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Louis N. Carreras, Woodcarver

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Posted on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019

What’s Old, Stays New

What's old is not necessarily discarded. Not in tools nor skills. My shop is soooooo small that I can only fit one of those tiny 6-inch jointers in it — this is fine for most of the hoop tray portraits that I do. But, the carving of the Cunard liner Servia is much larger, and …

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Posted on March 30, 2019March 30, 2019

Curves – beyond the French curve

A set French Curves are only the beginning when laying out curves

Posted on March 26, 2019March 29, 2021

Blade Work: in search of perfection

Practice makes perfect is not a trite truism. Depth of Practice is important, and it can be applied across disciplines.

Posted on March 15, 2019March 14, 2020

Success: and the fugitive nature of art

Success is not a permanent achievement. We have to continually work at maintaining it.

Posted on March 5, 2019July 1, 2019

What to hit with: Mallets

What to hit with: Mallets!

Posted on March 2, 2019March 2, 2019

Stability

WILL IT LAST? NOT ALL MEDIA BEHAVE WELL IN THE ART WORLD.

Posted on February 7, 2019

A new twist on an old idea

Interesting techniques never go away; we just reinvent them.

Posted on December 25, 2018December 25, 2018

SOUVENIR

Examples offer clues for learning that books and videos can't

Posted on December 13, 2018

Tool and Materials do not the Artist Make

Neither materials nor tools define you as an artist.

Posted on December 9, 2018December 9, 2018

Gifts

From firewood to presents; it's a pleasant transition.

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