool. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for March 15th, 2008
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SANTA JEWELRY PINS
Santa jewelry pins are carved as a flat relief out of quarter inch thick bass wood that is about an inch and a quarter wide, kinda like a yard stick without the numbers printed on it. Each is carved using a knife. The head covering is carved first so that when the head is carved it will fit into the hat. The length is determined by how long of a beard the Santa will have, (making each Santa pin between an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half long). Read the rest of this entry »