The Sounds of Carving

Gerry Holzman's Woodcarving Blog...

 A couple of readers have asked me why I call my blog, "THE SOUNDS OF CARVING." I must be honest and admit that these are not my own words; they were a gift from a blind teenager.
During the decade of the 1990’s, the period when we were most actively engaged in the process of building the Empire State Carousel, we opened a work-in-progress exhibit at our small museum/workshop on Long Island and conducted regular tours for our guests.

 THE WOODCARVER

     This is the story of a woodcarver who lived in a house in a forest with a rabbit and a housemaid.
Among the duties of the housemaid was to dress the rabbit each morning as he was unable to dress himself.
One day, after they had had their breakfast and the rabbit was dressed, the rabbit and the woodcarver went out into the forest to find wood that would be suitable for carving. They soon found what they agreed was a wonderful piece of wood just perfect for a wood sculpture. 

Unfortunately, they couldn't agree on what to carve. 

The woodcarver wanted to carve a mother sheep feeding her lambs. The rabbit wanted to see the piece become a wooden Dutch shoe. Finally, they agreed to let the housemaid decide, so they went back to the cottage and explained their problem. 

The housemaid decided to flip a coin: Heads would mean that the woodcarver would carve the sheep, tails would mean that the shoe would win. You can imagine the suspense when she flicked up the coin, caught it and peeked. . .. 

Wood ewe or wooden shoe? Only the haredresser knew for sure.

VERY RARE!

Wood Carving Humor...source: http://www.gocomics.com/pickles#.UnbxGlMliRN

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WOOD CARVING IN GERMANY 1926

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Wooden Money...

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In today's selection -- over the last few thousand years, contrary to popular belief, the predominate form of money was not gold or silver coins, but instead such things as clay tablets and -- in the case of England -- notched tally sticks. However, metal coins survive more readily than tablets and sticks, and so many historians have falsely assumed that most money was in the form of coins. In the case of England, a lack of understanding of this led to the wholesale destruction of one of the most important collections of source material in the history of money -- and indirectly led to the construction of London's beautiful Houses of Parliament so familiar to us today:  

 

"[Almost all the money that survives] from earlier ages [is] of a single type -- coins. Museums around the world heave with coins, ancient and modern. Coins and their inscriptions are one of the main archaeological sources for the understanding of ancient culture, society, and history. ...

Chainsaw Carving on Long Island

Sculptor gives new life to remnants of Sandy destruction

July 17, 2013 by JAN TYLER. Special to Newsday

Gregg Klewicki sometimes travels off the beaten path. It helps explain how he has carved out a career as an artist-sculptor despite no formal training and using little more than a chain saw.
"I was a truck driver and I just got tired of working for someone else," said Klewicki, 45, of Huntington.
He came to his new profession by experimenting and allowing his latent creativity to emerge.

How to make a wooden necktie...

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New, Easier C P R !!!

II have seen this before, but you might learn something new that may save a life. 

 

 

Here is a demonstration of the new, easier CPR which takes the complication out of the method that was taught and  practiced a few years ago.  Please Watch - It's easy to remember and you don't have to be certified to use this method, and it may save a life!  This is a  great demonstration, done by the doctors who developed  the procedure at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart  Center.

I urge you to watch and then share it with those you care about. 

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Carving a Sweet Potato

SWEET POTATO

 

BUY 2-3 TATERS SO YOU WORK THEM IN DIFFERENT STAGES DURING THIS 30+ DAY FUN PROJECT.

* BUY BIG ONE'S, IT'S GONNA SHRINK AND MUTATE FOR A MONTH AFTER YOU SKIN HIM. BEFORE BUYING, LOOK AT A FEW TATER SHAPES AND PICK THE ONE THAT YOU SEE A CARICATURE IN. I CARVE FACES, CABINS, CARS, SOMETIMES DRAGONS. KIDS GET A KICK OUT OF DOING THESE. GUYS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO USE A KNIFE ARE ASSIGNED TO THE SHRINKING DEPT., MUTATE DEPT. AND MUSHIN INSPECTOR.

1. SKIN HIM OUT, REMOVE A PAPER THIN LAYER OFF.

2. SOAK IN HOUSE HOLD BLEACH 75% / 25% WATER. USE SOMETHING TO HOLD HIM UNDER. PURPOSE; SOLUTION WILL REMOVE MOST OF THE SUGAR. DON'T DO THIS AND ALL YOU GET IS A GLOB OF BLACK MOLD. SOAK FOR ABOUT 1/2 HR.

3. REMOVE AND DRY W/PAPER TOWELS, SUBMERGE #2

4. WITH A MAGIC MARKER, DRAW YOUR PATTERN OR A PENCIL. DON'T WORK, LET EM DRY A LITTLE LONGER