Woodcarving Illustrated: What do you carve?

Questions about the magazine

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* 1. What do you like to carve? Choose all that apply.

Architectural or furniture decorations (traditional)

Bark houses

Canes

Caricature people

Caricature animals

Chip carving

Christmas ornaments and/or decorations (NOT Santas)

Dolls, puppets, marionettes

Fantasy creatures

Flowers

Found wood, natural (driftwood, etc.)

Found wood, manmade (chairs, boxes, spoons, etc.)

Gunstocks

Jewelry

Lovespoons

Models (cars, ships, etc.)

Native American / Pacific Northwest / Aboriginal

Realistic people

Realistic animals (not birds or fish)

Realistic ducks or birds

Realistic fish

Relief

Religious

Santas & Father Christmas

Signs

Stylized

Tramp art

Tree spirits and/or green men

Walking sticks

Whittled whimseys: chains, ball-in-cage, etc.

Whittled figures and/or flat-plane carving

Something we missed? Please be specific. "Harder projects" doesn't tell us much, but "low relief landscapes" is useful information.

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* 2. What tools do you use?

	Exclusively	More often than not	In combination with other tools/methods	Very seldom	Never
Knife only	Knife only Exclusively	Knife only More often than not	Knife only In combination with other tools/methods	Knife only Very seldom	Knife only Never
Hand tools (incl. knife)	Hand tools (incl. knife) Exclusively	Hand tools (incl. knife) More often than not	Hand tools (incl. knife) In combination with other tools/methods	Hand tools (incl. knife) Very seldom	Hand tools (incl. knife) Never
Hand tools with mallet	Hand tools with mallet Exclusively	Hand tools with mallet More often than not	Hand tools with mallet In combination with other tools/methods	Hand tools with mallet Very seldom	Hand tools with mallet Never
Power tools: rotary, like Dremel	Power tools: rotary, like Dremel Exclusively	Power tools: rotary, like Dremel More often than not	Power tools: rotary, like Dremel In combination with other tools/methods	Power tools: rotary, like Dremel Very seldom	Power tools: rotary, like Dremel Never
Power tools: flexible shaft and/or micro motor, like Foredom	Power tools: flexible shaft and/or micro motor, like Foredom Exclusively	Power tools: flexible shaft and/or micro motor, like Foredom More often than not	Power tools: flexible shaft and/or micro motor, like Foredom In combination with other tools/methods	Power tools: flexible shaft and/or micro motor, like Foredom Very seldom	Power tools: flexible shaft and/or micro motor, like Foredom Never
Chainsaw	Chainsaw Exclusively	Chainsaw More often than not	Chainsaw In combination with other tools/methods	Chainsaw Very seldom	Chainsaw Never
CNC router: to make roughouts	CNC router: to make roughouts Exclusively	CNC router: to make roughouts More often than not	CNC router: to make roughouts In combination with other tools/methods	CNC router: to make roughouts Very seldom	CNC router: to make roughouts Never
CNC router: to make finished projects	CNC router: to make finished projects Exclusively	CNC router: to make finished projects More often than not	CNC router: to make finished projects In combination with other tools/methods	CNC router: to make finished projects Very seldom	CNC router: to make finished projects Never

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* 3. Do you like reading features (stories about other carvers)?

Yes

Yes, but I prefer they include tips

Yes, but I prefer they include a project

I check out the photos, but I don't read the story

Not really, no

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* 4. What kinds of articles do you like to read and/or find useful?

