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Issue 206 of Woodcarving magazine is filled with a host of great articles for you. Our Guest Editor, Peter Benson, welcomes you to the issue; and shares useful tips on choosing wood and handling a carving knife.


In our Projects section, Steve Bisco carves a Renaissance-style panel in walnut; Zoë Gertner creates an endless loop symbol; Steve Smart enjoys nature’s harvest with his carving of harvest mice; Mick Stidever attempts to recreate a classic from the Warwick carving school; Kevin Alviti carves a simple head to deter his feathered garden visitors; John Samworth carves a treescape in part 3 of his series about working from a photograph; and Caleb Hoffman makes a jolly farmer figure.


In Techniques, Dave Western fashions some handles for his twca cam; and Randall A. Maxey sharpens a selection of tools.


In Features, Alexander Thomson meets Randall Stoner, AKA Madcarver, to learn more about his creative process; we review the updated edition of Wood Identification & Use; Graham Thompson suggests some sources of free wood to spark the carving imagination; and we take a closer look at a relief carving from the Warwick School.


We also have updates from the carving community and a peek at our next issue.


All this and more in Woodcarving magazine 206!