Las Vegas, Nevada
Carvers Resource Links
March 2013
Airbrushing
Company Name / Website / Phone / RatingBadger Airbrush Company / / 800-air-brush / ?
How To Airbrush / / None / ?
Bark Carving
Carver / Website / RatingTony Wispinski /
Benches & Plans
Company Name / Website / Phone / RatingCountry Workshops / / 828-656-2280 / ?
Shaving hose plan / / none / ?
Shop Notes Magazine / / 800-333-5854 / ?
Woodcarving by W.F. Judt / / 306-381-0910 / ?
Carving books
Can be purchased used at substantial savings at Amazon.com (shipping may be slow)
The local library often has a good selection.
Borders and the other local stores tend to have a poor selection at top prices.
Company Name / Website / RatingAbe Books.com / / 5
Amazon / / 5
Fox Chapel Publishing / / 5
The Guttenberg Proj. / (new)
Schiffer Books / / 5
Google Books / (numerous books available online) / 5
Carving classes
Name Of School / Website / Specialty / RatingAlpine School of Woodcarving / / Chip carving / ?
American Woodcarving School / / None / ?
Barry McKenzie School of Chip Carving / / Chip Carving / ?
California Carvers Guild / / None / ?
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship /
(Chris Pye teaches two classes a year.) / ?
Country Workshops / / Bowls / ?
International Woodcarvers Congress / / None / ?
John C Campbell Folk School / / Wide variety / ?
National Woodcarving School Inc. (online) / / ?
Nora Hall Carving Designs / / Classical, Architectural / ?
Norsk Woodworks LTD. / (Else Bigton and Phillip Odden) / Architectural / ?
Vic Kirkman Originals and School of Wildfowl Art / / Wildfowl / ?
Wisconsin School of Chainsaw Carving / / ?
Carving DVDs
Carver / Website / Topics / RatingVarious / / Various
Mark Garnac / / elves and Santa ornaments / 4
Ed Walicki / / fish carving
Steve Brown / / DVDs etc / ?
Carving Events
Renegade Woodcarvers roundup and others / / See his website for dates and information. Numerous events / 270-871-4239Carving magazines
Magazine / Website / Phone / RatingBreakthrough / (more about taxidermy) / 985-345-7266 / ?
Carving Magazine / / 800-943-6877 / 5
Chip Chats / / 513-561-0627 / 3
Wildfowl Carving Magazine / / 877-462-2604 / 5
Wood Carving
Illustrated / / 800-457-9112 / 5
Wood Carving Magazine / / 813-881-0887 / 5
Carving Patterns (Free)
Carver / Website / subject / RatingAmateur Woodworker / / Owl coat hanger / ?
Carving Magazine / / Chip Carved box / ?
Deep Woods Ventures / / Mouse, Viking… / 4
Heritage art Studio / / Various / ?
Joe Cummings / / Relief / ?
Laura Irish / new / Extensive variety and tutorials / ?
Lawrence Spinak / / Human figure / ?
Mid America Wood Carvers Assn. / / Various, Leprechaun / ?
My Chip Carving / / Sign up, nice stuff / ?
Northwest Wood Carvers Assn. / / Xmas ornaments, spoons, Caricature / ?
Ol’ Don / / Various / ?
Rick Ferry / / Ornaments / ?
Will Hayden / / Human Figures / ?
Will Hayden / / Various / ?
Wilson Woodcarvers / / Chain
The Wood Carvers Porch / / Various / 4
Wood Carving Illustrated / / Various / 5
Wood Carving Illustrated / / Relief, Gnome / ?
Wood Works by Donna
(Donna Menke) / / Jewelry, lizard, frog & more. / ?
Woodsmith / / Chip Carving / 3
Woodworkers Workshop.com / / Large variety / 4
Carving Patterns (not free)
Company / Website / Phone / RatingClassic Carving Patterns / / Email only / ?
Nora Hall’s Carving Patterns / / 970-870-0116 / ?
Stiller Carving Patterns / / 920-685-2938 / ?
