Seven Projects in Creative Wood Carving
The book begins with a brief history of wood carving. From simple projects to more complicated types of carving, this is a book that is appropriate for both the novice and professional carver. It is wonderfully illustrated with line drawings and photographs. Included is a picture gallery of twenty seven carvings by some of the leading wildfowl carvers of America. Also a bibliography and a full index.
This hard cover book is in excellent condition with no markings. The cloth cover is in excellent condition, pages are clean and complete with no markings. The dust jacket shows some darkening from age with surface shelf wear and two tears which can be seen in the photo.
Projects:
- Costume Jewelry
- A Skein of Geese
- Let's Carve a Decoy Duck
- Belted Kingfisher
- The Great Blue Heron
- Bird Models of Polyester Filler
- The Workbench and Marquetry
There are chapters on:
- Checking, Shrinking and Blemishes
- Finishing the Carvings
- Odds and Ends
- Ideas from Every Burning bush
- Wood: The Wood carver's Medium
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Author: |
William I. Tawes |
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Publisher: |
Tidewater Publishers |
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Copyright Date: |
1985, 1st edition |
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ISBN-10: |
0-87033-141-8 |
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ISBN-13: |
978-0-87033-141-1 |
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Format: |
Hard cover |
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Pages: |
207 |
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Condition: |
Very good |