Dick Baugh gave a demonstration of letter carving at Hamlet Wood on 10 November. The session was well attended and proved to be an excellent introduction to the subject. Dick has agreed to provide further demonstrations in the coming months including a session on stick making. Many thanks Dick
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An odd-shaped carving support
(the title refers to the carving to be supported not the support itself!)
Recycling those offcuts
An interesting tip was given to us by Peter about the possible productive use of those offcuts that we are all reluctant to get rid of. The idea was prompted by him sorting out some scrap and studying their shapes and what might be produced from them.. Some of the resulting carv-ings are show in …
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The Unpatented Woodchip Shield
A certain retired naval gentleman suggested that instead of me keeping on asking for contributions to the Newsletter, I should include this object, which can be seen in the picture. In other words it is a carver’s apron!
Lighting up your carvings
Now folks, this may or may not be of interest to all of you but some of you will have seen my clown walking stick with the eyes that light up. (See picture. A). I have now made a bowl that has a LED strip that lights as well (See picture B).
The Sprouler!
As promised, here are two pictures of the Sprouler, as created by Pat Sproule. (Sorry, Pat, I misplaced your letter, so what follows is my memory of what you wrote!)
