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Quick-carve holiday gift allows you to experiment with making different faces<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

By Larry Green<\/em><\/p>\n

This jovial little caricature really looks great hanging on a Christmas tree. The variety of expressions you could carve for him is endless. Carve one or a forest of ornaments and create on the go by making your own personal\u00a0carving desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Carving the Tree<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Trace the pattern onto the wood and cut the outline. Taper the boughs on the front and remove any saw marks with a carving knife. Mark the bottom of the nose and the smile lines. Make stop cuts along the lines and carve up to the stop cuts to create a flat surface for the mouth. Carve the slope of the nose and the eye sockets. Then, carve the details. Use a carving knife, micro gouges, and V-tools to carve and texture the face and branches.<\/p>\n

Make a stop cut where the trunk joins the tree, and carve back to the stop cut to separate the trunk from the tree. Round the trunk and add the bark texture with the V-tool.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Painting the Tree<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Scrub the carving with a toothbrush and dish soap, rinse, and let dry. Paint the tree with thin washes of acrylic paint. When the paint is dry, apply a few light coats of clear Deft or Krylon matte finish and let it dry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I use Floyd Rhadigan\u2019s method of antiquing the carving. Mix equal parts of Watco natural finishing wax and Watco dark finishing wax. Apply the mixture to the entire carving with a large round brush. Blot the excess with paper towels and allow it to dry. Then, buff it with clean paper towels. Note: Dispose of the paper towels carefully; the boiled linseed oil in the wax can cause the paper to spontaneously combust. <\/i>Finish the ornament by adding a screw eye on the top.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Materials<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Basswood, 3\/4″ (1.9cm) thick: 2 1\/2″ x 3 3\/4″ (6.4cm x 9.5cm)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Acrylic paint: black, blue jay, camel, golden brown, leaf green, sprout, white<\/p>\n

\u2022 Clear matte finish such as Deft or Krylon\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Finishing wax such as Watco: natural, dark<\/p>\n

\u2022 Screw eye<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tools<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Carving knives: bench, detail<\/p>\n

\u2022 V-tool, 60\u00b0: 1\/8″ (3mm)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Micro gouges: 2mm, 3mm, and 5mm<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0#8 gouge: 1\/4″ (6mm)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Paintbrush: large round<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Larry Green started carving in 1970 and has written six woodcarving project books with artist Mike Altman. He has worked part-time in the woodcarving shop at Dollywood Theme Park. Larry is a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and was selected as an Indiana Artisan. He teaches a weeklong class at John Campbell Folk School. You can contact him at lgreen@sent.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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