Power Carving Manual

Power Carving Manual
Author: Woodcarving Illustrated
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565234505

Crafters will learn all about the various benefits of carving with power tools and how to master this technique. Additional information about power units, hand pieces, carving burs, materials shopping, and more.

The Book of Wood Carving

The Book of Wood Carving
Author: Charles Marshall Sayers
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486141071

In clear, straightforward language, Sayers carefully guides the reader through the fundamentals — what tools and materials to use and how to use them. Still the finest book for the beginning student in wood sculpture.

Carving Realistic Faces with Power

Carving Realistic Faces with Power
Author: Frank C. Russell
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780887404863

Finally, a book for power carvers by a power carver! Learn to carve realistic facial features with confidence and ease. Concisely illustrated, step-by-step directions for carving the human head. Disciplines and guidelines pertaining to facial layout and proportion are coupled power carving techniques. Ten projects and plans.

The Complete Book of Woodcarving

The Complete Book of Woodcarving
Author: Everett Ellenwood
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 854
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607650967

Whether you're a woodcarver expanding your talents, a seasoned carver refining your skills, or a beginner newly introduced to this fulfilling craft, this is the only carving book you need. Brimming with expert instruction and 8 attractive step-by-step woodcarving projects, you'll learn all the classic carving styles and techniques along with the fundamentals of wood and tool selection, sharpening, creating a workspace, and finishing your completed work. Also included is a complete chapter on power carving.

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

The Complete Manual of Woodworking

The Complete Manual of Woodworking
Author: Albert Jackson
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1996-12-03
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0679766111

Designed to instruct and inspire every woodworker from the beginner to the most exacting expert, this authoritative guide is a must-have classic in the world of woodworking. With more than 1,800 drawings, diagrams and photos, The Complete Manual of Woodworking encompasses the whole art and craft of woodworking. Includes a discussion of all the principal hardwoods and softwoods, how to choose and use hand tools, detailed information on every woodworking technique--jointing, bonding, fastening, laminating, and much more.

Chris Pye's Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual

Chris Pye's Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual
Author: Chris Pye
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607654105

· A complete guide for beginner woodcarvers to learn everything they need to know to be successful in the craft · Provides essential lessons, from safe tool handling tips and choosing wood to making cuts and executing a variety of techniques · Features step-by-step instructions for a number of motifs as well as 3 complete woodcarving projects · Written by internationally acclaimed master carver Chris Pye

Carving Faces Workbook

Carving Faces Workbook
Author: Harold Enlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607651203

· Learn how to carve realistic faces in wood from America’s leading caricature carver, Harold Enlow · Provides expert woodcarving tips and techniques for carving a female face, a cowboy face, a Santa face, and more · Also includes expert instruction on how to achieve detailed eyes, lips, noses, hair, and ears · Offers step-by-step instructions with coordinating photography throughout for complete guidance

Complete Book of Gourd Carving

Complete Book of Gourd Carving
Author: Jim Widess
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781402704420

Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments, have done it again: they’ve produced another winner to delight the many crafters who work with gourds. Large, lavish, and astonishingly comprehensive, this breathtaking volume introduces every tool and every technique associated with gourd carving, offers fabulous projects that advance in difficulty, and presents a gallery of works designed to inspire. See how to choose and prepare a gourd, impress the surface with a design, and work with green gourds. The magnificent methods of decorative carving covered include fretwork, engraving, chip carving, carving with gouges, relief carving, inlay, and deep relief or sculptural carving. Throughout, color photographs of exquisite carved gourds present crafts styles from countries around the world. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.