Autumn Leaves made Simple

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Bring a little bit of Autumn into your home with these leaves made simple by Paul Bignell

Carving Know-how - All About Knives

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Peter Benson shares his know-how on carving knives and how to care for them

Introducing Ringwood Carvers

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Woodcarving catches up with The Ringwood Woodcarvers to learn more about the club

20 Minutes with Bob Berry

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Woodcarving chats to American carver, Bob Berry, known by some as the father of fish carving

Sea Captain

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Peter Berry hits the waves with this fun sea captain character

Latest from the editor's blog...

Miriam Bentham

Ode to the M20

Friday 11 May 2012

Hello Carvers I spent last week in Burgundy, drinking wine and eating cheese and I had plenty of time to marvel at the beautiful French countryside. The drive from Brighton to Dover started to make me think how lucky we are in England. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather be on holiday in France than driving to Dover, but on the way to the ferry, the view from the window left me transfixed (it's OK, I wasn't driving). The drive to the ferry along th...

Latest from the forum...

Oils for sharpening

By ginglis
Saturday 19/05/2012 - 22:48

I use 3in1 mixed 50/50 with paraffin. It washes away the particles of metal quicker, and the oil stone stays cleaner for longer - well, I think so. Maybe o...

Oils for sharpening

By ron.d
Thursday 17/05/2012 - 20:45

Hi Whittler, it does depend abit on what you are using to sharpen on, for and oil stone the 3in1 is great, if you have a diamond stone them I use WD40, kee...

Oils for sharpening

By 0SSI0
Thursday 17/05/2012 - 20:27

I use a general purpose 'household' oil and am quite satisfied with the results I get. Something like "3 in 1" oil. It should be quite thin (not, say, ...

Carved tray!

By Whale
Tuesday 15/05/2012 - 21:09

Very nice piece Tarvo. Challenging timber too. Thanks for posting. ...

Gothic tracery

By Whale
Tuesday 15/05/2012 - 21:04

Lovely piece. Congratulations - glad you persevered with the sanding. ...

Gothic tracery

By andi fincher
Tuesday 15/05/2012 - 15:08

All your hard work has given you a beautiful piece Well done! Andi...

Gothic tracery

By paolo59
Tuesday 15/05/2012 - 12:32

I started this piece 3 years ago, but I left it aside for a very long time: I was really bored with finishing (too much sanding work). Now, at last, it's f...

Carved tray!

By ginglis
Monday 14/05/2012 - 22:08

Lovely work as usual, Tarvo. Well done. Cheers, George...

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