Joe Lovchik has spent his whole life creating things. His artistic talent was discovered at a very young age as he was always drawing pictures and, even today, it is rare not to find a sketch of something on his desk that he has mindlessly doodled. Joe’s passion for art led him to earn a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Wichita State University. During his early years in college, Joe worked as an art director for a major sportswear company where he gained knowledge in industry marketing and brand management. His career was further expanded as he spent the next 10 years working as Art Director for advertising agencies specializing in brand development. One such brand was a side project for his brother Chris, the inventor of a new personal-sized CNC now known as the CarveWright System. Eventually persuaded to move to Texas, Joe became the Marketing Director for CarveWright. Since joining LHR full-time in 2007, he has played several key roles in its growth including development of the company website, marketing and sales materials, creation of learning tools, videos and tutorials, and conceptualization of new product development. His knowledge and expertise in graphics software has allowed him to help guide the software developers in their advancement of the CarveWright software. Using these resources, Joe has become one of the foremost experts for the CarveWright System.
When I’m working in my shop using my CarveWright, I’ve noticed that I have a set of tools always at hand for easy access. These are things that help me solve normal usage issues. Most of them are obvious, but some may not be, so I’ve put together a top ten list to show you what…
We had a great time at the Houston Mini Maker Faire this past Saturday (November 14th). Calling it “mini” doesn’t quite do it justice, however. They had a great turnout and the audience was full of energy and excitement. We were busy talking with people and running our demo’s all day. I encourage everyone to…
I discovered a fun post on the CarveWright Community Forum the other day and thought I’d share it here. The post was about wearable carvings made with the CarveWright. Even with all the things I’ve seen made over the years, I still get surprised at the versatility and ingenuity of the CarveWright users. Handbags &…
Over the summer, we did another exciting molding project that turned out really well. I wanted to show it off before I got too far into other projects. We were putting some lamp posts along a boardwalk in my brother’s yard. These lamp posts needed pedestals to be secured to as well as to make…
New CarveWright CX Machines Pasadena, Texas – October 13, 2015 — LHR Technologies, the makers of the CarveWright System, is pleased to announce our new manufacturing partnership. After working for over a year to find and set-up a new factory to produce the CarveWright system, the first partial shipment is arriving this week and we…
A couple years ago, we had a special visitor at our conference. She didn’t own a CarveWright machine, and had actually just learned of it’s existence. Her name is Bridgette Mongeon, and she was researching the system for her new book. Now 2 years later, her book, 3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft: Exploring…
Over the last few years, many of my friends have been acquiring kegerators to have beer on tap in their homes. Not only that, but many of them are even brewing their own beers to share when friends come over. Some of them are even pretty good at it. One thing these taps all had…
This is part 2 of the Chess Table project. Check out part 1 here, if you haven’t yet. In part one, I covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Now, I have the lumber (some really choice curly cherry and flame maple for the chess…
The featured project at the 2014 CarveWright Conference was a carved chess table and chess pieces. This project utilized almost every feature of the CarveWright system and is a great demonstration of it’s power to create anything. Below I’ll outline the processes we went through to design and build this project. The Chess Pieces Earlier…
