Demonstrates carving and painting techniques, and shows carvings of puffins, cardinal, bald eagles, partridge, dove, bluebirds, and sanderling

This guide to carving miniature wildfowl includes scale drawings and step-by-step photographs for seven projects. The birds illustrated include puffins, robins, eagles, partridges and bluebirds.

step-by-step instructions from world-class carvers take you from raw block to finished bird. Lay-out, carving, detailing, mounting, and painting all illustrated with color photos.

· 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

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.

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.

· Learn the traditional language of carving lovespoons · Details the symbolic meaning of 75 wooden lovespoon designs, from asking someone on a first date and courting spoons to wedding spoons and more · Features 5 distinctive bowl patterns and 75 original handle patterns for hundreds of customizable, mix-and-match design opportunities to express your one-of-a-kind love · David Western is a lovespoon expert and the author of Fine Art of Carving Lovespoons and History of Lovespoons

This, and the other books in the series, offer world-class carving tips -- at a reasonable price. Each volume presents a variety of techniques from carvers like Jim Sprankle, Leo Osbourne, Martin Gates, and Larry Tawes Jr. All the books are illustrated with exceptional colour and black-and-white photographs.