New Photo Feature On Site!

 
I have just added a photo feature to our web site. It is listed under the Pages section as Photo's, but for now CLICK HERE

The Power of Words...

Reported by Fios reporter Greg Blank:




Gerry Holzman's "Power of Words" presentation at the Islip Public Library:

http://www.fios1news.com/longisland/node/55945

What Is It?

What Is It?

This item would serve no purpose for today's electricians, but it served a very specific one for these tradespeople in the past....Click Here

Thought you might find this interesting...

Learn how to Sharpen using the Flexcut Knife Strop

	New Flexcut Knife Strop Video

One of the biggest challenges for most woodcarvers is learning how to sharpen their tools.  Flexcut has recently introduced the new Knife Strop that has been proven to be a "must-have" for most knife carvers.  The strop is 2" wide and 8" long and comes with the Flexcut Gold polishing compound.  It is a perfect size for most carving knives and can fit easily into a carving bag.

Click on the picture above to see a video demonstration on how to sharpen your carving tools.  This new strop set sells for only $12.95.  Best deal we have found so far!

Take A Trip To New York City's Working Sawmill

Furniture maker Roger Benton spent years buying wood harvested from distant forests, but he soon realized the urban jungle of New York City could provide his lumber needs.

In 2009, Roger Benton co-founded RE-CO BKLYN, New York City's only working sawmill, with Dan Richfield. The company salvages downed city-trees that are otherwise headed to the chipper and transforms them into furniture.
"This method reduces unnecessary logging and waste, deforestation and high lumber prices due to shipping expenses," explains the company's homepage. RE-CO works with local arborists, tree services, and city parks departments to identify and locate their lumber.
The company catalogs where it gets each tree, allowing customers to identify from what neighborhood, what storm, what construction site the lumber was salvaged.
"It started with a couple of pick up trucks and an axe," says Benton. "You can come to us with a tree, and you can walk away with high-quality furniture," he says as he puts the finishing touches on a conference table made from tree that toppled in Hurricane Sandy. (http://www.fastcoexist.com)
Website for lumber yard: /http://recobklyn.com/

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If you know what this is or want to know email me at
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I'll let you know if you are correct or tell you what it is...Ed

Tips for Making Your Carvings Interesting

Tips for Making Your Carvings Interesting  
1)  Research your project thoroughly and obtain as much information and as
many images as you can before you begin.
2)  Action within a carving makes it much more interesting and
will hold the attention of the viewers longer.
3)  Lots of "Detail" adds to the story that the carving is telling.
4)  Use several aids in sculpting the project prior to carving it in wood.
Stick figures made of pipe cleaners, plasticine, clay, etc help to visualize
body parts in action along with the interaction to overall composition.
by Dennis Moor, www.ChippingAway.com

Useful Carving Tool...

I purchased this tool while in Phoenix,AZ at Hobby Lobby, and find it VERY useful:

Dritz Quilting Measuring Gauge 14 in 1. There are 14 different measurements in this double-sided aluminum tool. Anytime you need to check a small measurement while carving, this tiny gauge will be handy. Measurements range from 1/8 of an inch to 2 inches. It can be found in most sewing or quilting stores.

Soap Carving Idea's

SOAP CARVING'S

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbdKZwbMMrE

this is a link to YouTube video of soap carvings done by John Neal in Bartlett, TN

Tree Trimming...(Thank you Ivan S. for this article)

So I was just sitting here wondering, should I have another cup of coffee or start trimming that tree that needs work. ***** What A Man Did With This Tree Trunk Will Blow Your Mind ***** One tree ..... four years of work and an indescribable amount of talent: that’s what it took to create this incredible masterpiece. A famous Chinese wood carver chopped down a single tree and tirelessly worked on it for over four years to make this piece. Your jaw will hit the floor when you see what he created. It all started out with a simple tree trunk… Then Zheng Chunhui, a famous wood carver, spent over four years creating this masterpiece. The carving is based on the famous Chinese painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival.” The original artwork was created over 1,000 years ago. The piece won the Guinness World Record for the longest wooden carving and measures over 40ft (specifically, it is 12.286 meters long, is 3.075 meters tall at it highest point, and is also 2.401 meters wide). The intricate carvings of daily life in ancient China are so detailed and perfect, they could drop your jaw. It’s no surprise that this incredible work of art is drawing so much attention. It’s amazing, but not just because it’s so big, but also because it’s so incredibly detailed. That was 8,760 hours well spent.