See what people are making with CarveWright
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…
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…
See how I used a CarveWright to make metal stamping dies for embossing tin boxes. All for packaging for my CNC made candies.
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…
I am always looking through the CarveWright users forum to see what people are doing, and I am constantly impressed by the work they are presenting. We have some very talented customers, and their work speaks volumes about the CarveWright system. I wanted to just highlight a few that I really enjoyed in the last…
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…
When CarveWright was contacted by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help with a Star Wars room, we immediately thought of customer Doug Haffner of haffnersigns.com . When we called Doug and mentioned Star Wars room, he responded with “YES!” before we could even finish the question! We only asked if he could do one carved poster, but…
This fire truck project is modeled after the one that shows up to help remove Ralphie’s friend Flick’s tongue from a flagpole in “A Christmas Story.” It’s a 1938 Ford! The 1938 Ford truck had a distinctive oval grille that was only shared with the 1939 truck. This was also the first truck to have…
The “Going Bananas!” project is a whimsical version of a banana bunch holder for your kitchen counter. The holder’s hooked arc is an oversized wooden banana connected to the base with mortise and tenon construction. The base features a relief carve of a banana leaf for a little extra whimsy! The finished dimensions are about:…
