Sciath Fia Bairr: Stag Shield
In 2017 I spent several months working on a carving of a stag wreathed in runes. It was inspired in part by a painting I did several years ago called Crainn na ...
Tag: carving tools
Acanthish Column
One of my favorite projects that I had the opportunity to work on in 2017 was a carved walnut column for a friend’s house in Canterbury, NH. He provided m...
Abegglen Detail Knife: Carving Demonstration Videos
Bellow are two short videos demonstrating the use of the medium sized Abegglen Detail Knife while carving in butternut wood. I used this versatile carving tool ...
Pearl of Great Price
Carved from butternut wood, the design for this piece is from a small drawing I did a number of years ago of my dog, named Pearl. The title of this blog post, ...
Recommendations: Carving Tools
I often get asked for recommendations of what tools to buy from people interested in beginning wood carving. It can be a confusing process – there are man...
Rune of Courage
In the weeks following the election I have been overwhelmed with fear for the future. I’ve had a difficult time finding words to describe how I feel, or d...
Old Woman of the Night
This carving started because I wanted to express something about owls, snowy owls specifically. I started with a small image of an owl I had created many years ...
Triple Raven Tele-Style Guitar Carving Update
I recently completed the carving process of the Triple Raven Tele-style guitar body, shown above. I will spend a few more hours cleaning up around the component...
New Carving Project: Triple Raven Tele-Style Guitar
I recently started working on a new carving project that has me very excited – carving this lovely mahogany wood Tele-style guitar body shown below. IR...