Woodcarving Books Cache is a directory of woodcarving books. I have gathered more than 600 books that cover many different styles and techniques. I hope this site will serve as a valuable resource for carvers. Making the search for information about woodcarving easier. Anyone can learn woodcarving and this is a great place to find the knowledge you need.
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Carving the Native American Face
The native American face has long fascinated artists in every medium. Its strong features and deep character present a challenge and an opportunity for visual expression. Each step is illustrated in this book by Terry Kramer. Read more...
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Bears to Carve with Dale Power
Dale Power leads you step-by-step through the process of carving a robust and realistic polar bear. Complete, concise instruction and detailed color photographs make the ... Read more...

Carving Miniature Animals with Debbie Barr
Debbie Barr carves on the wild side, guiding readers through all the steps necessary to create miniature animals from basswood, butternut, or walnut scraps left over from the woodshop. Read more...

Emotions in Wood: Carving the Expressive Face
The secrets to carving powerful and emotionally-charged faces are revealed in this innovative handbook. Step-by-step explanations demonstrate how to create unique spherical ... Read more...

Carving Designs
- 200 Victorian Fretwork...
200 Victorian Fretwork Designs: Borders, Panels, Medallions and Other Patterns
This vintage sourcebook, reproduced from a rare edition, provides designers and craftworkers with intricate plates of graceful interlaced designs....Read more - Southwestern Designs: A...
Southwestern Designs: A Workbook of Patterns
Jeanette Cross,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:32,Pub by Sunstone Press - Repeating Patterns
Repeating Patterns
Pepin Press,Paperback,Series: Agile Rabbit Editions Ser., English-language edition,Pages:128,Pub by Pepin PressRead more
Drying Wood
- Innovative Wood Drying -...
Innovative Wood Drying - Applying Microwave and Solar Technologies to Wood Drying
Graham Ian Brodie,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:120,Pub by VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K. - Wood and how to Dry It
Wood and how to Dry It
Fine Woodworking, Kahn,Paperback,Series: Fine Woodworking Ser., English-language edition,Pages:112,Pub by Taunton Press, IncorporatedRead more - The Conversion & Seasoning...
The Conversion & Seasoning of Wood
Woodcarving Tools
- Sharpening Planes &...
Sharpening Planes & Chisels with Ian Kirby: A Sharp Edge in 60 Seconds
The perfect resource for any woodworker, this DVD is a comprehensive guide to sharpening and tuning a variety of planes and chisels. Every...Read more - Woodworker's Guide to...
Woodworker's Guide to Sharpening: All You Need to Know to Keep Your Tools Sharp
Step-by-step expert instructions and visual aids teach woodworkers the characteristics of steel, carbide, and ceramic while showing how to sharpen...Read more - How to Sharpen Tools
How to Sharpen Tools
Step-by-step photographs and easy to follow directions show you everything you need to know: choosing the right honing stones, lubricants, and...Read more
Woodcarving Magazines
- Wood Carving Illustrated...
Wood Carving Illustrated Magazine
Wood Carving Illustrated Magazine,Wood Carving Illustrated promotes woodcarving as a pleasurable pastime and recognized art form. Beginning and...Read more - Creative Woodworks &...
Creative Woodworks & Crafts 6 issues
Creative Woodworks & Crafts Magazine concentrates on woodworking crafts, including woodcrafting, scroffing, carving, Intarsia painting, and other...Read more - Wildfowl Carving 4 issues
Wildfowl Carving 4 issues
Wildfowl Carving Magazine is an invaluable resource for those interested in this intricate craft. The Magazine provides in-depth step-by-step...Read more
History of Carving
- If You Lived with the...
If You Lived with the Indians of the Northwest Coast
The Indians who lived along the northern Pacific coast were different from any other Native Americans. Thery were fishermen, wood carvers, and...Read more - Ornament of the Italian...
Ornament of the Italian Renaissance
This gallery of stunning architectural accents from Italy's Middle Ages has been assembled from a rare early-20th-century publication. Grotesques...Read more - Swiss Carvings
Swiss Carvings
Swiss Black Forest carvings were exhibited at the London Grwat Exhibition of 1851, Chicago 1893, Paris 1900 and at many of the other great...Read more
Novels About Woodcarving
- On Kingdom Mountain
On Kingdom Mountain
Set in northern Vermont in 1930, On Kingdom Mountain recounts the life and times of Miss Jane Hubbell Kinneson. A renowned local bookwoman and...Read more - The Wood Carver's Wife
The Wood Carver's Wife
Marjorie L. C. Pickthall, J. E. H. Macdonald (Illustrator),Hardcover, English-language edition,Pages:110,Pub by Kessinger Publishing CompanyRead more - The Giant King
The Giant King
Long ago in Scotland, a talented young wood carver named Rabbie suggests a way to handle a giant who is terrorizing a far-off town--treat the...Read more
Favorites
Wildlife Portraits in Wood: 30 Patterns to Capture the Beauty of Nature
The wildlife patterns featured in this collection represent animals from around the world. As well as patterns, information on choosing the best...Read moreHow to Sharpen Tools
Step-by-step photographs and easy to follow directions show you everything you need to know: choosing the right honing stones, lubricants, and...Read moreWoodcarving Adventure Movie Caricatures in Wood: 1-2-3 Step-by-Step Techniques
More than 225 step-by-step photos and ready-to-use patterns for 12 projects are provided for beginning and advanced carvers.Read more2009 Decoys Wall Calendar
Decoys 2009 features a dozen beautifully designed and carved award-winning decoys. A popular hobby and art form, carvers and anyone who...Read moreCarving Facial Expressions
Includes detailed step by step examples of carvings from the band sawn block for both the beginning and experienced carver. Soon you will be...Read moreSharpening and Knife Making
Wood carvers understand the feeling of satisfaction, ease and higher quality of carving that comes when using a well sharpened, honed and polished...Read more
















