Have you always been fascinated by the skill it takes to carve wood into beautiful designs and life-like figures? Here's a DVD that shows you everything you need to get started.

As a companion to the book, Wood Carving Basics -- also brought to you by renowned wood carver David Sabol -- this DVD puts more emphasis on demonstrating each technique. By providing you with video demonstrations, the DVD shows you precisely how every technique and special procedure should be done.

David Sabol will guide you through a wide range of creative projects -- with step-by-step instructions designed to give beginners the experience of working in a wide variety of carving styles.

From simple to more sophisticated techniques, you'll learn all the valuable skills you need to grow as a carver. After a while, you'll gain the confidence to try more complicated projects and experiment with pieces you've dreamed up yourself.

For anyone who wants to master the essentials, this DVD is a great place to start. You'll learn how to:

• Select wood from a wide range of interesting types
• Choose tools from knives and gouges to V-tools and power carving devices
• Sharpen and care for your tools to improve performance and longevity
• Relief carve wildlife and landscapes
• Chip carve, power carve and burn wood
• Paint and finish your carvings with colorful detail

If the artful and exacting process of wood carving has always sparked your interest, this DVD will show you exactly how it's done -- with expert advice from a seasoned pro.

Wood Carving Basics
Click here to find out about our book, Wood Carving Basics, designed as a companion to the DVD.

If you want to learn how to carve wood, or if you're now carving and not happy with the results you're getting, this DVD is for you.

Fourteen chapters of helpful information on how to carve wood, contained on one 3/ hour DVD.
Key topics covered are:

• The anatomy of wood and what are the best woods to    carve.
• How to correctly carve wood to get clean smooth cuts.
• What are good carving tools to buy.
• How to properly, and safely, use carving tools to achieve    maximum efficiency.
• How to sharpen carving tools.
• How to develop an idea into a finished carving.
• Lots of tips and techniques I've learned over my 30 plus    years of carving and 20 years of teaching experience.
• Plus 2 projects.

Professionally made in a studio, using 3 cameras, my 210 minute video is divided into 14 chapters: Introduction - Anatomy of Wood - Carving Knives - Sharpen Carving Knives - Stylized Bird - Chisels, Gouges and 'V” Tools - Sharpen Gouges and 'V” Tools - Tool Practice - Flower Relief Carving - Good Woods to Carve - How to start a project - Clamping Devices - Finishing/Painting - Conclusion.

All 195 back issues (many of them now out of print) on one disc, with a single, comprehensive, searchable index, maintaining a super-high-quality, 300-dpi resolution, ensuring you crystal-clear illustrations and photos.

DVD features:
The user-friendly index of all back issues makes it easy to find any project plan, shop tip, or skill-builder from this huge archive. Click on the indexed article and go to it instantly! Or browse through the issues using the prominent bookmarks, linked covers, and table of contents. There, too, one click takes you to the information you need.

High resolution PDF's make for easy, enjoyable reading.
View every photo, drawing, and detail in digitally reproduced, crystal clarity. Zoom in for a closer look, or print articles for use in the shop with the handy “Print this article” button.

Save hundreds of dollars versus buying back issues.
In fact, many of the most sought-after issues on this disc have been out of print for years and are no longer available in any other format.

A solid foundation in traditional methods

Now you can acquire the satisfying skill of carving wood. In this tape you'll discover the basics of woodcarving, see how to carve an 18th-century scallop shell and gain an understanding of the production techniques of that era.

You will learn about:

• designing for letter carving
• selecting and sharpening carving tools
• carving roman and italic letters
• relief carving
• outlining
• molding (bordering)
• back grounding
• modeling and contouring
• defining the wings
• carving the convex and concave rays
• finishing the shell

Having trouble getting your carving tools razor sharp? In Sharpening Simplified, Everett Ellenwood will show you a simple proven method to get your carving tools properly contoured and sharp each time you sharpen them.

Ev is an award winning carver, with more than 30 years of carving experience. He has taught carving classes for two decades, and was an independent distributor of pre-sharpened carving tools for 17 years. Over the years Ev perfected a unique, easy to learn, sharpening technique which he taught to hundreds of carvers. This process was so well received that his students kept telling him "make a video", you need to share this!

Professionally made in a studio, using 3 cameras, his 110 minute video is divided into 9 chapters:

1. Introduction
2. Sharpening Positions
3. Sharpening Stones
4. Carving Knives
5. Gouges / Veneers
6. Flat Chisels
7. "V" Tools
8. Micro Tools
9. Conclusions

Each segment of tool sharpening starts with Ev showing what each tool should look like when it is properly sharpened and why; then he actually sharpens the tool to show how to achieve a sharp and properly contoured tool. Comments accompany each process as he shows you the steps.

Master the craft of hand-tooled woodenware

Now, this timeless topic can be yours on DVD! With Carving Swedish Woodenware, you can enjoy real hands-on learning from a legendary expert. Swedish woodworker Jögge Sundqvist demonstrates the fine art of carved woodenware. Using just four hand tools-an ax, knife, adz, and gouge -- he shows you how to make a dough bowl and spoon, from start to exquisite finish.

You'll also learn how to:

• Visualize useful objects in natural shapes
• Handle knives and axes
• Rough out bowl and spoon shapes
• Refine your design with precision
• Decorate with carved engraving

The next best thing to a private lesson. Carving Swedish Woodenware takes you right into expert woodworker Jögge Sundqvist's shop for an unforgettable 60-minute lesson. You'll see firsthand exactly how to do the work -- the tools, the techniques, and the subtle rhythms of each process.

Impossible to miss a single step! Go directly to the chapter you want to watch and replay it as often as you want. Master it before you move on!