ice carving secrets: 2002 Olympic ice innovations; photos by Louis Manzoni

ice carving secrets: 2002 Olympic ice innovations; photos by Louis Manzoni http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html This is a gallery of some of the more innovative techniques and tools that sculptors used at the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival ice carving event. These photos were taken by Louis Manzoni of Art in Ice in Rhode Island and he was generous enough to allow his photos to be posted. Louis, as a talented ice carver himself, was able to recognize when carvers were using unusual methods, and was able to get a lot of interesting photos. Here’s another set of photos that Louis took, and the blog entry that introduces this gallery is here. Don & Doug Henley use an ice lathe to make the scuba tank on their diver http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#0 915da973-337a-4ba5-8bbe-73eda4a9f9d6 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/henley_lathe.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/henley_lathe.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Don & Doug Henley use an ice lathe to make the scuba tank on their diver</p></div></div> a view of the finished tank after the Henleys attached it to the diver in their sculpture titled “Olympic Spirit Prevails” http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#1 aea314bf-a8fc-4618-abca-d42db28e7dbc http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/henley_lathe2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/henley_lathe2.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">a view of the finished tank after the Henleys attached it to the diver in their sculpture titled “Olympic Spirit Prevails”</p></div></div> Erik Cantine & Greg Butauski carved an archer making an arrow out of himself. Surprisingly, the bowstring is made up of many smaller pieces of ice, welded together http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#2 d55427de-7c53-457e-b374-a74832ded9c8 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/cantine_bowstring.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/cantine_bowstring.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Erik Cantine & Greg Butauski carved an archer making an arrow out of himself. Surprisingly, the bowstring is made up of many smaller pieces of ice, welded together</p></div></div> in Cantine & Butauski’s finished sculpture, titled “Marksman,” you can see the weld lines in the bowstring http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#3 afc1d1e5-399a-44e7-8612-1f8b8d861c09 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/cantine_bowstring1.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/cantine_bowstring1.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">in Cantine & Butauski’s finished sculpture, titled “Marksman,” you can see the weld lines in the bowstring</p></div></div> Steve Brice is well known for his innovative ice tools, so a look at his toolbox is always interesting http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#4 40bd9fef-3c1f-4509-995b-0fd2bf888a64 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/brice_toolbox.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/brice_toolbox.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Steve Brice is well known for his innovative ice tools, so a look at his toolbox is always interesting</p></div></div> in preparing for their sculpture, Junichi Nakamura & Hideaki Sakamoto made a small foam block version of their piece, “Dragon Fighter” http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#5 6c8a5db6-fe23-4680-8248-e9276323c3cc http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/junichi_foam_maquette.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/junichi_foam_maquette.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">in preparing for their sculpture, Junichi Nakamura & Hideaki Sakamoto made a small foam block version of their piece, “Dragon Fighter”</p></div></div> Junichi’s specialized bayonet bit & die grinder http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#6 75a3566e-5991-4770-983c-63340f86d15e http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/junichi_bayonette1.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/junichi_bayonette1.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Junichi’s specialized bayonet bit & die grinder</p></div></div> a second look at Junichi’s bayonet bit, showing the ridges on the bit http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#7 0e66d504-1a40-41f3-82df-6c81ad03e190 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/junichi_bayonette2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/junichi_bayonette2.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">a second look at Junichi’s bayonet bit, showing the ridges on the bit</p></div></div> Lee Ross & Michael Mackasey also used an ice lathe for part of their sculpture. Lathed pieces ended up as the base of their sculpture http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#8 46fede5d-f5f4-4aa6-a8be-86236852e9e0 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_lathe.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_lathe.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lee Ross & Michael Mackasey also used an ice lathe for part of their sculpture. Lathed pieces ended up as the base of their sculpture</p></div></div> Ross & Mackasey also turned a tiltcart and a chainsaw into an ice slab cutter that they used for their piece, “Captain Hook’s Escape” http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#9 8a97071b-ebbe-495a-bb49-5788298d8d89 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_tiltcart1.