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.
The latest bit offerings from CarveWright allow for carving 2.125″ deep! They are the 1/16″ Long Carving Bit and the 1/8″ Long Carving Bit shown to the right. I’ve been working with these bits for the last few weeks on a variety of projects to see what I could do with them. Once I got…
I’m getting started on my next build. This project is a flute designed by Brandon MacDougall of Liquidguitars.com. Brandon is well known in the CarveWright community and beyond for his beautiful guitars, violins, and other stringed instruments. Not only do these pieces look beautiful, they also sound beautiful. In order to manufacture these with the CarveWright, Brandon…
This is part 3 of the Chess Table Project. Check out Part 1 and Part 2, 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. Part 2 discussed the process of designing, carving, and assembling the chess board for…
I’ve been busy getting ready for the CarveWright Conference coming up June 26th-28th. There is so much to show off this year that I’ve had a hard time juggling so many projects at once. I am making good progress and have some things I’d like to show off. The new rotary jig has been getting…
This is part 4 of the Chess Table Project. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 if you haven’t yet. Part one, covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Part 2, discussed the process of designing, carving, and assembling the chess board for…
Dick Bipes (DickB on the CW forum) posted this video today on the CarveWright users forum. He calls is B³ for Baileigh Bit Box, and is his submission for the Sawmillcreek.com contest sponsored by Baileigh Industrial. It is a very impressive box with custom designed hinges and a unique curved shape all designed and created…
I always liked the Starship USS Voyager from the Star Trek TV series. Everyone wants to make the Enterprise, but I like the sleek elegant look of the Voyager, so I set out to find a good 3D model of it online. As always, I went to google and asked where I might find said…
Yes, It’s true, I made t-shirts and Christmas cards with the CarveWright! I used an old process called block printing. It’s been around forever, and many of you have probably even done it before. Traditionally, one would trace an image onto a block of some sort, carve away (by hand) the negative space to create…
For the 2013 CarveWright Conference I wanted to build something big. I wanted a project that inspired and spoke to a variety of people and their diverse interests. I wanted to do a piece of cabinetry, but also wanted to use some experimental techniques to show off some new possibilities. We had created a “New…
