Jack Boggio’s Christmas Carousel
After retiring from a career as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, Jack Boggio began his woodworking hobby by making furniture for his church. He initially purchased a CarveWright CNC System to enhance that furniture, but quickly expanded it’s use into his other areas of interest. One Christmas, Jack saw a toy carousel and was […]
Dick Bipes – Carving Time
Dick started woodworking as a kid in his dad’s basement shop, cutting cartoon characters out of plywood with a scroll saw and painting them. He took a semester of wood shop in high school, but otherwise was self taught by reading woodworking articles and gradually tackling more complex projects. He built his shop and skills […]
Winning Memories – Wayne Creel Spotlight
Written by: Connie Ratisseau A little over ten years, ago, Wayne Creel was no woodworker and he was no Cub Scout Master. Now, he is both. After volunteering through his church as a mentor to a young man who lost his father, Wayne was introduced to Pinewood Derby building and racing, as the two of […]
Brent Hutchens – Rustic Carved Mantels
Getting Started Brent Hutchinson of Springtown, TX began his CarveWright experience the way many other customers have done. He bought his first machine in July of 2012 for a specific job, which he had been “almost guaranteed”. As a CarveWright employee, it always scares me when someone has a deadline before they ever even touch […]
Love (and Sawdust) is in the Air
Written by: Connie Ratisseau Rick and Cheryl Mock of Bryan Ohio spend a good deal of their time celebrating LOVE. Not just their own, but their Etsy store, CarvedArtStudio511, keeps them busy memorializing and celebrating Wedding Anniversaries, and much more. They have carved over 1,000 plaques in just 4 years and now have 4 CarveWright […]
Jeremy Harmon – J. Harmon Designs
Like most “Creatives”, Jeremy Harmon’s talents spill over into many different mediums. Besides woodworking, Jeremy is an artist, musician and videographer. Using technology is a big part of almost everything he does. Adding CarveWright to his shop was an exciting step for him. Getting tech into his shop to see what it could do to enhance […]
CarveWright Customer Spotlight – Blake Warner
California resident, Blake Warner worked in the tile industry in his 20’s enjoying the creativity the industry allowed. It is not what he still does to make a living, but perhaps that experience (and some encouragement from his business partner and girlfriend Monique) is what inspired him to take a chance on CarveWright as the […]
Props and Costume Armor – Shawn Thorsson
CarveWright user and master prop/costume maker, Shawn Thorsson, has written a book! “In this book, master prop maker Shawn Thorsson uses his unique blend of humor and insight to turn years of painful experience into detailed explanations. He’ll show you many of the tools, methods, and processes that you can use to create professional-looking science […]
Doug Haffner’s Star Wars posters for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
When CarveWright was contacted by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help with a Star Wars room, we immediately thought of customer Doug Haffner of haffnersigns.com . When we called Doug and mentioned Star Wars room, he responded with “YES!” before we could even finish the question! We only asked if he could do one carved poster, but […]