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_tiltcart1.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Ross & Mackasey also turned a tiltcart and a chainsaw into an ice slab cutter that they used for their piece, “Captain Hook’s Escape”</p></div></div> here’s a close up of the modified tiltcart and attached saw http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#10 1c9f58c0-769c-40c3-8ae2-f8f9ff41ab1e http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_tiltcart2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_tiltcart2.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">here’s a close up of the modified tiltcart and attached saw</p></div></div> making an ice slab with the modified tiltcart rig http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#11 db630ae3-3ab5-4a13-84de-1df69500486b http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_tiltcart3.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/Ross_Mackasey_tiltcart3.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">making an ice slab with the modified tiltcart rig</p></div></div> Vladimir Zhikhartsev uses a small right-angle polishing tool on the face of his sculpture http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#12 3224f77e-a48b-415f-b16a-5e2c823fdc42 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/zhikhartsev_polishing.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/zhikhartsev_polishing.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Vladimir Zhikhartsev uses a small right-angle polishing tool on the face of his sculpture</p></div></div> the sculpture by Vladimir Zhikhartsev & Sergei Loguinov, “Peace to the World,” incorporated unusual white ice “flowers” that were apparently inside the ice http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#13 a6d4477c-63a6-4d94-b961-c38b287ad9d6 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/zhikhartsev_flowers.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/zhikhartsev_flowers.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">the sculpture by Vladimir Zhikhartsev & Sergei Loguinov, “Peace to the World,” incorporated unusual white ice “flowers” that were apparently inside the ice</p></div></div> while creating their Silver medaling “Hymn of Amphitrite,” Michel Amann & Roger de Campagnolle used many innovative tools, including this specialized iron http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#14 bf828dbd-7c9f-4a19-bfc8-df071692c9ee http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_iron.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_iron.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">while creating their Silver medaling “Hymn of Amphitrite,” Michel Amann & Roger de Campagnolle used many innovative tools, including this specialized iron</p></div></div> a look at some of Michel Amann’s ice tools http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#15 fd5bf8bb-dda6-4b5a-9188-16f28a836d22 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_tools.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_tools.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">a look at some of Michel Amann’s ice tools</p></div></div> Michel Amann uses a specialized lathe to cut a sphere for “Hymn of Amphitrite” http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#16 7ea58e8c-4809-4388-a3b0-f80d19ce0937 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_sphere_lathe_3.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_sphere_lathe_3.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Michel Amann uses a specialized lathe to cut a sphere for “Hymn of Amphitrite”</p></div></div> a few of the many spheres cut for “Hymn of Amphitrite” http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#17 8791e512-d918-439f-9ad2-abf737904963 http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amphitrite_spheres.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amphitrite_spheres.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">a few of the many spheres cut for “Hymn of Amphitrite”</p></div></div> a daytime look at Amann’s specialized sphere lathe http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#18 0b5c7352-f9f7-4471-9c40-87915ea5acbf http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_sphere_lathe_2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_sphere_lathe_2.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">a daytime look at Amann’s specialized sphere lathe</p></div></div> a closer look at Amann’s sphere lathe http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#19 c757c469-a3f3-4fe6-8093-2b7200e679ee http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_sphere_lathe.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_sphere_lathe.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">a closer look at Amann’s sphere lathe</p></div></div> Amann cuts spheres by a different method, using a specialized bit http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#20 ce9cbc97-2605-4744-96ac-ba667f0fb2bd http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_spheres.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_spheres.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Amann cuts spheres by a different method, using a specialized bit</p></div></div> Amann also used a specialized bit to cut many rings for the sculpture http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations.html#21 6b7735ac-e63c-4ead-8adf-cd343436ef9e http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_rings_1.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.icecarvingsecrets.com/ics/competitions/Pages/2002_Olympic_innovations_files/Media/amann_rings_1.jpg?derivative=micro

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