Aboutmaura macaluso Expertise I can answer any and all questions, regarding, wood sculpture, wood carving, carving tools and accessories and different types of woods.I am not an appraiser of carvings nor an antique dealer.
Experience I do full design work, custom carving, restoration, fabrication, repair and refinishing. I can take a piece of raw wood and turn it into a work of art and I can help you do the same. I am "the" carving instructor for the new york city parks dept. I am heavily involved in carving on the internet and belong to many, many mail lists which are quite active. I am also an international promoter of woodcarving and am affiliated with many master carvers, notably nora hall, originally from holland, now in the U.S. and kalina pavlova, a bulgarian master carver. I routinely communicate with the top names in professional woodcarving nationally and internationally.
Organizations the national association of woodcarvers. the woodcarvers of queens NY, the staten island woodcarvers. the northeast woodcarving association. the world wide carving internet list
Publications chip chats-the national magazine of woodcarving. also at www.carvinginnyc.com
Education/Credentials Self taught artist and sculptor, 40 years of drawing and painting as a hobby, 5 years of serious woodsculpting. I have my own website and have written a 300 pg book on carving. I have published online tutorials and pictorial projects
Question I recently purchased an antique roll top desk for my daughter. The tambour canvas was rotted and I was able to remove it completely. What type of canvas (or other material) do you recommend, where can you purchase it, what type of adhesive do you recommend for the canvas/wood application?
Answer Hi Robert, What you need is canvas duck or a medium weight canvas sold at marine shop and fabric shops, perhaps even a good old fashioned hardware store. You also need hide glue which you also can get from any decent hardware store. Thanks for the question.
