Issue 172

PROJECTS:

Pirate door knocker - Mark Gough carves a door knocker inspired by that of the sanctuary at Durham cathedral
Ladle - Terry Nokes shows howto carve an elegant, two-part ladle
Steam-bent floral display - Steve Bisco creates a delicate display of leaves and flowers
Pike carving - Majestic but mean, the pike has an enviable reputation. Frank Fox-Wilson takes one on in a carving
Bullfinches - Mike Wood shows howto carve a pairofthese beautiful birds
Owl relief carving - Zoe Gertner creates a relief-carved bird

KIT & TOOLS:
The carver’s toolbag - Bringing you the latest tools to meetyour carving needs across the Christmas period

TECHNIQUES:
Practice makes perfect - Peter Benson considers how repeated application improves our carving
Skewing and slicing - Nic Westermann explores two fundamental cuts and the differences between them
Celtic-style mask - Dave Western hops into action with this frog face
Carving a coat of arms - Murray Taylor on the art of creatinga heraldic design

FEATURES:
IWC 2019 - The best bits from the 53rd International Woodcarvers Congress
Woodskills helping people - Steven Makin shares his experience of helpingotherswith Alzheimer's
Sanmenyuan ancient town - We take a look at a some Chinese folk houses, an important cultural marker of heritage

COMMUNITY:
From the Editor - Happy New Year from the editor
News & events - We bringyouthe latest news and events from the woodcarving comm unity and takeyour letters from the forum
From the community - We take your letters andshowcase some ofyour work from theforum
Next issue...Can't wait to see what's in store for the next issue of Woodcarving? We reveal a sneak peek at what to expect
Meet the authors - Meet this month's writers
Subscription offer - Find out about our latest subscription offers
Advertising index - Find all of our advertisers’ details here

COVER IMAGE: Steel Life by Frederick H Cogelow won Best in Show atthe International Woodcarvers Congress.