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!

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Teaching woodcarving with the Carpenters' Fellowship and milling oak for the Matthew figurehead

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On Tuesday, I packed my teaching sets of tools and a sleeping bag then headed over to Chelvey woodyard, near Bristol. There was a trainin...
Sunday, 11 August 2013

Two very different castles: Portland and Clun

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Portland castle overlooks the harbour on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It was built in 1539/40, by order of King Henry VIII, to guard...
Tuesday, 6 August 2013

The beautiful and interesting timber-framed buildings of Shrewsbury, in the English county of Shropshire

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Shrewsbury is the second largest town in Shropshire and has a lot of beautiful old buildings. These photos show just a few of them, datin...
Monday, 5 August 2013

The Porch House, Bishops Castle, Shropshire - a beautiful timber-framed building with recent oak carvings next to far older ones

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This interesting Grade II listed building is located in Bishops Castle, a small town close to the Wales/England border. According to th...
Sunday, 4 August 2013

Carved oak signs for the Olde Jack Inn, Calverhall, Shropshire. One shows a fabled drinking vessel, the other a spaniel and pheasant

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These oak plaques were carved for the Olde Jack Inn at Calverhall in Shropshire. They were delivered last weekend and will be installed into...
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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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