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Carving: Canes & Walking Sticks | 55 Carving an American Eagle with Paul White. Paul White. Paul White takes the carver through the process of carving a large traditional bald eagle. Beginning with the gluing of the boards and sculpt- ing and ending with a helpful description of gold leafing, Paul explains each step in detail. For those who wish to get right to the carving, he also explains the use of commercially prepared blanks. Ameasured drawing of the project and a gallery of variations are included • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-624-9 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Carving Songbird Ornaments with Power. Frank C. Russell. 132 clear color photos illustrate every step to make carved wooden songbird Christ- mas tree ornaments with power tools. 23 addition- al patterns are provided with reference material on feather parts, types, groupings, and texturing; eye setting or carving; and tools required. Instruction is provided for painting and sealing the completed ornament. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 132 color photos, 28 patterns • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-3135-0 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Carving The Green-Wing Teal: Quick Tips For Hen and Drake. Jeffrey Moore. A comprehensive look at the carving and painting techniques needed to create the colorful green-wing teal. Learn the use of burning and high speed texturing equipment, with variations in carving the hen and drake. Tips for carving feathers, heads, and primaries are all provided. Step-by-step airbrushing and brush paint- ing achieve an elegant and wonderfully realistic teal • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 280 color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-1314-1 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD Carving the Screech Owl. Jeffrey A. Moore. In more than 300 color photos and clear descriptions, the author takes readers through all of the steps necessary to create a beautiful, lifelike screech owl in wood. Beginning with a pre-shaped blank, tech- niques used in high speed texturing, wood burning, airbrushing, and brush painting are shown and discussed. Techniques for creating realistic feet are also provided. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 332 color photos & 1 pattern • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-4360- 5 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Championship Carving. Tricia Veasey & Tom Johnson. Hundreds of stunning color pictures of world class carvings accompany an authoritative series of interviews with the world’s finest wood sculptors. An indispensable addition to the libraries of novice and expert carvers; certain to become a collector’s item. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 298 color photos/7 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-88740-023-0 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Championship Carving, Volume II. Tricia Veasey. World Championship competitions’ bird sculptures are documented in this large and profusely illustrat- ed volume. The winners and competition entries are presented through color photography and a support- ing text that identifies and personalizes the art- ist-carvers • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 617 color photos/13 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-88740-071-1 • HC • $47.50 / £43.99 / 68.00 CAD Creating the Preening Blue-Wing Teal. Jeffrey MooreText written with and photography by Donna S. Baker. Starting with a pre-shaped, duplicated wooden bird, learn the use of burning and high speed texturing equipment to achieve wonderful carving detail on this blue wing teal. Includes detailed instructions for airbrushing, brush painting, all colors needed, and creating the realistic habitat base. A carving project you will treasure for many years to come • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 310 color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-1794-1 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD WOOD & FURNITURE | Powercarving Birds, Fish and Penguins: Using Beautiful Hardwoods. Gene Larson. Virtually anyone with a band saw, rotary power tool, and a few of the most common cutting burrs can bring birds, fish, and penguins to life beautifully! Stressing simplicity of form, Gene provides step-by-step guid- ance, beginning with the selection of the right wood and ending with a proper finish • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •Over 300 color photos, patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-565-5•PB•$12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95CAD Shorebird Carving. Rosalyn Daisey. Step-by-step in beautifully detailed photos, the reader is led through the carving of four shorebird projects, in- cluding the Greater Yellowlegs, the Semi-Palmated Plover, the Dunlin, and the Sanderling in flight. Detailed drawings and life studies are included, as are instructions for detailing and burning • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 207 color, 611 b/w photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-88740-219-7 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD How to Carve Bellamy Eagles. Paul B. Rolfe. 293 color photos and detailed instruc- tions teach readers step-by-step to carve three folk art Bellamy style eagles (“Portsmouth,” pilothouse, and soaring). Includes instructions in gold leaf application as a finishing detail. Patterns are provided. For wood carvers of all skill levels. