About the Cover

John Wood, Part-time Sales Associate with Klingspor's Woodworking Shop of Hickory

John has been carving for 16 years and has won many awards while learning and mastering the awesome hobby of woodcarving. One of his most proud awards: 2011 Novice Carver of the Year. John loves to carve birds, hawks, ducks but his favorite is the Decorative Floating Decoys. He loves carving because he loves meeting people from all over the world. He wanted to thank his mentor - Don McHugh of Hickory NC for getting him started in this great hobby.

John used these Klingspor's Woodworking Shop materials to create the beautiful turkey carving on this issue's cover:

• Basswood Blanks
• Foredom Flexible Shaft Carver
  
• Many Foredom and Kutzall cutters
• Klingspor Famous Gold sandpaper
  
• Timberwolf Blades
  
• CA Glue