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58 | Art for Joy’s Sake! Carving the Old Woman’s Shoe with Larry Green. Larry Green, Pattern design by Mike Altman, Photography by Steve Smith. Pattern design by Mike Altman. Photography by Steve Smith. AMother Goose nursery rhyme comes to life. Step-by-step instructions will lead you through carving this famous shoe, a carved yard, and flowers carved from round toothpicks! The book gives suggestions on tools you will need and provides complete instructions on painting and finishing the shoe • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •180 photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-603-4 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Carving Wizards with Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe, Text written with and photography by Douglas Con- gdon-Martin. Text written with and photography by Douglas Congdon-Martin. These fanciful figures let the imagination run wild. You can make them friend- ly or sinister, young or old, comic or deadly serious. Tom gives patterns and step-by-step instructions illustrated in full color. The gallery has a coven of wizards in both full figure and bust forms • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •250 color photos, patterns •64pp. • 978-0-88740-712-3 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Concepts to Caricatures: Celebrating 25 Years of Caricature Carving. The Car- icature Carvers of America. An exclusive look into the creative carving process of 26 of America’s top carvers. Includes a step-by-step chapter on carving a baseball player, patterns, and insights on unique approaches. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 815 color & b/w images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-4977-5 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Carving the Mariachi. Ballo Rebora. 249 clear color photos and concise step-by-step text take wood carvers through every step necessary to carve and paint the trumpet playing member of a classic Mex- ican Mariachi band. Patterns are provided for all five members: the trumpet player, singer, bass player, guitar player, and violin player. This book will be a wonderful, humorous challenge for carvers of all levels of experience • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 249color photos&6b/wpatterns•64pp. •978-0-7643- 3147-3 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Carving Pen Figures. Steve Brown. Herein are 37 designs for unique pens portraying objects and people. Steve Brown has a baseball player, a golfer, a fisherman, a farmer, a plumber, a doctor, and a Nascar driver. There is a frontiersman, an Indian, an Uncle Sam, and a wizard, along with a bunch of new takes on the ever-popular Santa Claus. Includes step-by-step instructions and a gallery of finished projects • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 140 color photos, 42 patterns • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-0609-9 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Carving Pins. Mary Finn. Accomplished woodcarv- er and teacher Mary Finn guides readers through the creation of five colorful pin designs: a sunflower, cardinal, bunny, Santa, and rose. Includes methods for creating blanks, carving the piece, adding texture and other details, painting, finishing, and attaching a pin to the back • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 180 colorphotos•48pp.•978-0-7643-1548-0•PB•$12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe, Text written with Douglas Congdon-Martin. Text written with Douglas Congdon-Martin. A dra- matic period in American history comes to life in these carvings. Union and Confederate soldiers are featured with step-by-step illustrated instructions for carving. One figure is carved all the way through and patterns are provided for others • 8 1/2" x 11" (215x279mm) • full color •64pp. •978-0-88740-369- 9 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD | WOOD & FURNITURE Thinking Inside the Roughout: 28 Cari- cature Carvers Share Insights. Caricature Carvers of America. CCA members create a unique carving from the same generic rough- out in this project, designed to “stretch” the imagination. Included is a step-by-step chap- ter describing the carving process from rough- out to finished piece. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 916 color images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-5782-4 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Through the Looking Glass with Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe, Text written with and photography by Douglas Congdon-Martin. Text written with and photography by Douglas Congdon-Martin. Alice and her friends are brought to life through Tom Wolfe’s carving. As usual, Tom leads the carver through the project with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions illustrated in full color photographs • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250+ color photos, patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-380-4•PB•$12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95CAD Tom Wolfe Carves Egg Heads & Other “Egg- cellent” Things. Tom Wolfe. Step-by-step the reader is taken through two projects from wooden eggs—a caricature head and a bird—learning the techniques of good caricature carving from one of the best. Each step is photographed in a clear, color image, with a concise, easy-to-understand explana- tion of what is happening and how to do it • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 276 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3037-7•PB•$14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99CAD The Yam Yankee & Other Veggie Carving Projects. Tom Wolfe. Sweet potatoes are firm enough to take the knife and inexpensive enough to take a mistake or two. That makes them the perfect medium for new carvers, or for experienced carvers learning new techniques. And there is more! As the vegetables dry and wizen, they take on wrinkles and twists that give them truly surprising and delightful character • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 190 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-0500-9 