The holiday ice sculpture design ebook from ice carving secrets is here and if you were subscribed to the secrets newsletter email list, then you got an email with the free download link. Otherwise, you can buy it for a special price.the whole entry...

Tags: holidays, Santa Claus, reindeer, snowfill engraving, ice needle, snowflake, Frosty, snowman, angel, ebook, Hanukkah, Christmas

The Thanksgiving ice sculpture design ebook from ice carving secrets is here and you can get it for free for a limited time if you “like” ice carving secrets on Facebook.the whole entry...

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The first ice sculpture design ebook from ice carving secrets is here and you can get it for free for a limited time (but the limited time is over for now...) if you “like” ice carving secrets on Facebook.

(You can still download it for a cheap price though.)the whole entry...

Tags: Halloween, ebook, bat, jack-o-lantern, owl, demon head, Igor, Headless Horseman, skull

The other day I got an email asking for advice on how to "write on the ice." Right away, I sent back an email that explained which kinds of magic markers let you write on ice when it's still frozen (not while it's melting). Well, you can probably see where this is going: that's not what he meant...the whole entry...

Tags: ice marker, design

An electric blower is one of those ice sculpting tools that you’ll wish that you’d gotten a long time ago, at least if you work in the freezer or in the cold.the whole entry...

Tags: snowfill engraving, cleanup

One of the least expensive, but still very useful (and apparently surprising!) ice sculpting tools: the lowly ironthe whole entry...

Tags: iron, aluminum welding method

The nailboard is one of the most useful hand tools available to ice sculptors and is often a must for assembling multi-block sculptures.the whole entry...

Tags: nailboard, Steve Brice, Heather Brice, Alaska, World Ice Art Championships, competitions, Junichi Nakamura, Patrick Endres, Aurora Ice Museum

Using aluminum plate to weld pieces of ice together is a vital technique for the modern ice sculptor. Learn more this method that can enable you to create ice sculptures that extend well outside the dimensions of the ice block with strong, nearly invisible ice welds.the whole entry...

Tags: aluminum welding method, iron, Erik Cantine, competitions, Dean Carlson, ice welding

A quick comparison of hand and machine carved ice sculptures.the whole entry...

Tags: CNC machine, snowfill engraving, logos

No, not a robot ice carving; CNC machines are ice carving robots.the whole entry...

Tags: CNC machine, Dean Carlson, I-Sculpt, iceculture, Julian Bayley

Not every brand of chainsaw is a good choice for ice sculpting. Ice sculptors have their favorites, and for good reason.the whole entry...

Tags: chainsaw, Stihl, Makita, Craftsman, Mark Daukas, Victor Rede, Shindaiwa

KISS: Keep ice sculpting simple
One of the simplest and cheapest ice sculpting tools can also be one of the most effective, at least for certain tasks.the whole entry...

Tags: ice pick, score stick, T-scribe

ELECTRICITY FROM POWER TOOLS
+ WATER FROM MELTING ICE
= A RATHER SHOCKING EXPERIENCE FOR POWER-TOOL-USING ICE SCULPTORS?

You might think so, but those pesky ice carvers seem to be surviving in spite of this. Let's take a quick look at ice sculpting and electricity.the whole entry...

Tags: safety, accidents

In the hands of a skilled artist, the tools used for sculpting ice can make quick work of a huge block of frozen water. However, the tools can also make quick work of the sculptor's hands and other body parts when things go wrong…the whole entry...

Tags: safety, angle grinder, Statue of Liberty, safety glasses, accidents