Catalogs and Online Stores
Company Name / Website / Phone / RatingBeaver Dam Decoys / / 330- 674-4104 / ?
Bob Reitmeyer Whittler / (Projects/supplies for scouts) / unknown / ?
Boxes N Such LTD. / / 866-311-5686 / ?
Belcher Carving Supply, LLC. / / 937-845-0346 / ?
Cascade Carvers Supply / / 800-828-5576 / ?
Chipping Away / / 888-682-9801 / 5
Christian J. Hummul Co. / / 800-762-0235 / ?
Classic Carousel Carvings / / 304-428-3544 / ?
Connecticut Valley Woodcarving / (online) / 860-742-3253 / ?
Dastra Tools / / 800-360-3843 / ?
Duck Blind, The / / 800-852-7352 / ?
Ellenwood Arts Woodcarver / / 507-289-2616 / ?
European Hand Tools / / 888-222-8331 / ?
Feather Animation / / 519-542-8504 / ?
Fishcarver.com / / 248-719-0902 / ?
Flexcut Carving Tools / / 800-524-9077 / ?
Fox Carving LLC / / 877-728-5771 / ?
Fox Chapel Publishing / (books) / 800-457-9112 / 5
Fur and Feathers Woodcarving / / 217-529-4123 / ?
Gene Webb Woodcarvings / / 865-660-1110 / ?
Gregg Dorrance Co. / (decoy supplies) / 508-222-6255 / 5
Hillcrest Carving / No known website / 717-285-7115 / ?
Industrial Abrasives / / 800-428-2222 / ?
Jan’s Carving Studio / / 905-623-2318 / ?
Japan Woodworker, The / (watch return policy) / 800-537-7820 / 4
Jim Bode Tools / (antique tools) / 518-537-8665 / ?
Krausman’s Reference Photos & Wood Carving Studio Carving Supplies / / 877-572-8762 / ?
KV Woodcarving Supplies / / 506-847-3052 / ?
Leather Plus / / 989.588.9614 / ?
Lee Valley & Veritas / / 800-871-8158 / 5
Little Mountain Carving Supply / / 800-752-7573 / ?
Little Shavers Wood Carving Supply / / 206-767-7421 / 5
Manny’s Woodworkers Place / or try
/ 800-243-0713 / ?
MDI Woodcarvers Supply / / 800-866-5728 / 5
Mountain Heritage Crafters LLC. / / 800-643-0995 / ?
Mountain Woodcarvers / / 800-292-6788 / ?
Mountain Woodcarvers Inc. / / 800-292-6788 / 5
My Chip Carving / / 866-444-6996 / ?
Old Texas Woodcarvers Shop / / 800-752-9781 / ?
Profitable Hobbies / / 800-624-7415 / ?
Quality Carving Supplies / / 800-394-4008 / ?
Ritter Carvers Inc. / No known website. Call 215-646-4896 for free catalog / 215-997-3395 / ?
Sculpture House / / 609-466-2986 / ?
Slim’s woodshed / / 877-886-3114 / ?
Smokey Mountain Wood Carvers / / 800-541-5994 / ?
Stadtlander Woodcarving Supplies / / 585-593-6911 / ?
Stoney Point Decoys / / 800-388-6759 / ?
Tools for Working Wood / / 800-426-4613 / ?
Treeline, The Woodcraft Specialists / / 866-906-2550 / 5
True Woodcarving & Supplies / / 206-426-7412 / ?
Turtle Feathers / / 828-488-8586 / ?
West Falls Woodcarving Products / / 716-662-9253 / ?
Widget Supply / / 541-926-1003 / ?
Wood 'N Wildcraft / (Rick Weib) / 800-738-7518 / 5
The Windsor Wood Carving Museum /
(purchases support the museum) / 519-977-0823 / ?
Wood Carvers Store & School / / 612-927-7491 / ?
Woodcarvers Supply Inc. / / 1-800-284-6229 / ?
Woodcarvers Warehouse ,com / / 507-330-8392 / ?
