Patterns & Instructions for Dragons, Wizards & Other Creatures of Myth.

Since the dawn of recorded history, beings such as wizards, dragons, faerie's, mermaids, and other creatures of lore
have been a part of many cultures. In Carving Fantasy & Legend Figures in Wood you’ll find expert guidance on carving these fascinating figures, and you’ll be encouraged ....

Imagine carving a deer running through the forest, or a buffalo standing on the prairie at sunset, or a mallard drake winging through the cattails…all in wood less than two inches thick. This is the art of wildlife relief carving, where elegant portraits of animals and birds are brought to life with carving techniques that give the illusion of great depth.

Simple to sophisticated techniques, this book includes a sampling of projects with instructions and color photos that show how to make each one a work of art. The projects - designed to give beginners working knowledge of many carving styles - become more challenging as you move through the book. Every piece you create hones your skills for the projects that follow.

Woodcarving remains one of the most popular crafts in the U.S. and continues to grow in popularity. While there are many books on how to carve wood, including Taunton's popular How to Carve Wood (1985), this book provides inspiration for carvers through original patterns. Any carver knows that once the technique is mastered, the greatest challenge is finding clear, well-illustrated designs to carve. This book solves that problem by offering a wide variety of carefully detailed drawings of designs especially suited to carving.

Whether on your front porch-or in the back woods the Little Book of Whittling will help you learn to how to create fun and useful objects with nothing more than a pocket knife and a twig. Author Chris Lubkemann will help you "whittle away the hours" with clear guidance on becoming an expert whittler. Lubkemann brings nearly 40 years' whittling experience.

The first step into a new craft can be overwhelming: Where to start? What tools to buy? What projects to begin with? Thanks to author and internationally acclaimed woodcarver Chris Pye, this guide is filled with everything a beginning woodcarver needs to know.

Chris Pye's Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual is akin to having a one-on-one course with a master carver. You'll learn what to look for in a workbench, the importance of commissioning your carving tools-there's more to it than just sharpening!-and how to make exacting cuts and execute a variety of techniques. Like any good instructor, Pye includes practice exercises to make you comfortable with the tools and techniques so you can build your skills and carve with confidence.

Pye's conversational teaching style will encourage you as you follow the step-by-step instructions and work on a number of motifs, as well as projects for low, high, and pierced relief, and in-the-round.

With the help of Chris Pye, you'll learn to carve:
- Four types of molding
- A beautiful koi project in three levels of relief carving
- A realistic baseball cap in-the-round
- A charming wren in-the-round

This how-to guide provides projects for children and teens interested in awakening their creativity by learning carving and woodworking skills. The handbook's 35 carving projects are organized by increasing complexity and are divided into three age-ranges. From a simple xylophone and a baseball award to a double whistle and a woodcut scene, there's a skill-level-appropriate project to suit a wide range of ages. Group one, for children ages four to eight, features supervised
projects using sanding and stamping tools. Projects in group two, designed for children ages nine to 12, make use of sanding
tools and, for those who have enough dexterity and strength to use them, a knife or v-tool. Group three presents projects for
teens requiring minimal if any supervision and who have the dexterity to make basic knife cuts and gouges. All of these projects
can be crafted from commonly found pieces of wood.

Whether you're a woodworker expanding your talents, a seasoned carver refining your skills, or a beginner newly introduced to this fulfilling craft, this is the only carving book you need. Brimming with expert instruction and nine attractive projects, you'll learn all the classic carving styles and techniques along with the fundamentals of wood and tool selection, sharpening, creating a workspace, and finishing your completed work. Also included is a complete chapter on power carving

Capturing Character and Expression in Wood