Projects & patterns featuring some of the most popular creatures in mythology are featured in this instructional
carving guide. A complete introduction, including advice on using the proper tools, selecting wood and paint types, and pattern making and alterations, is coupled with two carving and painting demonstrations.

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.

Wo o d c a r v i n g 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, this book provides inspiration for carvers through original patterns. Any carver knows, the greatest challenge is finding clear, well-illustrated designs to carve. This book solves that problem.

Rick Butz

A book of projects and techniques

Whatever you want to carve, woodcarver Richard Butz will show you the techniques you need. Chapter by chapter he teaches you whittling, chip carving, wildlife carving, relief carving, lettering and architectural carving.

In each case, you learn by doing -- working your way through carefully illustrated and progressively more challenging exercises and projects.

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 tecniques
of that era.

Chip carving is a wonderfully direct and simple
way to decorate furniture, cabinets, boxes, plaques and utensils. In this step-by-step lesson that requires very few tools, Wayne Barton will show you how to carve 12-point rosettes, lace borders, and more!

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 vintage 18th-century scallop shell. You will also gain simple and clear understanding
of the production techniques of that woodworking era.

The ball and claw foot combined with the cabriole leg is a hallmark of 18th century furniture reproduction. In this video, Phil Lowe shows you how to carve and design leg profile patterns, refine shapes with rasps and files, and of course laying out the ball and claw foot on a blank.

This Detail Sanding Kit is ideal for the finishing of detailed or hard-to-reach surfaces. They feature a unique design that enables user to rotate abrasive belt 360° for complete use and easy replacement of abrasive

• The 6-1/4" x 1/4" sticks are made of impact resistant plastic and have a spring tensioned back to keep the sanding belts firmly in place or allow quick belt rotating or changing.

• The tapered end can be used for intricate sanding while the flat side and rounded end add to the versatility of the sanding sticks.

Comes with 6 each sanding belts 80, 180, 320,  and 400 grit

Durable,flexible rubber grips allow you to easily sand
contours, curves, profiles, and other hard to get at areas.
Simply cut you paper to size and instead of folding
it to get that tough spot, wrap it around one of
the contoured grips! This package includes 3 contour
pads: 5½” x 2¾” and 7/16",7/32",and 5/32” thick. The five
grips have one -1” wide flat side and 4 radius contours
(1/4",3/8",1/2" and 5/8"). The handles of the contoured grips even have micro profiles for tighter areas such as flat,
tight radiuses, knife edges, wedges and more.

Sanding Sticks consist of abrasive paper laminated to foam and plastic creating a rigid tool for hand finishing.

Sanding Twigs consist of abrasive paper laminated to
foam and plastic creating a rigid tool for hand finishing.
The narrow shape allows sanding in hard to get

This Needle Nose File Set with vinyl grip handles has ten profile shapes including round, half-round, flat, triangular, knife-edge, square and oval. All tips except the square nose flat file taper to a needle nose point for reaching into tight spots. Each file in the set measures 7" long.

This Curved Needle Nose File Set with five different tip profiles is ideal for extremely fine shaping.