Master Wood Carvers Gets Popular Museum as Client

A museum that is well known to all has awarded us the honor of allowing us to re-create a series of Arabesque screens, carved plaques, busts, and other of their historical artifacts.

These will be sold throughout the world to those designers that will create the old world atmosphere that was so popular in the 19th century, in the discriminate purchasers own home.

The intricate details of the carvings will be faithfully reproduced so that it will be difficult for all but the experts to see any real difference.

We are very proud to have been chosen by such a discriminating client .

Perhaps we may do your custom wood carvings as well?

The Benefits of Choosing Master Wood Carvers

When there are so many other wood carvers out there, why do designers and kitchen and millwork workers choose us?

Here are the reasons:

1) All our carving work is done by hand, no CNC computerized machines for us. Hand carving gives the unique and subtle look that machine carved work does not achieve.

2) All our carvings are triple sanded unlike some of our competitors that casually mention that "some sanding may be required". Some sanding can mean hours of laborious work. We offer all our products ready for finishing which saves you time and energy.

3) All our wood corbels have recessed hanging strips that make installation simple and quick.

4) We are one of the very few that offer a custom carving department. We can carve whatever you can sketch or send a photo of.

No Customer Complaints Yet...

We have just finished another year on the web, and are very proud to say that we have our enviable record still intact. 100% customer satisfaction on all custom corbels, crown molding, fireplace mantels, onlays, newels, posts and more.

We take great pains to keep our customers happy with superior product and customer service.

You can be assured when purchasing any of our products that you will be satisfied and then some. Our carvers all master carvers in their own right and make great strides to make sure each carving is an individual work of art that you will be proud to display in your home. From corbels to crown molding, we've got you covered.

When carving a custom order we will make a CAD drawing for your approval before we pick up the chisel. In other words "You are in good hands " with MasterWoodCarvers.

We will be happy to quote any of your special requirements.

You Don't Have to Sand Our Products

Sand, Sand , Sand...

In the finishing industry, the Mantra is before finishing you must sand, after that is done then you sand again, and if you are a real craftsmen you sand once again.

So why doesn't the ordinary finisher do that? Well, it is time consuming and time is money. But the results are undeniable. Finish sanding makes the difference in results.

Why are we talking about this? Well it's because when you purchase a product from MasterWoodCarvers.com you receive a product that is ready for finishing. We have taken the laborious job of finish sanding away from you, because we have sanded, then sanded again, and yet sanded again for you.

All the products from MasterWoodCarvers have been TRIPLE sanded by our craftsmen. Now the hard part is done, have fun staining or painting your new purchase. When painting be careful not to "flood" the detail areas.

How Custom Wood Carving is Done

How do they do that??

It is a mystery to some of our customers how we are able to carve in such great detail, from a photo that was sent to us. One of our customers gave us a 30" plaque to carve and wondered how it was that our carvers could so accurately reproduce all the details on that plaque.

Well the answer is that we first make a full size CAD drawing of the item with our computer including all the details contained.

Then through a chemical process we transfer that image directly on to the wood being carved. Then it's hand carved using the transferred image as the guide.

Unlike the urban myth that all you have to do is carve away the stuff you don't want and Viola there is the finished product. A lot of time and 4 generations of experience turns it into a piece of artwork.

We have reproduced everything from a swarm of dragon flies to an eight foot high giraffe (see our custom carving page) as well as a hand carved Cherry eight foot cross for a church in Florida, and we have done all this with nothing but praise for each one of these assignments.

If you have any custom carvings you need done send us the details and we will be happy to quote so you can turn your concept into reality.

New Rubberwood Corbels and Rubberwood Posts

We have just introduced a new species of wood that is available in a select collection.

Look for our new section featuring our promotional items on our RubberWood page, (Listed on our website at MasterWoodCarvers.com. We have a select line of Corbels and posts in several different styles and sizes at very "friendly" prices. All are in stock for immediate shipment.

What is Rubberwood?

• Rubberwood is a hardwood from the maple family of woods.
• Rubberwood has very little tendency to warp or crack.
• Because the tree is not harvested until it stops producing latex Rubberwood is eco-friendly in the sense that we are now using a lumber that was once being wasted.
  
• Rubberwood paints and stains well.
  

Check out our selection of rubberwood corbels and posts at www.masterwoodcarvers.com!

How Decorative Corbels Can Be Used

The picture to the left is a decorative Corbel used in a 150 year old balcony in Venice, and is just one of the many ways Corbels have been used to beautify a home.

In today's world, we see them in kitchens, bathrooms, architectural accents in doorways,shelf supports, high end architectural mill work in restaurants, public rooms in government buildings and many other applications. Their use is only limited to the imagination of the designer.
Master Wood Carvers online catalog has 8 different style groups of Corbels showing over 100 different corbels to choose from.

We stock them all in Maple, Oak, and Cherry. All ready for immediate shipment at "pocketbook friendly " prices. If you don't see what you are looking for our custom carving department will be happy to quote on a custom made piece to fit your requirements.

