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Woodbeecarver.com is a virtual tour of the journey of carving projects and ideas by the WOOD BEE CARVER that are shared openly to all who visit by way of the internet.
Thank you for your visits and always remember “Would be carvers would be carvers it they would carve wood.” After each visit, carve something on your own realizing “that the more you carve the better you carve” and the only way to learn is to “carve as often as possible.”
Woodcarving is an open door to friendships made and being made. A carving can be an extension of the personality of the carver, so much so that we can know the carver through their carving without having met one another in real life.
The “Cajun Band” carved by Dan Slater is an example of the “Woodcarving Friendship Connection.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Helvie Knives is introducing Series # 3 Signature knife of the WOOD BEE CARVER series that can be considered a “detail carving knife.” The knife is pictured in front of two characters called “Traveler” which were carved using the knife in the picture. Each “Traveler” is carved out of a one inch square by three inch tall block of basswood. The Series # 3 Signature knife blade is an inch and a quarter long with a curving up cutting edge to meet the twelve degree slope of the back edge. This design of the blade allows for a slicing cut almost any way it is used in a push or pull slice as well as sideway, upside down and right side up direction of the slicing cut. Go to “Cool Links” and click on “Helvie Knives” to find ordering information.
Two three day classes in Whittle-Carving were held at the Burchfield Nature and Art Center in West Seneca, NY April 20 through 25. Twelve students made up the first three day class and thirteen students made up the second three day class. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bud Murray makes two knives for me according to a design that was developed through trial and error of a blade shape that works best for the style of Whittle-Carving done by the WOOD BEE CARVER. He makes two sizes with the Murray 529 being two inches long and the Murray 539 being an inch and half long. Both have the same blade design of a scimitar blade shape with a notch in the extended tang. The handle is four inches long with a pistol grip at one end and a side finger grove on the side near the blade.
The Murray knives are one of the three knife makers that are recommended by the WOOD BEE CARVER as stated in an earlier post entitled “Three Knives Recommended.” Information for ordering either Murray 529 or Murray 539 can be found under Cool Links by clicking on “Bud Murray Knives.”
The River Valley Wood Carvers hosted a three day carving seminar in Taylor Mill, KY on April 12, 13 and 14. The eight Survivor Students pictured are (left to right) Gitta Wahrenburn, Rick Bissonnette, Bill Wright, Don Potter, David Chadwick, Dick Middleton, Bud Miller and Suzanne Millay. Read the rest of this entry »
SPUD BILLY SEZ : “Cool Links” on this blog list vendors, organizations and individuals who might have items for sale or services that are of interest to woodcarvers. Do not trust an email to always get through due to security systems on some computers. Back up an email with a phone call or phone first to be sure of availability of items desired. Bud Murray found many emails from potential customers had gone into the spam folder, so if someone did not hear back from him, accept his apology and next time give him a phone call. Thanks.
