The Diary of an Apprentice Letter Carver - Week One
Posted 28/04/17
Our new apprentice, Tom Wiggins shares his experience in the first of a series of blogs on his Diary of a Letter Carver.
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Letter Carving in Slate
Posted 17/03/16 in Workshop life
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Capturing in great detail, the carving of letter D in slate. This video gives you a feel for the fluidity of the chisel with the hand, and the accuracy and attention to detail that is required to carve letters by hand.
Carving a Heraldic Crest in Stone
Posted 22/06/15 in Workshop life
The process of carving a heraldic crest of a choirboy playing B flat on a recorder, into Hopton Wood limestone.
Cutting in the Clouds - Architectural Lettering
Posted 30/04/15 in Typography •in Workshop life
An exhilarating video of a week cutting in the clouds. I love large scale architectural lettering and when the sun is shining there is no better place to be than up high with a chisel!
Heraldic Stone Carving Time-Lapse Video
Posted 04/11/14 in Workshop life
This is a time-lapse video of heraldic relief carving in Portland limestone. This forms part of a much larger caving which rests above the entrance to the Holywell Music Room in Oxford.