The Woodchip Shop / / 866-996-6324 / ?
Wood Chips Carving Supplies LTD. / / 1-800-663-1101 / ?
Wood-n-Feathers / / 613-269-2299 / ?
Wood N’ Things / / 800-365-4613 / ?
Woodcraft / / 800-225-1153 / 5
The Woodcraft Shop / / 800-397-2278 / ?
The Wooden Moose / (website closed at present) / 330-718-2338 / ?
Catalogs (general woodworking but may have carving tools)
Company Name / Website / Phone / RatingBeall Tool Company / / 800-331-4718 / ?
Berea Hard Woods Co. Inc. / / 877-736-5487 / ?
Blade Values Direct / (good prices on scrollsaw blades) / 800-220-1152 / ?
Garrett Wade / / 800-221-2942 / 5
Hida tool & Hardware, Inc. / / 800-443-5512 / ?
Japan Woodworker / (watch return policy) / 800-537-7820 / 4
Key Abrasives / Sand-O-Flex) / 800-634-4748 / ?
Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop / / 800-228-0000 / ?
Klockkit / / 800-556-2548 / 5
Lee Valley & Veritas / / 800-267-8735 / 5
McFeely’s / / 800-443-7937 / ?
Micro-Mark / (all sorts of handy gadgets) / 800-225-1066 / 4
MLCS / / 800-533-9298 / ?
Packard Woodworks Inc. / / 800-683-8876 / ?
Pricecutter.com / / 888-288-2487 / ?
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware / / 800-279-4441 / 5
Schlabaugh & Sons / / 800-346-9663 / ?
Steve Wall Lumber Co. / / 800-633-4062 / ?
Supergrit / (great prices on sandpaper) / 800-822-4003 / 5
Surplus Center / prices on motors etc) / 877-474-5198 / 4
Tools for Working Wood / / 800-426-4613 / 4
Traditional Woodworker / / 800-509-0081 / ?
Van Dykes Restorers / / 800-558-1234 / ?
Wooden Teddy Bear Collection, The / / 888-762-9149 / 5
Woodpeckers Precision Woodworking Tools / / 800-752-0725 / ?
Woodworker’s Hardware / / 800-383-0130 / ?
Woodworkers Supply Inc. / / 800-321-9663 / 5
Chainsaw carving
Company / Website / Phone / RatingBaileys / / 800-322-4529 / ?
Chainsaw Carving by Paul Taylor /
mailto:kingkawliga@gmail,com email contact / Email only
Chip Carving
My Chip Carving / / Has instruction, tools and some patterns / ?Woodworkers Institute / / Good basic information / ?
Club lists
SponsorColwood /
Northwest Carvers Assn. /
Competitions
Sponsor / website / dates / PhoneDayton Carving Guild / / 11/14-15/09 / 937-339-2786
International Woodcarvers Congress / / 563-359-9684 AM
563-355-3787 PM
Wood Carvers Warehouse / / Aug. 8-9,09 / 888-901-8099
Ward Museum, The / / 4-23-25, 10 / 410.742.4988
Duplicators
Company / Website / Phone / RatingCopy Carver / / 248-719-0902 / ?
Terrco Inc. / / 605-882-3888 / ?
Dust control
Company / Website / Phone / RatingCopy Carver / (free plans) / 248-719-0902 / ?
In-Lap Dust Collection Systems, Inc. / Unknown / 262-633-8899 / ?
Fish carving
Company / Website / Phone / RatingEd Wilicki / / 248-749-0902 / ?
FishCarver.com / / 248-719-0902 / ?
National Fish Carvers Guild / / 253-210-3716 / ?
unknown / / Unknown / ?
Forums
Host / Website / RatingCarving Magazine / / ?
Carving Path, The / / ?
Woodcarving Illustrated / / 5
Gloves
Company / Website / PhoneCarving Glove Guy, The / / 734-944-1918
Hatch Gloves / / 800-347-1200
Hexarmor / / 877-692-7667
Tundra Specialties / / 888-388-6372
Turtleskin / / 888-477-4675
Golf Balls
Host / Website / RatingGolf Blogger / / ?
