Chip Chats Volume 44 Issue #1

Contents / Show Reports / Features

Horse Carver Pete Conway by Cover Story
Not just carousel horses... Take a Look!
The Ernie Bird Gets the Ribbon by Cheryl Castles
Learning to carve a hawk from a world champion carver, Ernie Muehlmatt.
Museum Explores 'Decoy Capitol of the World' by W. Taylor
About the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum in Maryland.
Carvers sought for the Lake Tahoe Gallery by Matthew Welter
A gallery of some "heroic-sized" carvings is looking for more.
A Chapel for the Heartland by Jim Crist
A chapel dedicated to the Oklahoma City bombing.
From Jack Plane to 'Snake Plane' by Herbert Kean
Description and photo of an ornamented block plane.
Natural Wood Roses by John Hagensick
On carving wooden roses...
Carving the Head of a Grizzly Bear by Karl Ohly
Step by step how to build, rough, carve, and detail a grizzly bear head.
Kittelson's Carvings Top HTA Sales Again by N. Thompson
Realistic small scale carvings by John Kittelson.
Monumental Project for DeKalb County by Kazia Dillett
PHENOMENALLY LARGE relief carving (32ft 5in by 6ft 10in) for DeKalb County Farm Bureau.
Portrait of a Maine Woodcarver/Musician by Joe Bolf
Introducing a video by the same name.
New Students and Regulars by Marthin Geisler-Moroder
Highlights on the Geisler-Moroder Woodcarving School in Elbigenalp, Austria and their english speaking class offerings.
Waldorf Woodcarving V by Joy Boyken
Report on the North Iowa Woodcarver Guild's fifth annual weekend carving seminar.
Canadian Exhibit Features Diabetics by Editors
Peter Wilde's larger than life carvings of diabetics.
A Whole-Alphabet Carved Monogram by E. J. Tangerman
Really! A monogram with all 26 letters of the alphabet in it.
Damenti's Ice Sculpting Competition by Editors
Review of this fleeting competition at the Damenti Ice Festival in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Free-Standing Relief Carver's Bench by Bill Judt
Easy to follow plans to build your own carving bench. Bill Judt's Home Page
Whittling Tricks by Rick Ladd
Carving chains, fans, and balls-in-cages.
Carve a Largemouth Bass by Brian McGray
Patterns and instructions ot carvea a large mouth bass. (Make it as big as the one that got away.)
Carvers Rendezvous in Creede, Colo by Fran Vanaken
A get-together of Colorado carvers sponsored by the Creede Historical Society
Another Win for Windsor! by Rosemary Schiller
Report on the Grand Opening of the new woodcarving museum in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Lehigh Valley Chippers Look Back on '96 by Dennis Barr
Lehigh Valley Chippers of eastern Pennsylvania...
The Eisemanns of Harlingen, Texas by Beverly Fleming
Some carvings by Will and Bonnie Eisemann
Just Fur You! by Cheryl Dow
Some tips and tricks on using pyrography to detail fur on carvings.
The Obsessive Caricature Carver by Brigette Thompson
About a course in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada and carving a Scottish piper.
Chainsaw Artists Compete in West-Port, Wash by April Etue
Chain saw carving contest results.
Nene, the Hawaiian Goose Kerchief Slide by Bob Reitmeyer
Pattern and instructions on making your own.
Maori History Recorded in Wood by Deck Mekkelsen
"Totem" carvers from the Wood Carvers Club of Te Puke, New Zealand.
Basswood Pig of Pennsylvania Avenue by Oey Holcomb
On carving a gift for the President...
Chip Carving in North America by David Crothers
A Tribute to Wayne Barton.
James Barber - Versatile Carver by Editors
Why someone would need to make a carving of Micheal Jordan LARGER than life, makes one wonder... But James Barber did. An article about his range of carving methods.
Calendar by Editors
Updated in each issue of the magazine.

Chip Chats Volume 44 Issue #1

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Mesa, Arizona - by Pearl Wakefield
Tucson, Arizona - by John Dittmar
Bakersfield, California - by Don Golden
Huntington Beach, California - by Pat Pagano
Arlington Heights, Illinois - by Jerry Moore
Red Wing, Minnesota - by Dennis Koenig
Billings, Montana - by Sherseth/Leeds
Amherst, New York - by Louis Leo
Floral Park, New York - by Harry Norton
Cincinnati, Ohio - by Rebecca Shrader
Dover, Ohio - by Pat Ward
Heath, Ohio - by Rosanna Moore
Lima (Media), Pennsylvania - by Fred Diehl
Tyler, Texas - by Jim Biggs
Waco, Texas - by White/Seurkamp
Longview, Washington - by Cheryl Castles
Delafield, Wisconsin - by May Zinda
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - by Ervin Dudzik
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada - by John Marshall
Johannesburg, South Africa - by Dick Mikkelson?

Chip Chats Volume 44 Issue #1

Contents / Show Reports / Features

Carousel Man... by Sherrell Anderson
Attaching the tail to your carousel horse... Mid-Series
Grube von dem Kerbschnitzer... by Wayne Barton
Ornamenting a holiday centeripiece sled.
Thoughts from the English Countryside... by Peter Benson
Thoughts on the quality of carvers' works
Time to Sharpen... by Dick Clair
Information on abrasives and how to use them.
Way Out West... by Roy Colbert
A collection of thoughts on : Ugly Cowboys, Artistry in Wood, Caricature Carvers, and a portable dust collector.
The Art of Intarsia... by Verla Follette
Wood selection for intarsia carving.
Let's Carve!... by Mary Duke Guldan
Carving a mermaid.
Reflections of a Chain Saw Sculptor... by Joe King
Live stump carving.
Von der Schnitzerschule... by Andrew Fairchok
Original carvings vs roughouts...
Branching Out... by Chris Lubkemann
Correcting whittling mistakes.
Tallados Boricuas... by Ruben Arcelay-Medina
Reviews of some outstanding Puerto Rican Carvings.
Carving on the Road... by Dick Smith
An after-christmas story
Chip Shots... by L. E. Sturrup
Thoughts on the Geisler-Moroder Woodcarving Schoolin Elbigenalp, Austria.
Tangents... by E. J. Tangerman
Noah's Ark from Scraps...
Nor'easter... by M. Paul Ward
New England wood carvers notes : annual exhibit, next membership meeting, carving golf balls, woodcarver poetry, NEWC Calendar