	Love it and/or want more of it	Like it and/or see enough of it	Neutral - take it or leave it	I generally skip it	Really don't care for it
Carvings by fellow readers (Reader Gallery)	Carvings by fellow readers (Reader Gallery) Love it and/or want more of it	Carvings by fellow readers (Reader Gallery) Like it and/or see enough of it	Carvings by fellow readers (Reader Gallery) Neutral - take it or leave it	Carvings by fellow readers (Reader Gallery) I generally skip it	Carvings by fellow readers (Reader Gallery) Really don't care for it
Tips from fellow readers	Tips from fellow readers Love it and/or want more of it	Tips from fellow readers Like it and/or see enough of it	Tips from fellow readers Neutral - take it or leave it	Tips from fellow readers I generally skip it	Tips from fellow readers Really don't care for it
Product reviews: carving related	Product reviews: carving related Love it and/or want more of it	Product reviews: carving related Like it and/or see enough of it	Product reviews: carving related Neutral - take it or leave it	Product reviews: carving related I generally skip it	Product reviews: carving related Really don't care for it
Product reviews: general woodworking tools	Product reviews: general woodworking tools Love it and/or want more of it	Product reviews: general woodworking tools Like it and/or see enough of it	Product reviews: general woodworking tools Neutral - take it or leave it	Product reviews: general woodworking tools I generally skip it	Product reviews: general woodworking tools Really don't care for it
Event calendar	Event calendar Love it and/or want more of it	Event calendar Like it and/or see enough of it	Event calendar Neutral - take it or leave it	Event calendar I generally skip it	Event calendar Really don't care for it
Event write-ups (descriptions afterward)	Event write-ups (descriptions afterward) Love it and/or want more of it	Event write-ups (descriptions afterward) Like it and/or see enough of it	Event write-ups (descriptions afterward) Neutral - take it or leave it	Event write-ups (descriptions afterward) I generally skip it	Event write-ups (descriptions afterward) Really don't care for it
Event award winners (big shows like Congress, Dayton, CCA)	Event award winners (big shows like Congress, Dayton, CCA) Love it and/or want more of it	Event award winners (big shows like Congress, Dayton, CCA) Like it and/or see enough of it	Event award winners (big shows like Congress, Dayton, CCA) Neutral - take it or leave it	Event award winners (big shows like Congress, Dayton, CCA) I generally skip it	Event award winners (big shows like Congress, Dayton, CCA) Really don't care for it
Sharpening how-to	Sharpening how-to Love it and/or want more of it	Sharpening how-to Like it and/or see enough of it	Sharpening how-to Neutral - take it or leave it	Sharpening how-to I generally skip it	Sharpening how-to Really don't care for it
Finishing how-to	Finishing how-to Love it and/or want more of it	Finishing how-to Like it and/or see enough of it	Finishing how-to Neutral - take it or leave it	Finishing how-to I generally skip it	Finishing how-to Really don't care for it
Power tool how-to	Power tool how-to Love it and/or want more of it	Power tool how-to Like it and/or see enough of it	Power tool how-to Neutral - take it or leave it	Power tool how-to I generally skip it	Power tool how-to Really don't care for it
Painting how-to (general, not project related)	Painting how-to (general, not project related) Love it and/or want more of it	Painting how-to (general, not project related) Like it and/or see enough of it	Painting how-to (general, not project related) Neutral - take it or leave it	Painting how-to (general, not project related) I generally skip it	Painting how-to (general, not project related) Really don't care for it
Painted projects	Painted projects Love it and/or want more of it	Painted projects Like it and/or see enough of it	Painted projects Neutral - take it or leave it	Painted projects I generally skip it	Painted projects Really don't care for it
Beginner projects (simple subjects with detailed instructions)	Beginner projects (simple subjects with detailed instructions) Love it and/or want more of it	Beginner projects (simple subjects with detailed instructions) Like it and/or see enough of it	Beginner projects (simple subjects with detailed instructions) Neutral - take it or leave it	Beginner projects (simple subjects with detailed instructions) I generally skip it	Beginner projects (simple subjects with detailed instructions) Really don't care for it
Making carving tools	Making carving tools Love it and/or want more of it	Making carving tools Like it and/or see enough of it	Making carving tools Neutral - take it or leave it	Making carving tools I generally skip it	Making carving tools Really don't care for it
Making workshop accessories (carving bench, etc.)	Making workshop accessories (carving bench, etc.) Love it and/or want more of it	Making workshop accessories (carving bench, etc.) Like it and/or see enough of it	Making workshop accessories (carving bench, etc.) Neutral - take it or leave it	Making workshop accessories (carving bench, etc.) I generally skip it	Making workshop accessories (carving bench, etc.) Really don't care for it
