tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50797013362953171722024-01-19T22:12:17.523-08:00Norse and Medieval WoodcarvingMedieval woodcarving - Norse, Celtic, Country, Sculpture, Relief - high and low, and instructions in carving and how to set up a shop.Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079701336295317172.post-6592128665162876152009-12-29T09:28:00.000-08:002009-12-29T09:30:35.346-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazdNTLso_VVPPVIRqiOhbgYlQ9lQrODSYLQdt6tAs9-xHlIkL-FiPNlfNRQaRUGACd6zBRB-dPp2l4YjM6lC5KGkuO4EVPnYotSG4JX61PA4wxKnYKcyKqw1VWH5SO7EjSBemkj8PM8kr/s1600-h/Woodcarvings+November+2009+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420711416259419778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazdNTLso_VVPPVIRqiOhbgYlQ9lQrODSYLQdt6tAs9-xHlIkL-FiPNlfNRQaRUGACd6zBRB-dPp2l4YjM6lC5KGkuO4EVPnYotSG4JX61PA4wxKnYKcyKqw1VWH5SO7EjSBemkj8PM8kr/s320/Woodcarvings+November+2009+026.jpg" /></a> Carvings of horse head panels, and eagle head carved from a log, and three dimessional carving of lady<br /><br /></div>Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079701336295317172.post-89533254598729007452009-12-29T09:22:00.000-08:002009-12-29T20:14:44.745-08:00Carved Hope Chest<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMk2uEWI5kpyKARdHzKn7Fqs6n7IxZ27zOSFtxt5koH77lFtVcYlL_dB7UUWW2KsqXeFm_viME8E80WBqxPkkP5D09goibdl9OOZDuo7SsJVmxxfuWzzPyLwNbwd9jvrtrbZ_XnIMr3fg/s1600-h/Woodcarvings+November+2009+055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420709983755672882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMk2uEWI5kpyKARdHzKn7Fqs6n7IxZ27zOSFtxt5koH77lFtVcYlL_dB7UUWW2KsqXeFm_viME8E80WBqxPkkP5D09goibdl9OOZDuo7SsJVmxxfuWzzPyLwNbwd9jvrtrbZ_XnIMr3fg/s320/Woodcarvings+November+2009+055.jpg" /></a> Carved wood chest back view, carved in douglas fir.<br />Lid and legs are made of 2 inch thick wood stock </div>Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079701336295317172.post-88469934491824507812009-12-29T09:05:00.000-08:002009-12-29T09:13:31.212-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53wm6wXqfOTZwLo1lsR2NTW05DpS0GDm3-ec0vi43YDy4wySqSAFycSDECYJESP7rpOJE1USdCVGUZBy4D33Mmgkx9Tvc7Tew00qg507x-AxGcUyidYDbiNTM1gm3NszqBF-Fd3-fhyphenhyphenCf/s1600-h/Woodcarvings+November+2009+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420705685697712994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53wm6wXqfOTZwLo1lsR2NTW05DpS0GDm3-ec0vi43YDy4wySqSAFycSDECYJESP7rpOJE1USdCVGUZBy4D33Mmgkx9Tvc7Tew00qg507x-AxGcUyidYDbiNTM1gm3NszqBF-Fd3-fhyphenhyphenCf/s320/Woodcarvings+November+2009+054.jpg" /></a> View of a caved hope chest<br /></div>Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079701336295317172.post-86935129602509450402009-12-15T23:29:00.000-08:002009-12-15T23:43:06.254-08:00An Urnes Dragon with Acanthus detailing.<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGzQfr3FyRmTOzYfqRPMoovGBKGcGo3u0AUz1jBbitA2eQAXUkYrCo9jp2JaIBvWohGSLtyENDBhX6kcmOkzBySiKLd6SvJdQjRO2jP5Oycf0V5-dstF1SDqg4MgDGrkfp03YK5-aVS0Q/s1600-h/Woodcarvings+November+2009+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415733202448139250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGzQfr3FyRmTOzYfqRPMoovGBKGcGo3u0AUz1jBbitA2eQAXUkYrCo9jp2JaIBvWohGSLtyENDBhX6kcmOkzBySiKLd6SvJdQjRO2jP5Oycf0V5-dstF1SDqg4MgDGrkfp03YK5-aVS0Q/s320/Woodcarvings+November+2009+002.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> A relief carving that I carved for my wife. This is the showoff side with the reverse being used as a breadboard. <br /></span><br /></div>Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079701336295317172.post-61269016502302004102009-12-15T23:13:00.001-08:002009-12-15T23:15:46.796-08:00Carving of a Viking and horse on Barn Board<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJltKOghU6CytCHehvLV-nEmW-qSTvPla064yXPJVwWIVv9szrYwnOQPI_7zI_I_lnAxWQOt-oWJn52NGI6U56maUCMUtWo7VEXZbNCDeJ3l2VeV48FHeicjW7bSoWwbFzGiC_SNGjr5Bz/s1600-h/Picture+108.