Making an icon case for an icon

05.02.2019, 09:14

Making a table of contents with wood carving for an icon case

The table of contents (top) for the icon cases in the photo below were made in a similar way.
To enlarge the image - click on it with the mouse.

First, on paper, in accordance with the size and proportions of the future icon case, a sketch of the table of contents is drawn in real size. It is determined where the woodcarving will be located, and the thread sketch itself is preliminarily drawn.
Then the drawing is transferred to fiberboard sheet or plywood and carefully, as accurately as possible, cut with a jigsaw at low speed, without turning on the pendulum stroke. File with small tooth(I use files BOCH T101 AO or Gepard T101 AO)
Thus, we have made a template, according to which, with the help of a router, we will make the top (crown, table of contents) of the icon case.
In the photo below there are two ready-made template: the first of the fiberboard is the wall of the table of contents, the background on which the wood carvings will be mounted. The second plywood template is a cornice, an arched frieze of an icon case, it will be made of wood.
All bends, curves, lines of patterns are carefully sanded with an emery cloth. The appearance of the finished table of contents of the icon case in the future depends on how symmetrical, even and neat our template will be.

The following photos are a template for the bottom and top of the icon case.

We lay the template made of fiberboard on a sheet of plywood and outline it with a pencil.
After that, we cut with a jigsaw close to the drawn line, but without touching the line itself.

We fasten the template in a plywood blank.
Using a router and a straight copy cutter with a bearing, we go around the workpiece along the contour.
The bearing on the cutter moves along the edge of the template, and the cutter removes excess material from the workpiece.
In this case, the workpiece exactly copies the profile of the template.
We also outline the arched cornice with a pencil on a wooden board.

Cut with a jigsaw, roughly, without touching the line.
We attach the template to the workpiece and repeat the previous operations.
We fasten the template with self-tapping screws on the back side of the part, not on the front - so that traces of self-tapping screws are not visible on the finished element.
Although if you are mistaken - putty to help.

We repeat the same when making an element for the lower part of the icon case.

With the help of an edge molding cutter, we select desired profile with front side cornice.
Then select a shallow (5-8mm) groove inside the cornice.

We connect the cornice to the table of contents wall.
You can immediately glue two parts together and paint them together later, but it is more convenient for me to varnish and tint these two elements separately.

View from the front and back.

Sketch, woodcarving pattern

Overhead thread for icon case

25.01.2019, 06:50

Manufacturing of carved decor for the table of contents of the floor icon case.

The top (or table of contents, crown) of the floor icon case is an arch with overlaid wood carvings.
Inside the arch there will be an Orthodox eight-pointed cross with carved decor.

At the beginning we draw the arch itself at a scale of 1: 1 and then a cross around which our wood carving will be placed.
Initially, the sketch is drawn "by hand", the accuracy of the lines, the smoothness of the rounding at this stage do not play a significant role. The main thing is to arrange the pattern evenly around the cross, observing in general terms the proportions, to create a logical and complete drawing of the floral ornament.
After that, with the help of patterns, we align the lines drawn "by hand", achieving smooth transitions, roundness of curls, add small parts into a sketch.
We draw, as usual, only one left part of the pattern - the right one will be strictly symmetrical to it.
In order to understand how the finished thread will look like, you can attach a mirror along a vertical line (passing along the cross). The mirror will reflect right part sketch of the thread, that is, we will see the whole pattern as a whole.

With a pencil I shade those parts of the sketch that will be cut with straight chisels. Unshaded areas - with semicircular incisors.

Some craftsmen cut out the sketch and glue it onto a piece of wood. Then, along the lines of the sketch, using a jigsaw, they remove unnecessary parts of the pattern and cut them with cutters directly on the paper and on the workpiece at the same time.
With this method, the sketch template is not saved, and if later you need to exactly make a similar decor, you have to recreate the drawing.
I do it differently: I laminate the sketch drawing with simple transparent tape on both sides. Then, using the cutters, I carefully cut it out and get a thread template that can be used many times. You can call it a stencil.
I apply the template to the workpiece and trace it with a sharpened pencil or pen. Using a jigsaw, I remove all unnecessary and get a blank for carving. Externally - this is a house carving, but we still have to work on it.chisels and chisels. In order for me to understand where, what and how to cut, I transfer the sketch drawing to wooden detail... Also with the help of patterns.

