Man in the Moon Simple carving uses just a and a scrap of basswood By Dave Stetson

craps of seem to multiply in my shop. S The size and shape of this simple project allows you to use up all sorts of scraps. I’ve made this one out of 1/4" (6mm)-thick wood, but you can increase the size of the pattern and use thicker wood. You’ll enjoy carving these quick faces so much that you’re sure to have fewer scraps in your shop. Since they are so easy to carve, I hand them out to people I think need a smile.

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1 Cut the outline of the moon. 2 Draw the first cuts. Draw the top 3 Make the first cuts. Use a knife to Transfer the pattern to the blank. Cut of the eyebrow, the eye socket, the area make angled cuts along the lines drawn around the outline of the moon with a between the nose and the lip, and the chin. in Step 2. band , saw, , or by carving to the lines with a knife.

moon: refining the Carving

4 Refine the nose, brow, and lips. 5 Draw the facial features. Use the 6 Make stop cuts along the feature Remove the sharp points from the positive pattern and the photo above as guides to lines. Use the tip of the knife to make stop triangles representing the nose, eyebrow, draw the eyes, nose, and mouth. cuts along the eye, nose, and mouth lines. and lips.

90 Whittling 7 Carve up to the stop cuts. 8 Refine the facial features. Make 9 Draw the final details. These areas Carefully carve up to the stop cuts to deeper cuts at the eye, the corner of the will be scooped out and rounded to give separate the facial features. nose, and the corner of the mouth to the piece a finished look. further emphasize these features.

moon: refining the Carving materials Man in MATERIALS: & • Basswood, 1/4" (6mm) thick: the moon 1 1/4" x 3" (32mm x 76mm) pattern • Finish, such as stain, , or clear spray (optional)

TOOLS: • Carving knife • Saw, such as , scroll saw, or band saw (optional)

The author used these products for the project. Substitute your choice of brands, tools, and materials as desired. 2013 Woodcarving2013 Illustrated ©  ©

Dave Stetson is a co-creator and founding member 10 of the Caricature Carvers of America (CCA). Dave Carve the final details. Make shallow scooping cuts to remove teaches seminars around the country with his wife, wood in the areas marked in Step 9. These cuts remove the sharp Michele. Dave is the author of Caricature Carving corners and make the moon look more 3-D. I left my carving with a from Head to Toe, available from Fox Chapel natural finish, but you could stain, paint, or apply a clear finish. Publishing, www.foxchapelpublishing.com.

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