Folk: Traditions in American Art
. The
exhibit includes nearly 30 duck decoys carved by
various makers during the past century, and will be
displayed at the museum through May 4. The decoys
are part of the museum’s world-class collection of
American folk and self-taught art, which includes
paintings, walking sticks, quilts, and more.
For more information, visit www.mam.org.
John Crawford shows his
4,000th ornament.
These American
Merganser decoys,
circa 1900, are
part of a folk-art
exhibition at the
Milwaukee Art
Museum.
www.woodcarvingillustrated.com
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Schreibeis Earns Awards
Clark Schreibeis of Billings, Mont.,
earned two top awards at the
World Fish Carving Championship
in Springfield, Ill., last year. Clark’s
full-size 24" spawning brown trout,
commissioned by angler Joel Jong
Jr., won Best of World, and earned
the artist his fifth Judge’s Choice
Best of Show award, as well.
During the same weekend, Clark
also won the prestigious master
of master’s category at the World
Taxidermy Championships, which
were being held concurrently.
Visit www.clarkschreibeis.com.
WoodTurning Cruise
The 2014 WoodTurning Cruise
will depart from Stavanger,
Norway, on August 11. During
the 12-day trip up the country’s
picturesque western and northern
coasts, the ship will stop in 11
cities for excursions geared toward
woodworkers, carvers, or crafters.
Eight international experts will
offer turning classes aboard the
cruise ship during travel time.
Visit woodturningcruise.com
for more information.
Rockler Opens Superstores
Rockler Woodworking and
Hardware recently opened two
state-of-the-art superstores, one
in Twin Cities, Minn., and the
other in Seattle, Wash. These two
huge stores (11,000 square feet of
retail space in Twin Cities, and
9,000 square feet in Seattle) each
feature a large glass-enclosed
demonstration area along with
expanded retail space.
Learn more at rockler.com.
Clark Schreibeis’s
award-winning
trout carving.
Woodcarving Illustrated
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Zippo has expanded beyond the
windproof lighter business into the
outdoor and camping markets. The
company’s new 4-in-1 Woodsman tool is ideal for
woodcarvers, especially those who harvest their own
walking sticks. The lightweight tool is a bow saw, useful
for cutting down saplings, that quickly converts to a hand axe
to knock off the branches. The axe is sharp enough that you can
also use it to lop down saplings, but the saw does a neater job. The
tool comes with a hard-shell blade protector and includes a tent stake
mallet and pulling loop.
The 4-in-1 Woodsman is available for $89.95 from Zippo, 888-442-1932,
Zippo 4-in-1
Woodsman
product
review
by Bob Duncan
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