Woodcarving Issue 183

Issue 183 of Woodcarving magazine is filled with a host of great articles for you.

In our Projects section, Steve Bisco carves a briar rose from green oak; Kevin Alviti makes a decorative box; Mark Gough carves a relief of the Egyptian god Thoth; Dave Western draws inspiration from garden friends with this bees and honeycomb design; Cedric Boyns creates a spoon with a handle of trapped balls for a wedding anniversary; Paul Purnell carves a fox head for a walking stick; and Paul Adamson makes a work-holding device for kuksa making.

We have some great Techniques pieces for you too. John Samworth tries out a Renaissance-style relief carving technique; Graham Thompson demonstrates how to carve realistic 3D faces; and Peter Benson explains what beginners need to get started with carving.

In Features, Polish carver Szymon Mlynarczyk tells us about his career; the Grinling Gibbons Society announces the winners of the Tercentenary Awards; William Barsley describes his experiences as a recently qualified professional carver; we learn the history of the North American lumberjacks; and discover the secrets of the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, India.

We also have updates from the carving community and a peek at our next issue.

All this and more in Woodcarving magazine 183!