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Alexander’s Hand Carved Wall Sculpture

thewoodwhisperer — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:08:47 +0000

By: Alexander Grabovetskiy (Boca Raton, FL)
Experience: 10+ Years
Woodworker Type: Professional
Material(s): Solid Wood

With traditional wood carving, there is no modern technology needed. All that is needed to begin is a piece of paper and a pencil. While I’m drawing the design on paper, I visualize the finished product in three dimensions. This ability to think in 3-D allows me to pay attention to the various depths, sizes and movements in the carving. To begin on the carving, the drawing that was done on paper was transferred to the Lime Wood. I then utilized chisels of various sizes to carve the design. This sculpture is 36″ and 4″ deep carved in the style of Grinling Gibbons. Designed by myself. All work done with hand tools except for a scroll saw. The piece was left unfinished.

Carving by hand is only limited by the imaginations of the of the wood carver! Woodcarving is a form of art that only a handful around the world know how to do. There are millions of painters around the world, but not many can carve exquisite pieces of art out of wood.

Al’s Hand Carved Armoire

thewoodwhisperer — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:49:57 +0000

By: Al Hone (Benjamin, Utah)
Experience: 10+ Years
Woodworker Type: Professional
Project Type: Cabinetry, Carvings
Material(s): Solid Wood
Finish Type(s): Commercial Stain
Finishing Technique(s): Wiping

A designer in Wyoming, who I have worked with before, contacted me for this custom armoire. The client wanted an Indian and some elk with mountains. The home is in Wilson, Wyoming and they wanted to bring some of the outdoors into their newly remodeled home. The inside accommodates a 50 inch flat screen TV with multiple drawers for storage. The doors are bi-fold, and lay flat against the outside, and are carved from 2″ material. When the doors are closed, the carving on the outside appears to be one seamless image.

42 – Sculpted End Table (Pt. 6)

thewoodwhisperer — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:57:04 +0000

Well here it is: the big finale!! This video focuses primarily on finishing techniques and the attachment of the top to the table. I will warn you ahead of time that there are a lot of Wood Whisperer musings in this episode. This End Table series proved to be one of the most challenging and thought-provoking sets of videos I have ever produced. So needless to say, I had a few thoughts and conclusions that I felt I needed to share. Thanks for playing along everyone and enjoy! Oh and one more thing, nothing will prepare you for the first 25 seconds!

End Table (Pt. 1)
End Table (Pt. 2)
End Table (Pt. 3)
End Table (Pt. 4)
End Table (Pt. 5)
End Table (Pt. 6)

40 – Sculpted End Table (Pt. 4)

thewoodwhisperer — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:55:31 +0000

Time for the fun stuff! The legs are routed and then shaped by hand with a cabinet-maker’s rasp. I then show you how you can use card scrapers and sandpaper to achieve the smoothest finish possible. And finally we will glue all the legs to the center pieces. I finish up by requesting suggestions for a top to the table. What would you do? And here is the link for the rasp I used in the show. It’s the 10” Pattern Maker Cabinet Rasp, 2nd Cut, #49.

End Table (Pt. 1)
End Table (Pt. 2)
End Table (Pt. 3)
End Table (Pt. 4)
End Table (Pt. 5)
End Table (Pt. 6)