Golf Ball Carving Unlimited / / ?
Northwest Carvers
Assn. / / ?
Viking Woodcarvers / / ?
WWWoodcarver / / ?
Good Resource Pages:
Host / Website / NotesBeginners Carving Corner & Beyond / / Good information
Carvin’ in NYC / / Good information
Carvers Companion, The / / great list
Laura Irish’s blog / LSIrish.com,
Little Shavers / / good starter kit at good price, lots of info
Natl. Woodcarvers Assn. / / Producers of Chip-Chats
NW Carvers Assn. / / Lists knives/tools by vendor
Union Grove School of Fine Woodcarving / / Good tips, other helpful info
Wood Carving Illustrated / / Lots of great stuff
Wood Carving Directory / / Links to lots of carvers
Woodcarvers Web / / Huge resource lists
Wouldbeecarver / / Lots of good information
Gourd carving
Carver / Website / NotesA. B. Amis / / Chip carving a gourd
Bonnie Gibson / / Books and supplies available
Inspirational pages
Carver / Website / subjectAble Workshop, The / / Resource for disabled woodworkers
Allen & Patty Eckman / / Works in paper, see to believe
Bill Russell / / caricature
Bishops Woodcarving / / caricature
Chris Pye / / Wide variety
Doris Fiebig / / Carved Portraits
Dylan Goodson / / Relief, portraits, etc.
Everett Ellenwood / / Nice works, some good info.
FiebigYoundt / / Human figures & more
Fred Zavadil / / Human figures, outstanding
French Website / / Great knife handles
J. Christopher White / / Religious and Stylized works
Janel Jacobson / / Animals, Miniatures
Jeff Phares / / Western sculpture
Livio De Marchi / / Ever seen a hand carved car?
Lynn Doughty / / Caricature
Marcia Berkall / / various
Mark A Youndt / / Architectural, religious, etc
Nancy Tuttle / / Amazing woodspirits
Peter Paces / / Exceptional English carver
Rocking Horse & Art Design Holland / / Rocking and carousel horses
Russian Wood Carving Club / / Wide variety, some really unusual works
Tony Ward / / Sculpted boxes
Unknown / / Great relief work
Unknown (can’t translate) / / Russian, fantastic work
Various / / Caricature
W.F. Judt / / Primarily religious
Knives
Company / Website / Phone / RatingAllan Goodman / (Alan Goodman’s knives (A goodknife)) / 865-679-8865 / 5
Beebe Knives / / 807-986 1408 / ?
Bob Barts Knives / / 336 292-3263 / ?
Brian Fergusson Knives / / none / 5
Bud Murray / 573-346-7321 / ?
Cape Forge / / 888-310-3343 / 5
Caraboo Blades Knives & Tools / / unknown / ?
David Sabol / (detail knife 30.00 + 5.00 S&H) / 717-252-9363 / ?
Deep Woods Ventures / / none / 3
Denny Knives / / ?
Drake Knives / / 360- 659-6778 / ?
Ed Zinger / / 913-397-6992 / ?
Flexcut / / 800-524-9077 / ?
Frost Knives / / 207-782-1885 / ?
Helvie Knives / / 765-675-8811 / 4
Jack Lloyd / May not be in business 1584 Burl Ave., Clovis CA 93611 / 209-299-3125 / ?
Kestrel Tools / / 360-468-2103 / ?
Knotts knives by “Cousins”, LLC / / 800-338-6759 / ?
Lee Ferguson Handcrafted Knives / htto:// / 479- 443-0084 / ?
MDI Woodcarvers Supply / (Lyons Knives) / 800-866-5728 / 5
Mike Shipley / / 717-285-7117 / ?
Murphy knives / New / 888-772-3481 / ?
North Bay Forge / / 360-317-8896 / ?
Norwegian Knives from Brusletto / / 716-731-3715 / ?
Pinewood Forge / / 800-423-1844 / ?
