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August 10, 2026
How to carve an acanthus over a molding
A running acanthus over a molding is a repeating carved leaf that follows a molded profile instead of a flat panel. The order of work, the sweeps, and the undercut that makes the leaf read as applied.
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August 11, 2024
Pointing Machine for Wood Carving
The old tool that lets a carver copy any model exactly. How a pointing machine works, the five step setup, and what Michelangelo really did with his models.
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June 30, 2024
Wood carving tips that matter, and what really makes a master carver
Tips are worth very little on their own. What separates a carver who keeps improving from one who stalls is understanding why each move is made. Here are the reasons behind the moves, the layer trick that makes relief read deep, and the two places practice actually pays.
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January 10, 2023
Wood carving techniques that change the work, and the order to learn them
Six moves decide how a carving reads from across a room, and they are worth wildly different amounts. Depth first, then the surface, then what the steel leaves behind. Here is the order I teach them in.
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