Carving woodworking plans/projects

A high styled shorebird for you to carve. As soon as we saw the shorebird sculptures from Virginian Bob Swain, we knew you would want to try making one. Here is how Bob goes about carving and painting a dowitcher, a common wading bird related to the sandpiper.

Take the bait and carve the basswood bluegill. More and more carvers seem to like fish these days. Not necessarily on the dinner table but as carving subjects. Try your hand at this realistic bluegill, and discover the lure of aquatic carving. Finished dimensions are approximate.

While judging woodcarvings at the Iowa State Fair a few years ago, we were taken with an antique-style decoy like the canvasback shown at left. Later, we contacted he carver, Clint Bingham of Chariton, Iowa. He readily agreed to share his techniques for making new carvings look old. Here is how to create your own brand-new old-time decoy.

The seashell has long been a popular design for carved furniture ornamentation. Now you can fashion shell-shaped ornaments or drawer pulls, thanks to this simple approach from woodcarver Keith Randich of Rochester, New York. A full size pattern of the shell is included, but you can resize the pattern depending on the size shell you wish to make.

Our Lyre Wall Clock is based on classic 200 year old designs. The Lyre Clock derives its name from the stringed musical instrument in the harp family. A quartz or mechanical movement with a pendulum ...

If you are a wood carver perhaps you will need to build this toolbox for your carving tools. This toolbox was built trying to keep it as light as possible. Follow along at the link to see how to build it. You could make a few adjustments in order to store other tools as well.