FEBRUARY 2005 NCWT DEMO

NCWT JANUARY 2005 FEATURED DEMONSTRATION

NCWT MEMBER

Joe Smith

Combined Turning and Carving Techniques
Joe first showed several of his platters and projects, explaining his thoughts and how he made each beautiful piece. He shared with us several references and demonstrated hand carving of letters, leaves, etc. Below are some pictures of Joe's demonstration.
Mahogany Wall Art Palm leaves carved and burned.
Oak Burl Platter The letter 'I' is used for the edge pattern. Joe says many of his designs are originated from carved letters.

Big Leaf Maple Burl Fish scale carving used for edge design.
Redwood Burl The edge pattern is inspired by the ancient Egyptian carvings of Pharoh's hair in clay articles Joe had studied at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Cherry Bowl Outside was carved before finishing inside.
Platter Blank with Finished Rim
Joe shared his Demo Notes and some information on Incised Lettering. Notes from Joe Smith's Demo Article on Incised Lettering
Joe recommends the following reference material: Woodturning: A Sourcebook of Shapes by John Hunnex 500 Wood Bowls no author but distributed by Lark Books Lettercarving in Wood by Chris Pye Essential Woodcarving Techniques by Dick Onians
Joe also shared his choice of tools, techniques, etc.: Pfeil carving tools for standard chip carving Flexcut tools for palm chisels Sharpen with leather strop and honing compound, never use a grinder
Joe then showed his technique for letter carving as described in his article above.

Then he carved a leaf, using palm chisels to carve and texture the leaf then using a rotary tool to carve away the outline to provide relief.