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 293 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3572-3 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Songbird Carving. Rosalyn Daisey, Illustrated by Sina Patricia Kurman. Illustrated by Sina Patricia Kurman. Exquisitely illustrated and comprehensive, this is the main source of information for realistic songbird carving. The five songbird projects include the blackcapped chickadee, tufted titmouse, Amer- ican goldfinch, house wren, and catbird. Each project has step-by-step instructions, plus patterns and life studies to ensure accuracy and a beautiful result • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 183 color, 686 b/wphotos • 256 pp. • 978-0-88740-057-5 •HC• $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00CAD Songbird Carving II. Rosalyn Daisey, Illustrated by Sina Patricia Kurman. Illustrated by Sina Patricia Kurman. Following the success of the first book about songbird carving, the authors revisit the subject with five new projects. Again, the carving techniques are exhaustively covered, illustrated with beautiful photographs and drawings. The songbirds include the male and female northern cardinal, house sparrow, blue jay, and American robin • 81/2" x 11" (215x279mm)•276color, 664b/wphotos/83drawings • 270 pp. • 978-0-88740-119-0 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Upland Game Bird Carving. Rosalyn Daisey. Rosayln moves to game birds with this volume, of- fering instructions for five carving projects: the male mourning dove in flight, a perched female dove, a female woodcock, her chicks, and the challenging bobwhite quail. Complete instructions with generous and beautiful illustrations take the reader through all five projects, from carving through texturing and painting • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 200+ color, 600+b/wphotos •240pp. •978-0-88740-349-1•HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Waterfowl Carving: Blue Ribbon Techniques. William Veasey with Cary Schuler Hull. The standard book in its field, this step-by-step instruction meth- od presents 11 different waterfowl carving projects, both simple and complex, including three flying miniatures, floating, standing, and preening ducks, and an antique swan. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) •65color plates/505b/wphotos/285drawings•272pp. • 978-0-916838-67-6 • HC • $35.00 / £31.99 / 50.00 CAD Waterfowl Painting: Blue Ribbon Techniques. William Veasey. A comprehensive book from one of America’s most successful carving teachers. Painting instructions for more than 40 species of waterfowl, along with various painting techniques, are illustrat- ed with step-by-step photographs. Fine color pho- tographs of the finished bird carvings and close-up details are included • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 449 color plates/124 b/w photos • 224 pp. • 978-0- 916838-90-4 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Carving Animal Canes & Walking Sticks. Frank C. Russell. More than 180 color photos and concise text take the reader through all the tools, techniques, and individual steps for carving life-like animal head canes with power tools. From choosing the blank and setting the eyes to texturing the fur and painting the finished handle, you learn all the steps. Fifteen different animal patterns are included. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 174 color & 22 b/w photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-2381-2•PB•$14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99CAD Carving Canes & Walking Sticks with Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe, Text written with and photog- raphy by Douglas Congdon-Martin. Text written with and photography by Douglas Congdon-Martin. A Tom Wolfe book devoted to canes and walking sticks. Patterns for eleven figures are included, with two of them carved step-by-step. The carver can follow the color photographs of each step using the concise captions • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •200 color photos, patterns, gallery • 48 pp. • 978-0-88740- 587-7 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD Carving Fancy Walking Sticks. TomWolfe. The knob of the walking stick provides the carver with many possibilities. In this book TomWolfe carves a woodsman’s head. He takes the reader through the process from the beginning of the carving, to the attachment of the head to the shaft, and the dec- oration of the shaft. Each step is illustrated with a color photograph and a clear explanation • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 200 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-1565-7•PB•$14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95CAD 86 Cane Patterns for the Woodcarver. Tom Wolfe. Forever fascinated by canes, the author has always collected them and made many of his own. Walking sticks come in three basic categories: the cane, the staff or hiking stick, and the chest-high quarterstaff. Each of these types is generously rep- resented among the 86 patterns in this book. Their designs include everything from fish, to dragons and birds, to beavers • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 86 patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-0372-2 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD CARVING: CANES & WALKING STICKS Carving a Friendship Cane. Tom Wolfe. Gallery Contributions from his Friends in the Caricature Carvers of America. Carving a wonderful cane made up of many segments to be carved by one person or by a group. Every step illustrated. Carving con- tributors: J. Price, P. Ortel, S. Prescott, H. Schmitzen, R. Wetherbee, B. Travis, D. Dunham, D. Stetson, K.Morrill, J. Wannamaker, T. Haase, D. Raine, M. Kaisersatt, D. Rasmussen, H. Refsal, H. Enlow, C. Bolton, G. Batte, D. Hajny, P. LeClair, and R. Landen • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 250 color photos, gallery • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740- 891-5 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Featherstrokes for Shorebirds. Beebe Hopper. An easy way to paint realistic feathers on carvings of shore birds. By following the instructions, draw- ings, and color photographs anyone can quickly master the rendering of realistic feathers. Ten shore- bird varieties: killdeer, sanderling, ruddy turnstone, long-billed curlew, spotted sandpiper, dunlin, gold- en plover, avocet, red phalarope, and woodcock • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •53 color &11b/wphotos, 48 illustrations • 96 pp. • 978-0-88740-176-3 • PB • $15.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD