How They Did It/Back Cover: Curriculum Cabinet
Learn how Jon Billing turned the drawer fronts and recessed pulls on his wall cabinet
View ArticleMaster Class: Decorative chip carving
The piece-de-resistance on David Fisher’s hand-carved bowl is the decorative chip carving around the rim
View ArticleAxes and Adzes for Bowl Carving
Bowl carving is becoming very popular with green woodworkers, but it's hard to know where to start when looking for axes and adzes. Dave Fisher shows you exactly what he looks for in his go to tools...
View ArticleGreenwood Fest 2017
Imagine waking up to birdsong in a small cabin among the pines, surrounded by clear glacial ponds and lots of folks with axes. That is the scene at the idyllic and historic Pinewoods Dance Camp, the...
View ArticleConquering the curves of the tripod table
Tim Killen shows you how SketchUp can help do more than design a piece, it can help you build it!
View ArticleHow to use SketchUp to help create illustrative carvings
Using acetone to transfer a laser printout to wood, Tim Killen goes from a photo, to SketchUp, and finally, to a beautiful carving
View ArticleHow to Think Like a Carver
Being able to rewind the clock and figure out what the first moves a carver made on any given project is tricky to do
View ArticleCarving Class with The Master, Dimitrios Klitsas
It was hard carving away what I considered my best work—really hard—but now my best work is better
View ArticleEp 1: Finding the bowl within the log
In this episode, Dave shows you what to look for in a log, and how to find the bowl within it to set yourself up for success when carving a bowl
View ArticleEp 2: Initial shaping and flattening the bowl bottom
In this episode, the chips start to fly Dave starts working with the ax to shape and flatten the bottom of the bowl
View ArticleEp 13: Food-Safe Finishes for Greenwood Pieces
In the final episode, Dave discusses food-safe finishing options for your bowl
View ArticleHone gouges with a dowel, sandpaper, and a drill
Here is a simple but effective shopmade tool for honing carving gouges, taking the place of slip stones and other expensive gear
View ArticleDave Fisher carves a greenwood bowl in 3 minutes
Sit back, relax, and watch Dave Fisher make one of his hand carved bowls, in three minutes!
View ArticleModifying a shaving horse for carving bowls
A bowl horse is relatively simple and can be made with dimensional lumber or even rough tree parts
View ArticleMasters of the Craft: Dean Pulver – Sculpted Furniture
With his sculpted furniture, Dean Pulver combines the efficiency of machine work with the satisfaction of handwork
View ArticleCarve a Greenwood Bowl with David Fisher
Using tools usually relegated to firewood preparation, David Fisher starts with a log and turns it into a bowl that's refined and beautiful. Known as one of the masters of…
View ArticleWille Sundqvist
On June 3, 2018, one of the fathers of the green woodworking movement passed away
View ArticleEp 6: Hollowing out the bowl with an adze
In this episode, after a safety talk, Dave uses the adze to hollow out the bowl, bringing to light what will be the finished surface
View ArticleA Quick Shop Sign – SketchUp to Carving
Tim Killen decided to make a Shop Sign, one that could also serve as a company logo. With a combination of SketchUp, an image transfer process, carving tools, and lampblack & shellac, I developed a...
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