After processing with chisels, the finished decor is manually sanded with fine sandpaper.
With a sandpaper, remove the burn marks from the jigsaw file, smooth out the irregularities after working with chisels.

Turning the thread over, you can cut the reverse side of the pattern with cutters in some places. Thus, we will, as it were, raise, separate our carved decor from the background to which it will be attached.

On following photos wood carving covered with transparent varnish.
The wooden board for the blank was glued from different plots - this can be seen in the different colors of the boards. In this case it is not important - the finished carved decor will be painted with paint "like gold".
The varnish acts as a primer and several coats will produce a smooth surface before gold plating.

Wood carving on the icon case painted "gold".

Floor stand with wood carving

Wood carving, sketches, photos

14.09.2018, 04:29

Transferring a woodcarving sketch to a lime plank using a template

If the applied thread is symmetrical in the horizontal or vertical plane, then only half of the sketch (template) is drawn

"Spruce and Drill" - a workshop of hand carving on wood in Belarus

Decorative panel for church furniture

12.09.2018, 06:50

Panels are made by us only from wood: ash, oak, birch, alder. Most often, of course, from linden.
If necessary, we will make the finishing: tinting with stains or stains, varnishing.
All wood carvings are carved by hand only.
A drawing, a sketch, a sketch of a carved ornament is discussed beforehand. As well as the sizes.

Carved panels can be used as overhead woodcarving for church furniture, for example, for a floor icon case or a church iconostasis.

Carved panel for a wooden altar

08.09.2018, 07:57

Hand-carved wood decorative panel

At the first stage of work on the panel, it is glued wooden shield, recruited from identical linden slats (lamellas).
A sketch for woodcarving is marked on the shield and using electric jigsaw all unnecessary parts of the ornament are removed. It turns out a slotted or through-cut thread.

Decorative panel can become an element of the furniture facade

In our case, woodcarving (carved panels) was made for the door of a wooden altar in an Orthodox church.

You can order the production and buy from us an altar with a canopy, in the form of a floor icon case.

06.09.2018, 07:36

Wood carving - from sketch to finished product

Creating a sketch or drawing is the first step in making a carved decor.
The sketch is drawn at a scale of 1: 1.
In this case, not only the external, aesthetic appearance of the future product is taken into account, but also the capabilities of the carver, his skill, the availability of the necessary cutters, the complexity and size of the carved decor.

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The next step, after creating a sketch of a woodcarving, laminating it (for example, with ordinary transparent tape) and cutting the template along the contour of the drawing.

With this method, the thread pattern can be reused if several carvings are to be cut.

Just draw a pencil around the template along the contours.

The next step is to cut the cut pattern with a jigsaw.

We delete all unnecessary things, leave what we will work with with incisors.

In principle, this is already the so-called house carving.
Simple slotted overhead woodcarving used to decorate homes.

With the help of patterns or "by hand" we apply cutting lines, patterns on the workpiece.

After working with cutters, grinding, toning and painting, you get such a wooden carved decor.

This invoice cross with carved pattern cut out for the church lectern made by our workshop.

You can see his photo and description in the "Analogs" section.

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21.05.2016, 07:50

Wood carving for the front of the church lectern.
Step by step manufacturing.

Transferring a drawing, sketch to the board.
You can transfer the pattern to the workpiece through a carbon copy or using a cut out template.
In the second method, a template once made and cut, for example, from thick cardboard, can be used many times if you need to make many identical products.

The finished cut pattern is processed with cutters and chisels of various shapes.
At the final stage, wood carving is sanded with a fine-grained sandpaper before painting or coating with oil, wax, or stain.

Wood carving, for mirror

26.03.2016, 09:19

Sketching a carved pattern

Transferring the drawing to a lime plank and cutting out the contour with a jigsaw

Finished work ... Then sanding, tinting, painting ...

