New Item Preview - Flexcut Knife Sets

Here are a couple new knife sets being added to this years catalog. You are getting a special pre-view of what will be available come October. These are both new editions to our Flexcut line of tools.

Detail Knife Set

This set encompasses Flexcut's best selling slim-handle knives at an attractive price. Because of the slim design these handles can even be used by young carvers. The knives are made with edge-holding steel for smoother cutting. The set includes some sharpening compound as well. We will be selling the set at $59.95 Click here to buy.

Whittler's Kit

A great knife set for the beginning carver. These two knives are a perfect Christmas gift. Any carver would be elated to find this set in their stocking. It's great that Flexcut is giving us packaged kits like this to offer to our customers. This kit includes the sharpening compound as well and sells for only $39.95. Click here to buy online.

Submit Your Carving Photographs

We would enjoy receiving your professional or quality photographs to show off to our other readers. We will do our best to post your photo and your name . There are just a few things for you to keep in mind when taking your own pictures to send to Sugar Pine.


1. Center the carving in the photograph, making sure that no body parts are cut off. We want to see all of the carving.


2. Good lighting is everything. Are there shadows on parts of the mount that will make it hard for the camera to pick up on detail? Ensure that the whole mount is well lit. Do not photograph your mounts in your shop under fluorescent lights, take them outside on a nice overcast day for best lighting and color accuracy.


3. Shoot your mount in front of an uncluttered background, like the side of your shop. Make sure the wall is not the same color as your mount, i.e. brown wall, brown duck.


4. Shoot several different angles. Show us your carved animal's best side!


5. Make sure the photograph is in focus, every sharp feather and detail on the carving adds to a great picture.


6. Finally, there are two ways that you can submit your photographs:
   Via email: webmaster@sugarpinewoodcarving.com
   
   Please submit your digital camera's highest quality file. In other words, if your email program asks you what quality of image to email, tell it, "largest" or "best". Be sure to include your name, company name, city and state, and a short description of the name of the animal and the Sugar Pine supplies and tools used.

Via U.S. Mail:

Sugarpine Woodcarving Supplies
ATTN: Advertising Department
315 West Sherman Lebanon, OR 97355

If you do send us your mount photographs through the mail, please send them in either of the following formats:

• on a CD with the raw unchanged digital image or,

• original photograph prints from film.*

*Please do not send us prints from your home printer, as they do not reproduce well when scanned and printed in the catalogs. If you send us original prints, we will gladly send them back to you after we have used them, just let us know you want them back!


If you have any questions about submitting a mount photograph, don't hesitate to give us a call! We will be happy to talk with you anytime. Just ask for the Advertising Department.

Mount Photo: Hummingbird by Randal Martin