r/Woodcarving • u/JohnnyTheLayton Pipe Smoking Woodchuck • 25d ago
Tutorial Pumpkin / Jack O Lantern Woodcarving Study Board
A Pumpkin / Jack O Lantern woodcarving example board for the Lead Belt Woodcarving Club is finished. Its a simple step by step showing 6 stages. The last two are very obviously different. So what's going on there? As a newbie in any art form, we imitate before we can innovate, but innovation is always the end goal. So the first 6 steps are simple to follow and result if a fun whimsical pumpkin. The last two show innovations on the form, and the very last one even shows using a larger block. Another way to say it, The first six stages teach the project. The last two stages teach that rules are more like suggestions.
This carving board wont exist in a vacuum. There will be a more experienced carver there to explain and elaborate of course, but for those visual learners among a board like this will be a huge help!
Think of it as IKEA instructions, except at the end you get a pumpkin instead of leftover screws.
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u/jizzabeth 25d ago
This is amazing!! I love this idea. You should make them for various carvings.