Woodcarving Books Cache

From sapling to cane, carving techniques for every skill level Step-by step carving instructions Full color gallery of canesRead more

A master reveals the tricks of the stickmaking trade. Find and season the wood; fix flaws; shape and straighten sticks; cut wood to size; fit a...Read more

Forever fascinated by canes, the author has always collected them-he even has his grandma's and grandpa's walking sticks. And, as a professional...Read more

Collection of the best articles from Woodcarving magazine, first published by GMC as two volumes, Useful techniques for woodcarvers and...Read more

Woodcarving need not be difficult. The projects in this book have been specially designed to provide an easy introduction to the subject, and...Read more

This book is written for beginning and intermediate wood carvers interested in carving a traditional Hopi kachina-style doll. Tom Moore, a...Read more

The instruction in Tina's book is geared specifically to beginning carvers. She includes a step-by-step demonstration featuring spectacular...Read more

More than 225 step-by-step photos and ready-to-use patterns for 12 projects are provided for beginning and advanced carvers.Read more

Leprechauns are some of the folk-lore creatures that have always fascinated the author. He claims that he once caught one, just long enough to...Read more

A unique model-building experience, this beginner-level guide details everything needed to create brilliant reproductions of the royal sailing...Read more

This major study by Wright (art history, Burke Museum and the U. of Washington, Seattle) will undoubtedly become an essential reference on the...Read more

Fred T. Hodgson,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pages:288,Pub by Kessinger Publishing Company

Finally, a book for power carvers by a power carver! Learn to carve realistic facial features with confidence and ease. Follow the concisely...Read more

This compact handbook shows the many bits available for electric-powered carving tools and how to use each properly for a wide variety of effects....Read more

A first-ever book on the worldwide history of the chainsaw, an invention that transformed the forest industry and eventually became the...Read more

Drawing on the Victoria and Albert Museum's fine collection, Japanese Netsuke examines these appealing, accessible, and often humorous works of...Read more

Amassed over more than thirty-five years, the Werdelmann Collection is one of the most important netsuke collections in the world. It provides a...Read more

The Netsuke objects featured in this book are from one of the world's leading collections. These beguiling and fascinating works of art have...Read more

Kurt Koch,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:72,Pub by Fox Chapel Publishing Company, IncorporatedRead more

Relief carving is a challenging technique that lies somewhere between two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork. Color photographs of the...Read more

Take private lessons with one of the world s best carvers. Using just one design a simple fish Chris Pye teaches everything about carving in both...Read more

One of the earliest guides to traditional whittling, this reprint of a 1930s classic preserves all of the original projects and text and adds...Read more

Excellent introduction shows how to avoid pitfalls of craft and gives full information on tools, basic cutting strokes, then presents a wide range...Read more

Carve Christmas tree ornaments, cookie molds, toys, weathervanes, cigar-store Indians, sundials, caricatures, many other projects. 1,821 illus.Read more

Al Streetman,Paperback,Series: Schiffer Book for Carvers Series, English-language edition,Pages:64,Pub by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Read more

From transferring the carving pattern to preparing the wood and evaluating the various levels of depth, every cut of the carving process is...Read more

From the Publisher Powerfully evocative faces can be carved in tree bark. This guide offers lessons on the anatomy of the human face, information...Read more

This catalogue raisonne representing some of the most original printmaking in American graphic arts reproduces more than 350 woodcuts and linocuts...Read more

The woodcutters of the title derive from an example of a problem of apparent irrationality in Wittgenstein's (1956 ed.). Witchcraft enters the...Read more

With sixty-one woodcut illustrations from Nineveh, Babylon, Egypt, Pompeii, etc. Objects of Worship; Festivals; Doctrine and Discipline; Rites and...Read more

Chip carving a style of woodcarving in which knives are used to remove selected chips of wood from the project in a single piece is introduced...Read more

In Craig Stevens's unique chipcarving style he creates images from nature by using carved shapes and patterns rather than outlining the subject....Read more

Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments , produce another winner...Read more

Carvers will find this collection of 24 Santa and snowman designs especially delightful because they are both whimsical and classy. A step-by-step...Read more

This handbook guides beginners and those who want to expand their repertoire through 15 Santa carvings based on prototypes from around the globe....Read more

Using over 220 beautiful color photographs and clear, concise instructions, Ron Ransom takes the reader through all the steps necessary to carve...Read more

An eggcellent book! Eggactly what carvers have been asking for, and they are eggstatic Tom Wolfe is eggtraordinary!Read more

This book is the perfect start for anyone interested in learning how to carve detailed faces. Mary Finn uses her practice stick method to show...Read more

Starting with commercially available wooden eggs, Mary Finn shows how to transform them into all kinds of delightful characters, each with a...Read more

Stephen Vanrensselaer,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:292,Pub by Kessinger Publishing CompanyRead more

John Lachuk, J. Lachuk, James Lachuk,Hardcover, Edition: 2, English-language edition,Pages:302,Pub by Safari Press, Inc.Read more

Widely regarded as the definitive work on the design and fitting of gun stocks, the first edition covered the subject practically and...Read more

Covers modelling from casts, live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; compositions; reliefs, drapery, medals, etc. 107...Read more

The native American face has long fascinated artists in every medium. Its strong features and deep character present a challenge and an...Read more

Carving true-to-life facial features can be a challenge to even the most experienced woodworker. These expert techniques reveal how to render...Read more

The people of the Klamath River region in Northwestern California possess one of the richest carving traditions in Native American art. Today this...Read more

Writer and photographer Jensen documents the start-to-finish process of the creation of a 42-foot cermonial doorway totem pole carved by artist...Read more

Do You Know to whom Reared in the Mountains refers, or why rabbits are associated with the Underworld? Noted Indian arts-and-crafts expert Mark...Read more