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Artistry in Chip Carving: A Lyrical Style. Craig Vandall Stevens. Drawing from the art of Asian brush painting, Craig Stevens introduces a unique form of chip carving. With clean flowing lines the knife creates delicate images in wood, relying on the play of the grain and light to bring the images to life. Move step-by-step through the carving of the two projects with clear color photos and concise descriptions of the techniques • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250 step-by-stepphotographs •64pp. •978-0-88740-940- 0 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD CARVING: CHIP CARVING Basic Chip Carving with Pam Gresham. Pam Gresham. A method of study that will allow beginners to learn the fundamentals of chip carving and help more advanced carvers to hone their skills. This book studies the fundamental techniques of chip carving. It progresses from the easiest to the hardest cuts and includes designs and projects after each exercise • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 280+ color photos • 64 pp. •978-0-88740-498-6•PB•$14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD The Golfers: Carving with Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe with Douglas Congdon-Martin. Step-by-step instructions for carving an amusing golfing figure from wood, painting it, and displaying it. Full of original personality and a spark of wit, the design will delight all who encounter it. Other patterns make up a foursome, with a color gallery illustrating all. As a companion piece or by itself this is an exciting new project for carvers. Enjoy • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) • 280+ color photos, patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740- 293-7 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Cowboy Carving with Cleve Taylor. Cleve Tay- lor, Text written with and photography by Jeffrey B. Snyder. Text written with and photography by Jeffrey B. Snyder. The combination of exacting detail and wry good humor that Cleve brings to his carvings is now shared with his readers. Each step is well-illus- trated with full color photographs. Patterns for four cowboys and a horse are provided • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250+ color photos, patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-641-6•PB•$12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95CAD Folk Carving with Shane Campbell. Shane Campbell. Go step-by-step through the process of carving an articulated angel named Ruby and a whirligig figure named Angelene. Project patterns and more than 260 color photographs accompany the straightforward directions. There are also instruc- tions for both painting folk figures and for aging them using a method that is delightfully simple and effec- tive • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 260+ color photos, 6patterns •64pp. •978-0-7643-0465-1•PB•$14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Hangin’ In There: Creative Cowboy Carving. Cleve Taylor, Text written with and photography by Jeffrey B. Snyder. Text written with and photography by Jeffrey B. Snyder. Cleve takes you step-by-step through the process of carving a cowboy, his horse, the cliff, and all the little details that complete this delightful work of art. Concise directions, 265 color photographs, and detailed patterns guide you through the carving process and thorough painting instructions • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •265photos&7patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-841-0 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Out to the Ball Game with Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe, Text written with and photography by Doug- las Congdon-Martin. Text written with and photog- raphy by Douglas Congdon-Martin. TomWolfe takes his creative talent to the national pastime: baseball. With easy-to-follow instructions, Tom helps the carv- er bring the classic ballplayer out of a block of wood. Each cut is illustrated with a full color photograph; an important visual aid to learning this fun craft • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 280+ color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-497-9 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Power Carving Boots & Shoes. Roman Hrytsak. Using a rotary power tool fitted with a flex-shaft hand piece, carving burrs, and sanding drums, learn how to give a boot or shoe a distinctive character. Create women’s high heel boots, hiking boots, ca- sual slip-on boots, and brogues. A gallery of com- pleted projects offers inspiration for your own creative ideas. For carvers of all skill levels • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 240 color images, 12 patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-4615-6•PB•$16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99CAD Ron Ransom Carves An Amish Family. Ron Ransom, Text written with and photography by Jeffrey B. Snyder. Text written with and photography by Jeffrey B. Snyder. Six patterns, clear instructions, and color photos guide you in carving a family in tradi- tional Amish dress. Out of respect for their preferenc- es Ron has left the faces blank. Reflecting the Amish lifestyle, Ron’s tools, techniques, and instructions are plain and simple • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •250+ color photos, 6 patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-893-9 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Country Carving (Pig Pickin’). Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe offers his most popular woodcarving with step-by-step instructions. Because the book starts with the bandsawing of the pattern and continues through the painting, even a novice should be able to complete the project. At the same time, the seasoned carver will benefit from Tom’s technique and exper- tise, and everyone will enjoy Tom’s anecdotes about country life • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 38 color photos, 500b/wphotos •136pp. •978-0-88740-130-5 • PB • $15.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD