Join me as we explore the art of woodworking as we follow a veteran totem pole carver as he crafts a new work of art. In this video, a totem pole carver will explain the process in which he takes to craft a large totem pole out of one single log. During the process, many woodworking techniques and skills are used to make intricate cuts with various woodworking tools. This totem pole carver uses a variety of tools both powered and hand chisels. He begins the process by tracing out his design on the bare wood. From there he uses a chainsaw to make rough cuts into the log to begin shaping the log. As he cuts the log with the chainsaw he makes markings on the wood to indicate the next cut and to more accurately shape the wood and guide his cuts. After the log is rough cut with the chainsaw, he switches to hand tools which include chisels, scrapers, knives, and hand saws. As he chisels the wood away from the log you can begin to make out some of the design characteristics of the totem pole. Totem poles such as the one that is crafted in this video take a lot of time to fully craft. After many hours of precise chiseling and shaping of the wood, a totem pole design is fully complete. I really hope you enjoy this totem pole carving video and if you have not subscribed to the Shopfix channel, consider subscribing today! Thank you for your support for the channel and I wish you the best of luck with your future woodworking projects, take care! Video Attribution: EmilyCarrUniversity [CC BY 3.0 (
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Luke Parnell is an artist of Haida and Nisga’a heritage who, through the use of traditional techniques from the Northwest Coast, investigates contemporary social issues. Parnell also simultaneously acknowledges the historical implications of his method of working within his practice.
Traditional Northwest Coast art was centred on the convergence of intangible and material wealth: an individual’s rights and privileges and the objects that represented them. Parnell’s work continues to address ideas of rights, ownership, and privilege in the context of his own experience.
Parnell has been a professional artist for ten years. Having graduated from Emily Carr with distinction, Parnell is the recipient of the 2012 Winsor Gallery Graduate Student Award. He has exhibited work across Canada, recent exhibitions include: Transportation and Renewal at the Seymour Gallery in 2013, Vancouver; Re-contextualizing the De-consecrated at Winsor Gallery in 2014; and a feature at Winsor Gallery in 2015, entitled Concurrent. His work is included in notable collections such as the National Gallery of Canada, and private collection across Canada. Parnell is currently an instructor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Additionally, Parnell was a recipient of the 2016 BC Creative Achievement Awards for First Nations Art. An award that celebrates artistic excellence in both traditional and contemporary visual art.
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- Which That Is This by Doctor Turtle
- Campfire Song by Chris Haugen
- Wave In The Atmosphere by Dan Lebowitz
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