James Siegl passed away in early 2014 at 81. He taught woodcarving at Wisconsin Technical schools in Fond du Lac and Calumet ...
James cut blocks of Linden wood with a band ... woodworking tools, like gouges and chisels, according to a biography displayed with the collection. The carving process was extensive and time ...
To honor the original builders, the team relied heavily on centuries-old tools ... and gouges; and bisaiguës or twybils, a simple hand tool designed for carving and chopping green wood.
The written and visual evidence reveals a traditional range of tools in addition to the bench, grindstone, holdfast and benchhook: tools for measuring, cutting (saws, axe), chisels and gouges for ...
We inserted hardwood stock (the best wood for lathe turning) in the machine, centering and securing it, and then conducted turning tests using various cutting tools to shape, gouge, contour ...
whittling and chiseling history and nature in wood. Theirs is a hobby discovered early — and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. At the second annual New England Woodworking Competition on Nov. 2 at the ...
RIT’s studio arts major teaches the conceptual and technical skills required to succeed as creative professionals in ceramics, furniture design, glass, metals and jewelry design, printmaking, painting ...