Easy to follow, with clear instructions and step-by-step photographs. A variety of attractive projects including flowers, mouldings, letters and numbers can be carved simply and stylishly.

Woodcarving is a time-honored art, and here is the definitive beginner's guide to this traditional craft, from carving with a pocket knife to sculpting with chisels and mallets. Starting with a detailed course in techniques such as chip carving, relief carving, and sculptural carving, it goes on to offer detailed plans, templates, and instructions for 50 projects, from distinctive front-door house numbers to a spectacular fire-breathing dragon. Every step is thoroughly illustrated with photos, right up to applying finishes such as paint, varnish, burning, or oiling.

A whole clan of colorful characters comes to life in this collection of rustic carving patterns. The carving lessons demonstrate how to use the quick and easy clean-cut method to impart warmth and personality to each of the ten Ozark folk style caricatures—from Ma and Pa to Ol' Blue the coon hound. Very few tools are required and technical notes advise artisans on how best to experiment with tool sharpening. Stains and paints are also addressed, including an easy formula for wood stain that can be mixed in a blender. There are even a few down-home tales along the way, bringing a little bit of country into the woodshop.

Carving and painting a blackburnian warbler, magnolia warbler, and parula warbler.

Create beautiful wooden animal portraits on the scroll saw with Woodworker's Pattern Book. Realistic ready-to-use patterns are provided for 78 fascinating creatures, from exotic predators to familiar backyard friends. Father and son scroll sawing team Wayne and Jacob Fowler have based every design on their own extensive photographic studies of live animals, taken on location in the wild, in zoos, and in nature preserves. Each animal can be cut as a single, freestanding piece of wood. The authors include advice for beginners on getting started, with expert scrolling tips and techniques plus advice on wood preparation, blade selection, cutting strategy, finishing, and display options. A full color photo gallery will inspire you with the range of impressive wildlife projects that you can complete with this book. 78 realistic, ready-to-use patterns include: Big Cats - Alert Siberian Tiger - Mountain Lion - Cheetah Prowling - Jaguar Resting - Watchful Leopard Predators - Snarling Wolf - Red Fox - Polar Bear - Black Bear with Cubs - Florida Alligator Birds of Prey - Golden Eagle - Barn Owl with Mouse - Peregrine Falcon - Sparrow Hawk - Osprey with Dinner Backyard Animals - Big Horn Sheep - Black Tailed Deer - Cottage Chipmunk - Eastern Massauga Rattlesnake - Jackrabbit Exotic Animals - Cape Buffalo - Giraffe Mother and Child - Rhinoceros - Savannah Elephant - Peacock Resplendent

Making tedious wood carving techniques more approachable, Carving Small Characters in Wood offers simple methods in a smaller format to carve compact caricatures with personality. With step-by-step directions and photography, you’ll be able to learn and appreciate this form of miniature character wood carving. Starting off with basic lessons then slowly progressing into greater, more detailed challenges, author and renowned caricature woodcarver Jack Price is the leading voice to learn from on how to carve small statuettes!

"Whether you want to carve a sign for your own home or start a business carving signs for other people, Carving Signs is filled with all the information you'll need to make long-lasting, attractive signs." "Inside you'll find information on wood selection: Learn which woods work best for outdoor signs, indoor signs and boat signs; design tips: Page through the color reference gallery of finished signs and sample sign shapes to boost your creativity; hand-carved letters and numbers: Letters and numbers can be carved in any style to add flair to a sign. Use the sample lettering styles to choose the type style that best suits your sign, then follow the step-by-step instructions to carve them; carved appliques and relief carving: A carved applique or relief-carving design can make your sign more interesting to passers-by. Techniques for both styles of carving and which shapes work best for appliques or reliefs; and gold-leafing: Step-by-step instructions show you how to apply gold leaf for a distinguished look."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The early-twentieth-century profusely illustrated reference on the traditional craft details woods and essential tools used and covers carving techniques and designs for specific projects

This book presents vintage, often whimsical, and one-of-a-kind wooden figurine carvings by ANRI, the world-renowned company founded in 1912 in the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy. Among the more than 2,500 carvings featured are bottle stoppers, bottle openers and corkscrews, bar sets, calendars, letter openers, bookends, humidors, ashtrays, lighters, cigarette boxes, pipe rests, salt and pepper sets, pepper mills, napkin rings, timers, toothpick holders, brushes, salt and serving spoons, spoon and key racks, door knockers, and figurines, including monks and characters from novels by Charles Dickens. Collectors with a wide range of interests will be delighted with the amazing number of woodcarvings shown. This book will amuse and inspire today s woodcarvers and collectors, novices and experienced devotees alike.