Carving Wildfowl Canes and Walking Sticks with Power

Carving Wildfowl Canes and Walking Sticks with Power
Author: Frank C. Russell
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764315893

Over 145 clear color photographs illustrate each step required to create beautiful, lifelike waterfowl cane handles with power tools. Patterns are provided for fifteen different cane handle projects, ranging from the American Flamingo to the Wood Duck. Also included are instructions for procuring, sizing, and fastening proper cane shafts to the finished handles.

Carving Songbird Ornaments with Power

Carving Songbird Ornaments with Power
Author: Frank C. Russell
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764331350

Learn all the steps necessary to create unique carved wooden Christmas tree ornaments. 132 clear color photos illustrate every step for a songbird project and 23 additional patterns, ranging from an American Goldfinch to a Titmouse. Provide new and exciting challenges, including a unique method for attaching the finished songbird to a tree, wreath, or centerpiece. The text includes necessary references for feather parts, types, groupings, and texturing; eye setting or carving; the tools required to successfully complete these projects, and instruction for painting and sealing the completed ornament. Create heirloom decorative songbird ornaments that will pass down through future generations. This book brings challenges for novices and joy for experienced carvers.

Illustrated Guide to Carving Tree Bark

Illustrated Guide to Carving Tree Bark
Author: Jack A. Williams
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2004-04-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607658992

· A valuable guide to learning how to wood carving whimsical figures and objects in tree bark · Provides a complete step-by-step project for carving a magical tree house · Offers expert advice on bark carving basics, tools, techniques, finishing tips, and other fundamental topics · Includes an inspirational gallery of completed works, including wood spirits, animals, tree houses, and more · Written by award-winning carver Rick Jensen and carver/photographer Jack A. Williams

Classic Carving Patterns

Classic Carving Patterns
Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Taunton
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781561583188

A treasury of classic wood patterns and techniques for creative woodworking embellishment. Woodcarving artist Lora Irish gives carvers, woodburners and painters a wide variety of designs they can transfer directly to projects or use to develop ideas of their own. Themes include natural patterns such as grapes, oak leaves and acorns, animals like lions and eagles, and intricate floral and fantasy designs. 180 drawings.

Carving Patterns by Frank C. Russell

Carving Patterns by Frank C. Russell
Author: Frank C. Russell
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764324734

This pattern book provides over 100 woodcarving patterns and accompanying illustrations for 72 birds, animals, and fish. Illustrations of proper directional growth for fur, feather shading, and other detail features are provided with many of the patterns.While the patterns are the primary focus, general carving instructions for birds, animals, and fish are provided. This is an essential reference for every carver with a passion for wildlife.

Pyrography Patterns

Pyrography Patterns
Author: Sue Walters
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-02-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607658895

This is a crossover title for both woodworking and art subject areas. It is popularly priced, and focused on a popular topic. The author is an internationally renowned pyrographer and winner of numerous prestigious art awards. Her previous pyrography books have been Fox Chapel best-sellers, with sales of Pyrography Workbook over 50,000 copies.

Stickmaking: a Complete Course

Stickmaking: a Complete Course
Author: Andrew Jones
Publisher: GMC Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
ISBN: 9781861085221

Originally published in 1998 by The Guild of Master Craftsmen.

Creating a Ward Rig

Creating a Ward Rig
Author: Tom Christie
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945550553

A six-time world champion at the prestigious Ward World Championship shares his techniques for making award-winning decoy rigs. Tom Christie provides detailed instructions for carving and painting three different birds, plus patterns, paint swatches, and tips on how to make your decoys look alive on the water. No matter what you carve, Creating a World Rig will s how you how you can do it even better. Inside you will find patterns and instructions for aDrake wigeonDrake mallardHen mallard Plus, everything you need to know to create birds that will look great on the water or on display in your home.

Carving Small Characters in Wood

Carving Small Characters in Wood
Author: Jack Price
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607657104

· Learn simple techniques to carve mini characters in wood that can fit in an old film tube · Teaches the wood carving basics, then progresses into more challenging and detailed chapters · Contains step-by-step directions and photography for carving various facial features, body parts, clothes, and more · Written by well-respected carver who specializes in compact figures, Jack Price · Author of Carving Compact Characters and 50 Character Patterns for Woodcarvers

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey
Author: Floyd Scholz
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1993
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780811702423

Raptors have intrigued and inspired artists and naturalists for thousands of years. Floyd Scholz's own fascination with these winged hunters began when he took up bird carving in the 1970's, but he was long frustrated by the lack of close up, detailed reference photographs of these birds. He decided to team up with photographer Tad Merrick to fill that void.