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Dan Vandersteen
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industrial designer, craftsman, instructor, and researcher
just a fella who likes to make things
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Birthday gift for some family.
4”x12” panel
#craft #art #carving #woodworking
June 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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A little father’s day gift. Pattern inspo from Daniel Clay
#carving #art #woodworking
Hand carved wooden board approximately 4 by 12 inches in size. The carving depicts three large patterned circles containing symmetrical geometric patterns. The board is ornamented around the perimeter of the carved geometric patterned circles with carved triangles and semicircles.
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Warm Sun, little chip carving exercise
#craft #carving #art
December 7, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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Collection of wooden birds in the wild.
Had a fun time making these
#craft #woodworking #birds #woodcarving
December 3, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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Another sketchbook page, bikes are cool
#sketchbook #drawing #motocycle
November 30, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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Gnome in a patched raincoat, basswood and acrylic paint
#craft #woodcarving #gnome #art
November 30, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Woodcarving in the park, little cat, basswood
#craft #woodcarving #cat
Hand open facing up, with a small wooden cat standing on the palm of the hand. Late afternoon sun, green grass and trees in the background
November 30, 2024 at 5:01 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving ya’ll
November 28, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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wood eating utensils, birch wood and cherry
#craft #woodcarving #spoon #fork
Wooden eating utensils, three spoons of various shapes, and three forks of various shapes. A wooden fork and a wooden spoon being used to eat a salad.
November 28, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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bird toy concept development, a little look into my brain
#craft #sketching #woodworking #design
November 28, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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wooden bird family, basswood turned on a lathe and hand-finished #craft #woodworking #woodcarving #birds
five wooden bird sculptures: four of them are egg-shaped and smaller, one is teardrop shaped and larger. The largest one has a orange painted head, the smaller ones have the top halves of the egg shape painted either red, yellow, or blue. The beaks of the birds are made with wooden dowels shaped to a pointed tip. The larger teardrop shaped bird with the orange head has a similar beak, and also two legs allowing it to stand upright. These legs are made out of the same dowel material as the beak. The large bird sits in the middle of the composition, while the smaller birds are positioned to it's left and right.
November 28, 2024 at 5:43 AM
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Red Motorcycle Speedster, red marker on paper, page from the sketchbook
#art #sketchbook #motorcycle #sketching #drawing
Red marker sketch of a motorcycle with rider speeding on white paper. Sketch has fast and loose linework with rough shading. The motorcycle is tipping at an angle as the rider leans towards the ground while making a sharp turn.
November 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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Cactus Cowboy, intaglio prints from the archive
#craft #printmaking #intaglio #art
Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, black and white color. Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, full color image, green cactus face, brown hat, sunset background. Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, black and white color. Intaglio print of a gnarled prickly cactus cowboy's face wearing a hat, hand holding bent cigarette in front of mouth, color intaglio ink lines, green cactus, red glow of cigarette.
November 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Trio of wooden bowls carved from spalted maple.
#craft #woodcarving #woodworking #bowl
Looking down onto the top of a smooth wooden bowl with warm colored wood grain and knots. Looking down onto the top of a smooth wooden bowl with warm and dark colored wood grain with dark streaks and knots. Looking down onto the top of a smooth wooden bowl with light colored wood grain with dark streaks and knots. Three wooden bowls pictured together.
November 25, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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Collection of some carved wooden spoons from the archive.
#craft #spoon #woodcarving
Collection of hand-carved wooden spoons of various shapes and sizes
November 25, 2024 at 3:45 PM