Congratulations to the third winners in the 2016 People Choice Contest!

The third category, announced last spring, was Chip Carving and Tramp Art: Painted and Unpainted. The entries we received varied widely in subject matter and all demonstrated creative carving. We’ll be talking to some of these carvers about sharing their patterns in future issues. Plus, cash prizes will be awarded to the winners, with special thanks to our contest sponsor, Flexcut Carving Tools.

Tramp Art: Unpainted

Winner: The Easter Story
Bill Miltenberger of Birnamwood, Wis., carved The Easter Story from basswood. He constructed the project using individual pieces mechanically interlocked without adhesive. There are 1,084 pieces in the frame. The project is 6″ by 13-1/2″ by 16″.

Tramp Art: Painted

Winner: Sailor’s Delight
Angie Dow of Ellsworth, Maine, drew inspiration from the sailing community along the coast of Maine when she created Sailor’s Delight. The project was carved from birch, poplar, and pine and is 2.5″ thick by 12″ square.

Chip Carving: Unpainted

First Place: Butternut Box
Jim Harris of Florence, Ala., carved this box entirely by hand and finished it with five coats of clear polyurethane. The box is approximately 3″ by 12″ by 8″.

Second Place: Ouroboros Releases His Tail
David Steward of Booklyn, N.Y., chip carved Ouroboros Releases His Tail with one knife from basswood board and finished it when shellac. The chip carving is 22″ by 11″ by 3/4″. Ouroboros is the serpent in Egyptian mythology that swallows his own tail while encircling the world. David’s carving imagines the moment when Ouroboros releases his tail and chaos is unleashed.

Chip Carving: Painted

First Place: Koi Fish
Arturo Torres of Carmel, N.Y., carved Koi Fish from basswood. To give the piece extra dimension, Arturo woodburned the details and painted the koi with acrylics. The carving is 8-1/2″ by 12″.

Second Place: Hanging Hand Carved Quilt Pattern
Len Albrecht of Crivitz, Wis., chip carved Hanging Hand Carved Quilt Pattern from butternut wood and finished it with stain. The chip carving is 14″ in diameter.

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Here are the finalists for the Chip Carving and Tramp Art Carving sponsored by Flexcut.

Voting will end on April 30, and the winners will be announced in the Fall issue of Woodcarving Illustrated  (which will be available in July). The results will also be posted online.

Limit one vote per day.

• Click Here to Vote for the Chip Carving Unpainted.
  
• Click Here to Vote for the Chip Carving Painted.
  
• Click Here to Vote for the Tramp Art Carving Unpainted.
  
• Click Here to Vote for the Tramp Art Carving Painted.

Be sure to check out the next contest HERE. Entries are being accepted now.

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And this happened in a year of change. Rather than post all 600-plus entries online for public voting—an arduous and time-consuming task—the editors carefully examined the entries and voted for our favorites in each category. The entries that received unanimous votes became the Editors’ Choice Nominees and were posted online for public voting, where you chose the winners.

The entries that received the next highest numbers of public votes are recognized here as Honorable Mentions. (Note that the number of Nominees and Honorable Mentions varies based on the number of entries in each category.) Below, you can find links to the nominees in each category. Winners will be announced online after Woodcarving Illustrated Fall 2012 (Issue 60) hits newsstands in Mid-August.

We’ll feature some of these projects in upcoming issues—please let us know which ones you’d like to see. And, finally, our sincere thanks to everyone who participated, whether by entering or voting. You made this year amazing.

• Beginner
• Caricature
• Open
• Realistic
• Relief
• Stylized
• Walking Sticks and Canes
• Whittling

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Entries in the beginner category were also excluded from the voting for the Best in Contest.

The editors narrowed the entries down to 10 nominees, and the winner was selected from those nominees in an online vote.

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The editors narrowed the entries down to six nominees, and the winner was selected from those nominees in an online vote.

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