A small video clip of a master class for making a carved frame for a mirror or painting

There is a legend among local residents, which tells why the village has such a name: they say that once a small unknown village burned down near Slonim. Two inhabitants of this village - two brothers who bore the surname Krakot - went down the Jordan River to these places. The first brother settled in the upper reaches of the Jordan River, and the other went down the river. The place where the elder brother settled was named Great Krakotka, and where the younger one is Malaya Krakotka... Today, these two Krakotkas are still one next to the other ...

And here is another story from that time

Once it was decided to involve the boyars living in Velikaya Krakotka in the usual daily work, which the peasants were doing. The boyars then began to resist, saying that digging land, hauling hay are duties and occupations for the peasants. And their boyar business is military service. Offended and went to the capital - Warsaw, to the king himself ZhigimontVase.
He listened to the boyars and said that no one would do this to them anymore and gave them a paper in which it was written that the boyars had no time for any other work, except military service, not to involve. The kings did not give offense to their subjects and tried to adhere to ancient laws.

After three partitions of the Commonwealth, Krakotka ended up in Russian Empire in the Slonim district. There is evidence that in 1798 there were 31 men living in the village. The fact is that before that there was a liberation uprising under the command of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.

In the 18th century, almost all of our country was Uniate. Uniates lived then and in Velyka Krakotka, and Malaya Krakotka, behind which there has long been a Uniate cemetery.

At the Krakotka cemetery

sights

The village is famous for its natural monuments.

On the very outskirts of the village is the Republican geological geomorphological natural monument "Krakotskaya ridge". Scientists say that it appeared 220 thousand years ago during the Ice Age! Such ridges, they say, appeared from sand, stones, in the armholes of water streams in ice cracks.

The famous Krakot boulder

When the ice melted, a man came here.

On the outskirts of Krakotka, in the forest, there is a very beautiful juniper grove... If someone was in Crimea, he saw such juniper groves. Such groves are rare in Belarus.

On the outskirts of the juniper grove, there is an old cemetery, along which stones are scattered. The fact is that according to the local rite, when they buried someone who had taken his own life, a stone was placed above the head and at the feet, where a wooden cross was also placed. It is believed that when there is a judgment day, and everyone will go to the judgment of God, it will be easier for him to get up, holding on to the cross. Now these stones are destroyed, because the cemetery was plowed up and planted there.

About the holy healing spring

In the village there is a holy krynichka with healing water, which has been known since ancient times.

There is a local legend about the krynichka.

They say that once this land belonged to Pan Skurat, who had a daughter, she had very poor eyesight. Once an old man came to the village, stopped near a mountain from which water was flowing.

The elder drank this water, rinsed his face, and immediately his eyes began to see better. They came to the village, told about it to the people who handed everything over to Pan Skurat. Pan began to take this water and treat his daughter, wipe her eyes - the girl was cured. Then Pan Skurat dug a well on the mountain and from that time this krynichka began to be called Pan Skurat's krynichka.

Now the krynichka is consecrated in honor of Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John. They say that on holidays the water is bled to the bottom, but it is quickly recruited. Water helps against diseases of the eyes and stomach. There are examples that people were cured with this water. But it is known that water helps those who believe.

The holy krinichka is located near the river with the interesting name Iordanka. It was deeper and wider until the land reclamation was carried out. And when the land reclamation was carried out, it became a small stream. The name of the river is mysterious. Legend says that once in these places they killed one person who called himself Jordanas. Or maybe there is a connection between the Jordan River and the famous Jordan River, in which John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ?

Here water-blessing prayers are performed, with special solemnity - on the day of the Nativity of John the Baptist (July 7). Water from this source is taken not only by local residents, but also by pilgrims, travelers from near and far abroad.

Famous personalities of the Great Krakotka

Ivan Solomevich, a Belarusian literary critic, folklorist, bibliographer, translator, and encyclopedist, was born in the part of the village, which was formerly called Malaya Krakotka.

He signed his works with the pseudonym Krakotsky or Yan Solomevich.

The writer was born in Malaya Krakotka, and went to school in Velikaya.

