Woodcarving For Beginners: *Projects *Techniques *Tools

Thirty-three expert woodcarvers provide tips, techniques, inspirations, testimonials, and good old-fashioned advice on this satisfying craft. Eight projects introduce the most popular types of carving, starting with spoons and tool handles, and then continuing with a pierced carving, a duck-head walking stick, and lively hand-painted caricature figures, as well as an ivy leaf, decoy duck carvings, relief carvings, a "circus for the ceiling," and a heraldic bird. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 10 3/4.