Carved Posts from Master Wood Carvers

These carved posts will add a sense of importance and elegance to any application turning ordinary cabinetry into a classical treasure. Our posts are available in six different designs, from classical fluted, elegant reed and post, traditional rope, roman posts as well as our new mission series.

All posts are carved from maple, cherry and oak premium woods. We can carve any size or type post you need. Just send us your specifications via our contact form and we'll get back with you as soon as possible with an estimate.

Check our selection of other available in stock posts on our website, www.MasterWoodCarvers.com

Columns: Their Use and Origins

Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest. In architecture "column" refers to such a structural element that also has certain proportional and decorative features. A column might not support any major structure but be a decorative or triumphant feature with e.g. a statue on top.

The design of most classical columns incorporates the inclusion of a slight outward curve in the sides plus a reduction in diameter along the height of the column, so that the top is as little as 83% of the bottom diameter. This reduction tends to make columns look taller and straighter than they are. The Doric Column is the oldest and simplest of the classical orders. It is composed of a vertical that is wider at the bottom. It generally has neither a base nor a detailed capital. It is instead often topped with an inverted frustum of a shallow cone or a cylindrical band of carvings.

The Corinthian Column is named for the Greek city-state of Corinth, to which it was connected in the period. However, according to the Greek architectural historian Vitruvius, the column was created by the sculptor Callimachus, probably an Athenian, who drew acanthus leaves growing around a votive basket. The column is considerably more complex than the Doric or Corinthian It usually has a base and the shaft is often fluted (it has grooves carved up its length). On the top is a capital in the characteristic shape of a , at the four corners. Due to the more refined proportions and scroll capitals, the Ionic column is sometimes associated with academic buildings.

MasterWoodCarvers accurate hand carved renditions of these classical columns bring to the home the ability of these examples of architectural beauty to create a powerful statement in any application that you may use it in.

How Our Carvers Create Relief Carving

Last week we talked about the different types of "relief" found in our carvings.. Today we are going to actually follow each step that our carvers go through to create these architectural gems.

1. Create a pattern drawn on paper
2. Prepare a piece of hardwood for carving. This may be a single piece of wood or a laminated block of wood. Most high quality carvers will use a block of wood that has been created by vertically gluing segments together. This is necessary to keep the wood from warping or cracking.
3. Transfer the pattern to the panel, using carbon paper as the transfer medium.
4. Remove wood around the objects that comprise the pattern.
5. Model (shape) the objects.
6. Detail (do the intricate work) the objects.
7. Clean and smooth out the background behind the objects.
8. By then we have taken a piece of wood and transformed it into a piece of Art.
9. Check our website at www.masterwoodcarvers.com to see all the "art work" we have created to beautify your home.

Relief Carving as Done by Our Master Wood Carvers.

Relief carving is as old as antiquity, yet it is still enjoyed by carvers today. There is essentially no limit to this form of artistic expression. Relief carving is a sculptural form in which figures are carved in a flat panel of wood. The figures project only slightly from the background rather than standing freely. Depending on the degree of projection, reliefs may also be classified as low, deep or medium relief. Relief usually under 1/2" in depth.is considered a low relief carving. A medium relief would be up to 2" and over 2" would be high or deep relief.

All our carvings in other than standalone items in the MasterWoodCarvers catalog is done in relief. Relief carving can be described as "carving pictures in wood". The process of relief carving involves removing wood from a flat wood panel in such a way that an object appears to rise out of the wood. Relief carving begins with a design idea, usually put to paper in the form of a master pattern which is then transferred to the wood surface. Our Master Wood carvers use only hand tools - chisels and gouges - which sometimes require a mallet to drive them through the wood.

As wood is removed from the panel around the objects traced onto it from the pattern, the objects themselves stand up from the background wood. Modeling of the objects can take place as soon as enough background has been removed and the object edges are trimmed to the pattern lines.

In order to secure the wood panel, a workbench with fixtures like bench-dogs, carver's screw or clamps, is necessary. Carving tools come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, some aimed strictly at the hobbyist, but others directed at professional carvers. Some carving tools are held with one hand while the carving is held in the other. But most relief carving requires that the wood panel be secured so that both hands may be on the carving tool.

Next week I'll be talking about how our carvers create these architectural gems. Stay tuned!

Wood Carvings from Master Wood Carvers

Well here we are, it's a brand new year filled with new plans to add quality to your life and take some more time to "stop and smell the flowers".

What better way to add to the beauty in your life than to make your home, where you spend most of your waking hours reflect all these expressions?

Our online catalog at MasterWoodCarvers.com is filled with hand carved architectural details from Corbels, Fireplace Mantles, Stair Case parts and everything in between.

Browse through and be delighted with all the options available to turn your house into a stunning home. And may we all enjoy a New Year filled with health, happiness and surrounded by beautiful things.