By the way, the famous Belarusian Grigory Okulevich was born in Velikaya Krakotka, who during the occupation in Polotsk was an active figure in the Belarusian national liberation movement. He was also one of the organizers of the BKRG and TBSH. When the Poles began to hunt for Okulevich, he was forced to emigrate to Canada to avoid arrest. But he did not abandon his Belarusian activity there, and together with his friends created the first Russian newspaper in Canada, which had its own Belarusian page in the Belarusian language. And when World War II began, Grigory Okulevich volunteered for the war. After the war, in Canada, he became the chief secretary of the Federation "Russians in Canada", and later became the chief editor of an émigré newspaper. In Canada, Okulevich wrote and published two books: "50 years of the Belarusian Republic" and "Russians in Canada".

In Velikaya Krakotka, Grigory Okulevich and his friends created a Belarusian library on the basis of the TBSH and named it in honor of Yanka Kupala. And the Poles didn’t like everything that was Belarusian, they didn’t like the local Belarusian movement, so the Poles closed the library. All Belarusian books were taken out of the library. Only in 1939 the Belarusian library of Yanka Kupala was renewed in the village.

The second has begun World War, and the library was destroyed, but in 1946 the Yanka Kupala library in Velikaya Krakotka was reborn for the third time. Yanka Kupala's wife, Vlada Frantsevna Lutsevich, corresponded with this library.

Books with their autographs were sent to the library by Yakub Kolas, Arkady Kuleshov, Kondrat Krapiva, Ivan Shamyakin, Mikhail Lynkov. In 1970, a new library named after Yanka Kupala was built in the village, but today it no longer exists. Pavel Tavlai, the father of the famous Belarusian poet Valentin Tavlaya, took an active part in the construction of Yanka Kupala.

Tavlai began writing poetry in early age... When he studied at the Slonim Teachers' Seminary, during the census he enrolled in Belarusian, and wrote Belarusian in his native language, for which he was expelled from the seminary. 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of the poet Valentin Tavlai. He spent 7 years in Polish prisons for his Belarusian activities, but, fortunately, he did not fall under Soviet repression and did not rot in the Stalinist camps, he died a natural death in 1947. He wrote a lot about Valentin Tavlai, studied his work, and dedicated many poems to him by his fellow countryman, the Belarusian poet Mikola Arochka.

Mikhail was born in a neighboring village, but he loved to come to Velikaya Krakotka, he loved these places. In the village they are proud of their compatriot poet.

The Great Patriotic War

In 1941, a strong battle took place near Velyka Krakotka. On the German side, the Guilder regiment fought here against the Red Army. Here died 160 German soldiers who were buried on the mountain near the church. And in 1944, when the Germans were retreating, they dug up the remains of each of their dead soldiers, put them in new coffins and took them to Germany.

Nobody can say how many Red Army soldiers died today. Only 1,600 soldiers were taken prisoner, they were led through the streets of the village. In the middle of the village of Velikaya Krakotka, 17 known and 338 unknown Red Army soldiers are buried in a mass grave in the middle of the village. And how many of them are still buried in craters and trenches?

A house was recently built in the village and the remains of 4 more Red Army soldiers were found. They were brought to a mass grave and buried there.

On the outskirts of the village and in the forests, there are still amateurs studying the history of the Great Patriotic War, the history of the Great Krakotka is found by objects of those times, testifying to strong, bloody battles.

One of the old finds, a cross was found on the road leading to the temple in Malaya Krakotka

Search near the monastery lake (formerly Shkolnoye lake)

Solid of 1663. Many were found along the road near the temple in Malaya Krakotka

Ring

10 pfenings

The program "Journey of an amateur" and "Hope for the village"

An interesting and informative BT program has finally visited our village!

Velyka Krakotka is rich in interesting sights and people.
A story about them and about many other things - in the video report we offer you.

I was in Norway for a relatively long time, but recently, looking through the photos, I found some with Norwegian wood carvings, and sometimes with subsequent painting on carvings, I want to bring them to your attention.

Everyone is familiar with this folk art, in Russia it was also widespread. Let's remember carved furniture, boxes, household items, window frames, children's toys. But this is our own, which does not seem to be anything special.

The place of residence of the nationality undoubtedly has a huge impact on folk crafts, they show the local national flavor. This is something of your own, unique, that you will not find anywhere else.

