FEATURES

Saluting the Best By Mindy Kinsey

Announcing the winners of the 2012 Best Carving Design Contest

2012 Woodcarver of the Year:By Bob Duncan

Honoring the flat-plane carving pioneer for keeping a dying art alive

Gifts for Carvers

A handy guide to popular gifts for the carvers on your list

PROJECTS

Learn to Carve Low ReliefBy Chris Pye

These progressively harder projects teach basic relief techniques

Creating a Layered Relief CarvingBy Wayne Culley

Combine individually carved layers to add depth and dimension to your work

Unique Bark Houses in the RoundBy Rick Jensen

New technique combines two pieces of bark to create freestanding carvings

Whittling LovespoonsBy David Western

Quick and easy project makes a meaningful gift for a loved one

Quick & Easy Ark AnimalsBy Tom Hindes

Use one technique to power-carve an assortment of animals two by two

Creating a Tricky TrollBy Floyd Rhadigan

Crafty caricature hides a sinister surprise

Making a Caricature Amish ManBy Don Dearolf

Learn to carve this iconic figure in 20 steps

Quick-Carve Pumpkin HouseBy Tim Jackson and Dennis Cabot

Simple steps turn a bark house into a festive jack o''lantern

Carving a Caricature CanineBy Lori Dickie

Use a premade blank and simple cuts to carve this adorable dog

TECHNIQUES

Carving a Woman''s EyesBy Ian Norbury

Learn to carve these difficult but expressive features

Using a Carving ArmBy Laverne "Sid" Sidler

How – and why – to attach a project to a carving arm