Carvings with Stories: a blog about woodcarving

My name is Alistair Park and I'm a professional carver who is based in Bristol, England. I've been carving for over twenty-eight years and I also enjoy teaching my skills to people of all ages. You'll find posts here about all kinds of things to do with carving; the work that I do, the people that I meet and the things that I see which inspire me. Please feel free to comment on anything of interest, it'd be great to hear from you!

Showing posts with label second hand carving tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label second hand carving tools. Show all posts
Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Continuing the tradition: Putting my mark onto the handles of my woodcarving tools

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'Tools have a particular appeal because, in a sense, they carry the history of all those who have used them... so you are, in a sense, c...
Monday, 1 July 2013

Renovating a vintage second-hand (or third- or fourth- or fifth-hand!) 'Addis' woodcarving tool

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'Tools contain a virile grace which is inextricably bound up in the substance of the materials. Moreover, the intrinsic appeal of the b...
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Alistair
I have been carving regularly since 1994, although I remember having a knife taken off me at school when I was about 10 years old- some places are more suited to practising whittling than others!
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