Themed overviews (e.g., a bunch of Santas, or spoons, or cowboys from different carvers; no patterns)	Themed overviews (e.g., a bunch of Santas, or spoons, or cowboys from different carvers; no patterns) Love it and/or want more of it	Themed overviews (e.g., a bunch of Santas, or spoons, or cowboys from different carvers; no patterns) Like it and/or see enough of it	Themed overviews (e.g., a bunch of Santas, or spoons, or cowboys from different carvers; no patterns) Neutral - take it or leave it	Themed overviews (e.g., a bunch of Santas, or spoons, or cowboys from different carvers; no patterns) I generally skip it	Themed overviews (e.g., a bunch of Santas, or spoons, or cowboys from different carvers; no patterns) Really don't care for it
Tips for teaching kids to carve	Tips for teaching kids to carve Love it and/or want more of it	Tips for teaching kids to carve Like it and/or see enough of it	Tips for teaching kids to carve Neutral - take it or leave it	Tips for teaching kids to carve I generally skip it	Tips for teaching kids to carve Really don't care for it
Book reviews	Book reviews Love it and/or want more of it	Book reviews Like it and/or see enough of it	Book reviews Neutral - take it or leave it	Book reviews I generally skip it	Book reviews Really don't care for it
Challenging projects and subjects with little or no carving instructions	Challenging projects and subjects with little or no carving instructions Love it and/or want more of it	Challenging projects and subjects with little or no carving instructions Like it and/or see enough of it	Challenging projects and subjects with little or no carving instructions Neutral - take it or leave it	Challenging projects and subjects with little or no carving instructions I generally skip it	Challenging projects and subjects with little or no carving instructions Really don't care for it
Contests to enter	Contests to enter Love it and/or want more of it	Contests to enter Like it and/or see enough of it	Contests to enter Neutral - take it or leave it	Contests to enter I generally skip it	Contests to enter Really don't care for it
Wood Carver of the Year	Wood Carver of the Year Love it and/or want more of it	Wood Carver of the Year Like it and/or see enough of it	Wood Carver of the Year Neutral - take it or leave it	Wood Carver of the Year I generally skip it	Wood Carver of the Year Really don't care for it
Articles about different kinds of carving (e.g., Pacific Northwest style, or Thai style, or religious icons)	Articles about different kinds of carving (e.g., Pacific Northwest style, or Thai style, or religious icons) Love it and/or want more of it	Articles about different kinds of carving (e.g., Pacific Northwest style, or Thai style, or religious icons) Like it and/or see enough of it	Articles about different kinds of carving (e.g., Pacific Northwest style, or Thai style, or religious icons) Neutral - take it or leave it	Articles about different kinds of carving (e.g., Pacific Northwest style, or Thai style, or religious icons) I generally skip it	Articles about different kinds of carving (e.g., Pacific Northwest style, or Thai style, or religious icons) Really don't care for it
Descriptions of different types of wood	Descriptions of different types of wood Love it and/or want more of it	Descriptions of different types of wood Like it and/or see enough of it	Descriptions of different types of wood Neutral - take it or leave it	Descriptions of different types of wood I generally skip it	Descriptions of different types of wood Really don't care for it
Carving materials other than wood (soap, soapstone, tagua, etc.)	Carving materials other than wood (soap, soapstone, tagua, etc.) Love it and/or want more of it	Carving materials other than wood (soap, soapstone, tagua, etc.) Like it and/or see enough of it	Carving materials other than wood (soap, soapstone, tagua, etc.) Neutral - take it or leave it	Carving materials other than wood (soap, soapstone, tagua, etc.) I generally skip it	Carving materials other than wood (soap, soapstone, tagua, etc.) Really don't care for it
Detailed carving instructions	Detailed carving instructions Love it and/or want more of it	Detailed carving instructions Like it and/or see enough of it	Detailed carving instructions Neutral - take it or leave it	Detailed carving instructions I generally skip it	Detailed carving instructions Really don't care for it

Is there some other type of article you'd like to see? Please be specific. "Better articles" doesn't help, but "club news" or "paintbrush tips" is a useful idea.

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* 5. How do you use the magazine? (Check as many as apply.)

Read it: 1 hour or less

Read it: 1-2 hours

Read it: More than 2 hours

Keep every issue

Give issues to friends and/or club

Recycle/throw away after reading

Recycle/throw away without reading

Make projects now

Refer back to it later for projects

Buy products mentioned in projects

Buy products mentioned in product reviews, tips, or other articles

Buy products mentioned in ads

Visit advertiser websites

Visit advertiser stores

Attend events listed in the Calendar

Attend events mentioned in ads

Visit WCI website for patterns or stories mentioned in issue

Visit WCI website for forums