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 205px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415729106834795794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJltKOghU6CytCHehvLV-nEmW-qSTvPla064yXPJVwWIVv9szrYwnOQPI_7zI_I_lnAxWQOt-oWJn52NGI6U56maUCMUtWo7VEXZbNCDeJ3l2VeV48FHeicjW7bSoWwbFzGiC_SNGjr5Bz/s320/Picture+108.jpg" /></a> Drawing of the Viking on a horse. The following photos show the work in progress<br /><div></div>Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079701336295317172.post-49918294663215190402009-12-15T23:08:00.000-08:002010-04-01T01:10:17.085-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3seCxC93bInyUAOGO1tue4gJFIPx7roSnKNr-O15f8EWQmTb_QAv6ED-wRPwP3ckyd1mDLIn6GHo25f_1xmmOhtGFOuFsYNVH3cJVLD2F_39_OKKSq457Mvih4mejc8D6265ie0qHXbCG/s1600/SCA+Tournament+of+Roses+2010+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455077976957031586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3seCxC93bInyUAOGO1tue4gJFIPx7roSnKNr-O15f8EWQmTb_QAv6ED-wRPwP3ckyd1mDLIn6GHo25f_1xmmOhtGFOuFsYNVH3cJVLD2F_39_OKKSq457Mvih4mejc8D6265ie0qHXbCG/s320/SCA+Tournament+of+Roses+2010+019.jpg" /></a> This is the completed project of the Viking on a horse, which was carved onto barn board.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_PWUudcB2fCQpj5rU1S7dCo_BMzaR0khLyJ-R6D3TvWS3HaRxpVn9P24C6_L7kcUYYxUknsW8hZhPXU5v5PiH1Eso92bjiFGEh_0JEFmhk7Uefzii2sfjwP1ZfvV7oALLFeRNDmT1DaQ/s1600-h/Woodcarvings+November+2009+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415727757355482690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_PWUudcB2fCQpj5rU1S7dCo_BMzaR0khLyJ-R6D3TvWS3HaRxpVn9P24C6_L7kcUYYxUknsW8hZhPXU5v5PiH1Eso92bjiFGEh_0JEFmhk7Uefzii2sfjwP1ZfvV7oALLFeRNDmT1DaQ/s320/Woodcarvings+November+2009+044.jpg" /></a> This is the carving currently underway shown with a Vilking on a horse. This is the carving shown on the bench with the photo below, of which Kasper is working on.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079701336295317172.post-69851262265561679742009-12-15T22:11:00.000-08:002009-12-16T00:05:23.572-08:00Woodchuck The Wood Carver<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7XCc8KD-RndV2YSXWBJZpQbmIEAa6nrQN2y-D7izlAlF8hJ7TvR-VGe_CnheqHzOlj0TcqaZPVuXrRMJfU3SgdBd7nzcE810FFuOOHz41oA0B6z8R8SM8tL1M3QI-cv-MCRqHaSwIJuv/s1600-h/Woodcarvings+November+2009+045.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415713533749518498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7XCc8KD-RndV2YSXWBJZpQbmIEAa6nrQN2y-D7izlAlF8hJ7TvR-VGe_CnheqHzOlj0TcqaZPVuXrRMJfU3SgdBd7nzcE810FFuOOHz41oA0B6z8R8SM8tL1M3QI-cv-MCRqHaSwIJuv/s320/Woodcarvings+November+2009+045.jpg" /></a> <strong><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Woodchuck Studio</span></em></strong> also known as Woodchuck the Carver is located in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hedley</span> on Hwy 3. British Columbia<br /><br />Easily accessed and with parking area the studio is open to visitors to browse, view, handle objects, watch active carving, and to try their hand at carving. This is a hobby craft <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">artisan's studio.</span><br /><br />This studio was established to share my enjoyment in shaping materials with hand tools. I am also enjoying exploration into viking work in wood and the study of how our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">forefathers</span> used wood as a decorative/functional aspect of their lives. It is also my wish to communicate to another generation, to encourage those with similar tastes and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">leanings</span> to continue their own explorations and crafts.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">It has been my pleasure and privalage over the years to chat and spend time with a goodly number of older carvers who were kind enough to offer me instruction and tips that have greatly improved my carving abilities. needless to say most of them are long gone and it is now my turn to help and hint at ways to todays carvers that they may carry on in their turn. To contact me I can be reached at <a href="mailto:charlescaspersen@yahoo.com">charlescaspersen@yahoo.com</a> and if you wish for a friendly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">voice</span> please call during the day on most days at 250-292-8664</div>Medieval Woodcarvinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07029069716034877027noreply@blogger.com0