There is also another reason for hosting the exhibition at Lakes, the last remaining piece of the historic old mahogany tree was bought from the late Albert Lake 30 years ago. I will also introduce carvings from the Anguilla National Tree, the White Cedar, which are now coming of age and are all over the Island, begging to beautify the […]
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This incredible mapping technology was started by two Danish brothers, Lars and Jens Eiltrup Rasmussen as a C++ program at Where Technologies. Google acquired the company in October 2004 and converted it into a web application. Google Maps was launched in February 2005 after acquiring two other companies: a geospatial data visualization company and a real-time traffic analyzer. Third party […]
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I have always thought the oldest known artifacts or tools were made of stone. Dead wrong! The oldest known artifact in the world was made of wood. It is the wooden thrusting spear found in Schoningen, Germany, about 400,000 years ago, which according to my reckoning was prior to the stone age. The date has not been confirmed and there […]
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Stress Relievers/Touch Forms Worry stones/Fidget stones/Soothing stones/Sensory stones/Thumb stones/Prayer beads. A visitor to my website likened my hand carved hearts to Native American worry stones, which prompted me to do a little research that helped me to understand the success of the hearts and why the psychologist was presenting her patients with my glassy smooth hand carved hearts for cognitive […]
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Hand carved Touch Forms Wooden Stress Relievers Handheld Art The Adult Pacifier Dummies for Adults During my younger days visiting museums and art galleries, seeing signs that read: Please do not Touch, inspired a devilish desire to ignore the sign and reach out when no one was looking, especially if it was an interesting organic shape. I made a vow […]
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The Die Grinder The die grinder name comes from one of the earliest and archetypal applications, tool and die work, where they were used to creating the precise contours of dies or molds. As far as I have discovered, the U.S. Inventor Eli Whitney was the first to manufacture interchangeable parts for mass-producing firearms for the War of 1812, so […]
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The best woodcarver’s sanding discs were discontinued by 3M a few years ago. I was trying to order a case of new ones when I got wind of the discontinuation from my regular supplier. It took weeks of searching the internet until I found a small country hardware store that still had one case left. Naturally, I bought the case […]
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The Angle Grinder is the best woodworking, most versatile and most dangerous power tool. History According to Wikipedia, the first angle grinder was designed by the German company Akermann & Schmidt in 1954. There is also a conflicting report gives credit to Thomas Joseph in 1973. Credit must go to Akermann & Schmidt, because I was using the angle grinder […]
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We are living in a time when time is of the utmost importance in most things we do. Manufacturers are looking to automate to speed up production and reduce labor and other overhead costs. The woodcarver is facing a similar dilemma: the overhead costs must be reasonable in order for him or her to earn a living wage and put […]
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I hesitate to use the word Modern. During my student days and to this day, I question the labeling of Primitive and Modern Art. After reading that the modern artists got their inspiration from the so-called Primitive art, my choice of description is African Art. It did not take me very long to find my style in art. During my […]
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