Preferred Edge Carving Knives and Supplies / / 888-811-5551 / ?
R. Murphy Stay Sharp Knives / / 978-772-3481 / ?
Ralph E. Long / / 336-595-4563 / ?
Rick Ferry / (sells knives on EBay, great reputation) / 206-767-7421 / ?
Ron Wells / / 417-284-3416 / ?
Woodcraft / / 800-535-4486 / 5
Woody’s Knives / / No phone / ?
Online Projects
Company / Website / Phone / RatingClassic Carving Patterns / / 301-829-0431 / ?
Will Hayden / / ?
Woodcarver Online Magazine / / 306-381-0910 / ?
Miscellaneous
Jim’s Dollhouse Pages / calculatorPowerCarving
Company / Website / Phone / RatingArbortech / / 866-517-7869 / ?
Creative Technologies Inc. / / 307-266-2797 / ?
Dura-Grit / / 416-447-4354 / ?
Foredom / (catalogs available on website) / 203-792-8622 / ?
GRS Tools / / 800-835-3519 / ?
King Arthur’s Tools / / 800-942-1300 / ?
Kutzall / / 810-765-1000 / ?
PJL Enterprises / / 320-594-2811 / ?
Powercrafter Air Turbine Tool / / 801-420-4348 / ?
Ram Products Inc. / / 732-651-5500 / ?
Saburrtooth Power Carving & Rotary Tools / / 856-731-0990 / ?
Turbo Carver / / 800-373-0707 / ?
Roughouts
Company / Website / Phone / RatingG & B Sears Woodcarving / / 417-762-3643 / ?
PJL Enterprises / / 320-594-2811 / ?
Martin’s Woodcarving / / 800-766-6127 / ?
Moore Roughouts / Designs & Carving Supply / / 800-825-2657 / ?
Shipley Wood Carving / / 417-284-3416 / ?
Steve Brown / / (270) 821-8774 / ?
Stu Martin’s Roughouts / / 800-766-6127 / ?
White River Crafts / / 870-941-8740 / ?
Wood Carving Rendezvous / / 913-397-6992 / ?
Sharpening supplies and resources
Company / Website / Phone / RatingAccu-finnish / / 800-835-3519 / ?
Best Sharpening Stones / / 866-286-2049 / ?
Dan’s Whetstone Co. / / 501-767-1616 / ?
Flexcut / Sharpening | Flexcut Tool Company / 800-524-9077 / ?
Halls Pro Edge Sharpeners / / 501-525-8630 / ?
JoolTool / / Email only / ?
Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies / Lots of handy stuff / Email only / ?
Little Shavers / / 206-767-7421 / ?
Museum of Woodworking Tools / / 800-426-4613 / ?
Norton Professional Sharpening Solutions / / Email only / ?
Pinewood Forge / / None / ?
Port-A-Strop / / 425-320-8999 / ?
Razor Sharp Edge making System / / 866-419-4879 / 5
Scary Sharp Method / / None / ?
Scary sharp on Chisels / / None / ?
Seyco / / 800-426-3353 / ?
SharpeningSupplies.com / / 800-351-8234 / ?
Surgi Sharp / / 405-831-4015 / ?
Woodcarver Online Magazine / / None / ?
Software
Company / Website / Phone / RatingCarving Technologies / / Email only / ?
Tool Making
Company / Website / NotesJantz Supply / / Knife making supplies
John Gunterman / / How to make a spokeshave
McMaster-Carr / / source for steel
Peter Berglund / / About tool steel & Heat treating
Rick Ferry / / How to make a razor knife
Ron Takahashi / / How to make a nail knife
Tool manufacturer websites
Company Name / Website / Phone / RatingAshley Isles Edge Tools Ltd. / / 01790 763372 / ?
Cape Forge / / 888-310-3343 / 5
Diefenbacher Tools / / 800-326-5316 / ?
Flexcut Carving Tools Inc. / / 800-524-9077 / ?
Foredom / / 203-792-8622 / ?
