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Janet  Denton Cordell, master carver of Arkansas, has had her personal Hitty doll stolen while she was at the Dayton Woodcarving Show November 9, 2013.  This wooden doll is hand carved of ash with a wooden heart on her chest.  She is approximately 6” tall and has painted hair and face.  Her face is distinctive because of the growth rings only on one side of her face.  Here is the link to Janet’s website showing pictures of the doll:  http://www.janetcordell.com/sequoia.html

Any help in finding this doll and returning her to Janet is greatly appreciated.  Please feel free to spread the word to other woodcarving clubs and friends.  The doll can be returned/mailed to Janet at her address on her website with no questions asked.

The WOOD BEE CARVER has long advocated that when a carver finished carving one subject, turn around and carve it again and again and again.  Each time a subject is carved again the carver’s creative subconscious will guide in the carving with innovations in design and subtle differences.  Every carving is a learning experience and the more one carves the better one carves in the repetitive process of practicing the art of carving.  The four Hobbits pictured in this study illustrate the results of learning by repetition as well as each carving project is fun to do. Read the rest of this entry »

The carving of Pete Rose was done for Rich Smithson of Helvie Knives.  It was carved from a two inch by three inch by seven inch block of basswood.  Knives used for this carving were Helvie Knives from the WOOD BEE CARVER Signature series. Read the rest of this entry »

  HELVIE KNIVES  proudly presents…...The 2nd Annual Basswood Knife Carving Competition!  There will be 3 classes to choose from:

• Beginners Class for carvers that have been carving for one year or less.
• Intermediate Class for carvers that have been carving for one to three years.
• Open Class for anyone regardless of experience or number of years carving. Read the rest of this entry »

Gnome Wizard was carved out of an inch and half square by three inch tall block of basswood.  The Gnome Wizard is carved with a twist of the body, with head tilted up and a flowing beard and mustache.  Such a pose presents an interesting sense of motion while the viewer’s eyes travel the twists and turns of the flowing lines.  Such a piece presents a challenge of skill by figuring out what wood needs to be removed to create such a sense of movement.  This project also teaches the necessary benefit of carving to basic form before ever attempting to carve any details.  Such a process allows creative imagination to help form the design during the carving process that gives a special kind of freedom of creativity. Read the rest of this entry »

Hobbit Blade Cover was carved for a charity fund raising project that Rich, Holli and Skylar Smithson (HELVIE KNIVES) are working on for next year.  Read the rest of this entry »