[Woodcarver] New list member

[Corey Hallagan]

Welcome Jay, you sound like a busy and talented guy!  Enjoy the list!

Corey

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Jay Henson <jay at thewaytech.com> wrote:


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> Hello,

>

> I just found this email list during the past week and was happy to see it.

> I've done a variety of wood working over the years. Got me through college

> and grad school. I'm basically a whittler who enjoys picking up a piece of

> wood and carving things for family or friends. I did work for a scale

> miniature furniture company a number of years ago and found I had a knack

> for carving miniature Queen Anne chair legs and miniature duck decoys by

> eye. I enjoy making static ship models of 18th and 19th century naval

> vessels and am investigating doing some miniature ship figureheads..

>

> I recently stumbled into chip carving and have been attempting to learn the

> techniques from books and DVDs. Just worked up to my first simple practice

> rosette (which looks like a first attempt), but I got hooked pretty quickly

> on the variety of things that can be done using the techniques of chip

> carving with relatively few tools. Hope there are some others on the list

> who are also interested in chip carving and willing to discuss it. I'm sort

> of working backwards with wood. Did most of my early miniature work in

> cherry and walnut and now using basswood and other softer woods.

>

> Wood carving is a great diversion from my job which is working in IT as a

> systems manager, etc. at a nearby university. Definitely a good change of

> pace.

>

> Regards,

>

> Jay Henson

> jay at thewaytech.com

>

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