Hartville Tool / / 800-345-2396 / ?
Henry Taylor / / (0114) 234 0282 / ?
Lie-Nielson / / 800-327-2520 / 5
Pfeil / / +41 (0)62 922 45 65 / ?
U.J. Ramelson Co., Inc. / / 973-589-5422 / ?
Veritas Tools / / 613-596-1922 / ?
Tool Totes
Comapny / Website / Phone / RatingBucket Box / / 866-996-6324 / ?
Clarkes-Online / / 775-835-6082 / ?
The Perfect Caddy System / / 866-972-2339 / ?
Tutorials
Posted by / Website / Topic / NotesBeginners Carving Corner and Beyone / / 5 minute penguin, owl, quick wizard
Bob Travis / / Hair
Claude / Snowman Pin Tutorial
Donald K. Mertz / / Carving a braid.
Donald K. Mertz / WoodBeeCarver WHITTLLING EXERCISE - EYES
FiebigYoundt / / Realistic Eye
FiebigYoundt / / Realistic mouth
FiebigYoundt / / Realistic Nose
Flexcut / Choosing the Right Tools | Flexcut Tool Company
Gene Graham / Tree To Treasure wood carvings - main page / Good info on structure
Gene Messer / A Beginners Tutorial On Carving A Simple Hillbilly Out Of A Block Of Wood
Gene Messer / "Carving The Minature Flat Plane Santa "
Laura Irish / Levels in Relief / Cabin in woods
Laura Irish / Converting patterns to 3-D / Very helpful
Little Shavers / Carving eyes from Little Shavers
M. D. Allen, Sr. / Spoon carving tutorial
Mike / Smiling Eyes, Flat Plane Style
Patrick Mullally / Carving a bushy mustache
Spoon lady / / Wooden spoons
Stu Martin / / Carving realistic eyes
Unknown / / Send email for face carving tutorial
Unknown / / Bark gnome houses, cute
Unknown /
Will Hayden / Free Lesson Will Hayden Wood Carving Lesson 7F / Basic figure
Vises
Company / Website / RatingEli Carvers Vise / / ?
Jerry-Rig / / 4
None / / ?
Old Oak Enterprises / / ?
Panavise / (look under work holding) / ?
Wilton / (look under work holding) / ?
Poor man’s carving vise
None / / 4
Jerry Hartzell / (good photos) / 4
Richard Rayburn / / ?
Wood
Company / Website / Phone / RatingAll Righteous Woods / / 877-843-9265
Art Olver / (cottonwood bark) / 253.804.3488 / ?
Cape Fear Tupelo Co. / / Email only / ?
Copperhead Road Logging and Lumber Northern Basswood /
/ 218-845-2832 / ?
G & G Lumber & Great Lakes Basswood / / 906-779-5402 / ?
Hearne Hardwoods Inc. / / 888-814-0007 / ?
Heinecke Wood Products / / 715-822-3524 / 5
Itasca Wood Products / / 877-846-8956 / ?
Krantz Wood Sales / / 651-464-5632 (evenings)
Ocooch Hardwoods / / 888-322-2432 / ?
River Ranch Creations / (cottonwood bark) / 701-400-5964 / ?
Slim’s woodshed / / 877-886-3114 / ?
Stadtlander Woodcarving / / 330-931-7847 / ?
Tuckaway Timber Co. LLC. / (Northern basswood, butternut, white cedar) / 603-795-4534 / ?
Wilcox Carving Wood / / 715-466-2283 / ?
Wood information
Wood Hardness / / Compares various woodsWood types / / All of the varieties
Woodburning
Company / Website / Phone / RatingCheryl Dow / (patterns books) / 813-757-6961 248-363-6454 / ?
Colewood / / 732-938-5556 / ?
Detail Master Burning Systems / / 708-452-5400 / ?
Mountain Woodcarvers / / 800-292-6788 / ?
Pyrography Online / / 5
Razortip / / 877-729-3787 / 5
Sawdust Connection / (New) / 505-506-3558 / ?
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