Let's take the opportunity to compare the already known Russian carving motifs with the Norwegian ones given here. And both ancient and modern. Perhaps there is something in common with the folk crafts of the peoples of the Russian north.

Wood carving in ancient churches

We visited several old wooden churches, both externally and internally decorated with intricate artistic carvings.

They are called stave rates. These are unique churches that were built in the 10-13th centuries from logs, they do not have a single nail.

Remember Russian wooden architecture 18th century (much later!)? Kizhi. Something similar here. The Vikings built their drakkars (warships) in a similar way.

And each of the stables we visited was, of course, the very best. One is the oldest church in Norway, the other is the smallest, and so on.

Norwegian church "stavirka" with carvings

The old carvings around the doors are surprisingly well preserved. The tree is black, looks like charred. To keep it in a harsh climate longer, the wood was tarred.

What was a little surprising - the entrance for visitors to all churches was paid. And the price is decent, 50 - 80 NOK, mostly 60, i.e. about 6 euros, which seemed to me quite expensive just for visiting a small church on my own without any excursion. But old man ... It is necessary to look.

There used to be such wooden churches great amount, their number numbered in the thousands. The first were built right on the ground, served their service, until after one or two decades they rotted. In their place, new ones were built. Resinning the wood increased the lifespan, but not for long. Later, churches began to be erected on stone foundations.

In total, very few of these stakes have survived, less than 30 pieces throughout Norway. They are all inactive. Some became museums under open air, others became private property. Hence, this is probably the cost of visiting.

I really liked the national motifs with stylized deer, which are usually arranged in pairs in the drawings, two by two, arranged symmetrically to one another. They are so unusual that they immediately attract attention. They are found quite often, on shop windows, on walls.

The museum shows how it is marked wooden surface according to the sketch, how the carving goes. There is an example where a cut motif can already be traced below, and only pencil markings on top.

Norwegian deer are so disguised in a complex pattern that you will not immediately find them. Try to find them right away and find them in the picture below among the ornate patterns!

Planar Slotted Thread with Sketches

Interesting examples of geometric wood carving. This is a composition that consists of elements, each of which is inscribed in a square. As we can see, it can also be a circle. Nearby in the frame is a drawing - a diagram (sketch) for the thread along which the work was carried out.

Slotted thread is characterized by the fact that the pattern is performed not only on the surface of the wood, but it is cut right through. It turns out an openwork pattern. Everything happens on one plane, so this type of thread is called flat.

It can be called geometric because each detail consists of a centrally symmetrical geometric figure, additionally decorated with surface relief carvings.

Glass is inserted on the other side, the whole composition can successfully serve as an artistic partition through which light penetrates to the opposite side.

Here is one example of a simple geometric thread design.

Shown below is a sketch on which a slotted artistic woodcarving is made. The diagram looks simpler than the original.

If you are going to do this type of creativity, then you can take any contour drawings, patterns, ornaments as a stencil for carving. They can be intended for something completely different - for example, for satin stitch or cutwork embroidery, drawing and the like.

Modern souvenirs carved from wood

There are many souvenirs in the shops and shops on the shelves - choose your taste.

What kind of figures can you buy here? Of course, northern animals. These are whales, dolphins, penguins, walruses. Many boats, beautifully curved, with sails reminiscent of the Vikings.

I really love wood, probably primarily because it is natural material, it is "warm", so I always pay attention to wood products.

Viking drakkar - craft from wood

Walruses - wood carving

There are also Norwegian jewelry in the national style - pendants with geometric carvings.

Panel made of wood with carvings

In one of the settlements where we stayed (we spent the night in the so-called huts - wooden houses), I found interesting picture decorating the outside wall of a wooden house.

Wood carving - panels based on Norwegian fairy tales

As far as I remember, there is a Norwegian tale about three trolls who had only one eye for two. When walking, they held on to one another, so as not to get lost, and if necessary, they passed their eyes to each other.

Two boys of their poor family were at that time in the forest, took one eye from the trolls, and returned it only for gold and silver.

The panel is carved out of wood, and then its individual parts are painted in different colors... Even in such a harsh northern climate, the paint retains well.

