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Louis N. Carreras, Woodcarver
Louis N. Carreras, Woodcarver

Louis N. Carreras, Woodcarver

Mostly boat and ship portraits, eagles and other marine art come out of my shop. I am as much interested in the philosophy of what I do as I am in the art and technique.

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Tag: curves

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 August 25, 2018October 1, 2018

The Fair Curve – closing your eyes to see

The use of “fair curves” is pretty central to building ships and boats, but also to carvers, furniture makers, traditional sailmakers, and other crafts. The Oxford English Dictionary describes a fair curve as “ a smooth curve; especially (Nautical) one in the body of a ship.” That works out well until you put practitioners of …

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