Carve a Lamp
This tutorial from Michael Tyler has become one of the most popular uses of the Rotary Jig. Rotary Lithophanes A Tutorial by CarveBuddy.com The CarveWright Rotary Jig can be used to create unique lithophanes using common PVC plumbing pipe. The results are impressive! Now you can create unique lithophanes that most people have never seen before. […]
The Library CarveWright Built
We’ve been working on a library project for almost 6 years, and it is nearly finished. Earlier this summer at the CarveWright Conference we gave tours and shared some photos in our post-conference blog. Now, we’ve gathered up photos outlining the progress of this great build to show you some of the steps taken along the […]
Make Your Own Embossed Rolling Pins
Have you seen these rolling pins with designs carved into them for embossing cookies? If you haven’t seen them, they are very popular on sites like Etsy and Pinterest, and you should check them out. Recently, they came to my attention and I immediately saw the potential of making embossed rolling pins on the CarveWright […]
Weapons of the gods
October is one of my favorite times of year. For starters, it’s finally cooling off enough to enjoy being in my shop. Summer temperatures can go on well into October down here in Houston. It’s also costume and prop season, which means lots of things to do in my shop. Halloween driving most of that, but […]
Chess Table Part 3 – The Table Legs
This is part 3 of the Chess Table Project. Check out Part 1 and Part 2, if you haven’t yet. In part one, I covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Part 2 discussed the process of designing, carving, and assembling the chess board for […]
Best of Big Taste Trophy for Big Brothers Big Sisters
A couple years ago, we had a special visitor at our conference. She didn’t own a CarveWright machine, and had actually just learned of it’s existence. Her name is Bridgette Mongeon, and she was researching the system for her new book. Now 2 years later, her book, 3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft: Exploring […]
Chess Table Part 1 – Making a Plan & Chess Pieces
This project utilized almost every feature of CarveWright’s CNC systems and is a great demonstration of it’s power to create anything. Below I’ll outline the processes we went through to design and build this project. Planning the Table This project started as a desire to make chess pieces with the rotary jig, but then why […]
Star Wars Beer Taps
Over the last few years, many of my friends have been acquiring kegerators to have beer on tap in their homes. Not only that, but many of them are even brewing their own beers to share when friends come over. Some of them are even pretty good at it. One thing these taps all had […]