The same technique is used to decorate the "window", or rather, a window-like frame (notice board), in which information about the nearest important events in this locality. Only a few colors are used - brick red, dark green and yellow gold.

A small bonus. Just look at the woodwork that adorn small cozy Norwegian hotels and cafes.

Wall lamp and mug made of birch with bark and birch bark.

Along with the mug, the store also sold Viking lingerie - a bra and panties. But the most remarkable thing is that they were sewn from skins!

Volumetric, contour and geometric woodcarving are some of the most ancient techniques for decorating a wide variety of products. By and large, nothing is needed to work, except for a wooden blank and a fairly sharp knife: with the proper skill, it can turn out carved platband, a beautiful toy or any other product.

Of course, you will only get masterpieces after many years of practice. But you can start mastering carving from the very simple details: just study this article and understand the basics.

Varieties of carving

Despite the fact that in working with wood, the most simple tools, and the processing techniques are not complicated, the result can be very different. Depending on the appearance the processed surface is distinguished by the following types of thread:

1. Contour thread- perhaps the simplest (outwardly, not in terms of technique). The pattern is applied to a flat surface with shallow lines, forming the outline of the pattern.
2. Geometric thread- the most common due to the ease of learning. Unlike contour, patterns are formed not by lines, but by a combination of geometric shapes, most often wedge-shaped notches.

1. Flat-faced thread - technology of applying an ornament or pattern on a flat board. At the same time, grooves are cut out on a flat background, which form the pattern we need.

A through-thread is also considered a variation of this technique, in which not only recesses, but also holes are formed in the workpiece.

1. Sculptural carving(volumetric) is the most difficult technique. A chock, branch or root is taken as a blank, after which the details are attached desired shape... Here, not only the skill of the carver is important, but also how competently the wood is selected.

Of course, this classification is very arbitrary, but it gives an idea of ​​where you can strive to improve your skills.

What do you need to work?

Carver tools

To make wooden toys, carved frames, platbands and other decorative objects, the craftsman needs the right tools. In addition to ordinary carpentry (saw, drill, file), you need to use special tools:

Illustration	Tool	Appointment
	Jamb knife	A versatile tool that is used for both geometric wood carving and sculptural work.
	Chisels	The most extensive group of tools used for the formation of grooves. Depending on the shape of the edge, the following varieties are distinguished: flat; semicircular; corner; bracketed.
	Clucarze	Special chisels with a curved working part. With their help, a relief carving with a strong deepening is made.
	Spoon cutters	As the name suggests, special tools for making wooden spoons. The special shape of the blade (ring or half ring with one-sided sharpening) allows you to effectively select large volumes of wood.

Price professional tools high enough for cutting. And yet, a novice craftsman should not save money: it is better to purchase several knives and chisels of decent quality. Then the first experience will not be spoiled, and it will be possible to focus on mastering the techniques and techniques of carving.

Choice of wood

Art carving requires the formation of a sufficiently clear relief. And this requires not only the right tools, but also the right material. Not all wood is suitable for carving, and if you are just starting to master the technique, then you need to be very meticulous in choosing:

1. Linden - perfect option for a beginner. The material is soft and homogeneous, therefore, it is better to master the most complex patterns for wood carving on linden.
2. Alder (red and black)- also very a good option, albeit more dense. Perfectly cut, almost no shrinkage when dry. The main disadvantage is hard to find!

1. Birch- harder and more elastic, but at the same time quite suitable for teaching the basics of carving. When dry, it can deform, therefore, small products are usually cut from birch.
2. Oak - great option but only for experienced master... The relief is perfect, but you need a very sharp tool and a confident hand.

1. Pear- wood with high density and good uniformity. The structure of the material allows the production of the thinnest products.

First, it is necessary to cut out the blanks from the wood of these species, dry them, and, if necessary, rough them up. Only after that, drawings and sketches are applied to them, along which the carving is carried out.

Techniques and techniques for geometric thread

In fact, all work on a carved part is reduced to three operations:

1. Preparation- selection and rough processing of the workpiece, transfer of the drawing.
2. The actual thread- applying a relief pattern.
3. Finishing- elimination of defects, grinding, varnishing, etc.

Instructions for performing basic threading operations are shown in the table.