5
Oct
HOBBIT BLADE COVER
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 »
6
Oct
GNOME WIZARD
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 »
HELVIE KNIVES announces the addition of a handle choice in the WOOD BEE CARVER Signature Series for the Detail Bladed Knife # 3, # 3-1 and # 3-2. One choice is the Original Handle and the second choice is the SWEET BEE Handle of the Second Generation knife series. The photographs indicate the two handle designs along with a telephone number to Helvie Knives for ordering purposes. Read the rest of this entry »
HELVIE KNIVES was commissioned to make a Commemorative Knife for the Artistry in Wood raffle prize at the Saturday Night Banquet while Don Mertz carved the blade cover. Artistry in Wood Show is November 9 and 10 at the Dayton Airport Exposition Center. The photographs show the beautiful art work of Rich Smithson (HELVIE KNIVES) on the knife handle and the carving details of the Wood Bee Carver on the blade cover. Read the rest of this entry »
Hugh O’Neal, a carving friend from Alabama, is giving us a look at one of his latest carving projects along with a written description. This is a good example of carving a subject that is well known to the carver as well as carving it several times to continue to add innovations to the overall design. The subject is a “fly fisherman,” that includes a well written tutorial as in Hugh’s own words following the next three photographs. Read the rest of this entry »
My good carving friend Jim Hecker sends me from time to time pictures of his latest carving project with a written description of his carving journey. Here is his latest contribution of the carving of a Leprechaun for his grandson. So in Jim’s own words: Read the rest of this entry »
Thirteen carvers gathered for a three day carving seminar (September 13, 14 and 15) at Tannerhill State Park, near Birmingham, AL to learn to Whittle-Carve using only a knife.
Carl Wiggins organized the class that included Mike Davis, Bob Trussell, Phil Pugh, Dean Irving, Howard Weaver, Frank Connery, Roy Melton, Bib Moore, Wayne Thaggard, Phil Crider, David Courington, and Donald Maddox. The photographs show students busy at their carving projects and having a good time. Read the rest of this entry »
The HORNET BEE is the latest addition to The WOOD BEE CARVER Signature Series knives by Helvie Knives. Maintaining the basic concept of a slicing blade with a curved cutting edge from the tip to the notch of the extended tang of the blade, the Hornet Bee is a smaller version of the Wood Bee Carver blade shape with a very long extended tang. Read the rest of this entry »