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1	How to Carve Wood more books like this by Richard Butz add to wishlist Techniques for various wood projects: whittling, chip carving, wildlife carving, relief carving, lettering and architectural carving. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Manual of traditional wood carving more books like this by Paul N. Hasluck add to wishlist Possibly the best book in English on woodcarving. Practical instructions along with 1,146 working drawings and photos. see all copies from $3.18! new only from $10.75! \| first editions
3	Extreme Pumpkins: Diabolical Do-It-Yourself Designs to Amuse Your Friends and Scare Your Neighbors more books like this by Tom Nardone add to wishlist Based on his popular and addictive Web site, ExtremePumpkins.com, Nardone creates a full-color guide to pumpkin carving thats truly frightening. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
4	The Little Book of Whittling more books like this by Chris Lubkemann add to wishlist With a friendly, down-home style, this guide encourages readers to whittle away the hours. Great for beginners looking for an easy way to get started and more advanced carvers looking for a relaxing way to spend their time, this instructional manual provides 20 projects, including knives, forks, birds, animals, trees, and flowers. Chapters detail ... see all copies from $7.35! new only from $7.35! \| SVS
5	Encaustic Workshop: Artistic Techniques for Working with Wax more books like this by Patricia Seggebruch add to wishlist In this work, the reader is introduced to encaustic painting, the tools and supplies needed and over 25 step-by-step techniques for delving into this layered medium. This work also covers adding pigments to colour the wax, layering in collage papers and fibers, adding foils, photos and carving, as well as methods that break the traditional rules, ... see all copies from $15.33! new only from $15.33! \| SVS
6	Whittling and Woodcarving more books like this by E J Tangerman add to wishlist Best book on market; clear, full. If you can cut a potato, you can carve toys, puzzles, chains, much more. Over 464 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Beginner's Handbook of Woodcarving: With Project Patterns for Line Carving, Relief Carving, Carving in the Round, and Bird Carving more books like this by Charles Beiderman, William Johnston add to wishlist Detailed instructions, illustrations for carving animals, flowers, figures, more. Tips on tools, techniques, painting, finishing, exhibiting. Excellent for novices, veteran carvers. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Carve Your Own Totem Pole more books like this by Wayne Hill, James McKee, Bev McMullen (Photographer) add to wishlist A well-illustrated guidebook that includes the history of totem-pole carving and its West Coast native tradition, and instructions and ideas on how to design and carve a totem-pole as either a traditional design or in a personal folk-art motif. see all copies from $12.53! new only from $12.63! \| SVS
9	Gem cutting a lapidary's manual more books like this by Sinkankas add to wishlist see all copies from $12.60! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Great Book of Dragon Patterns more books like this by Lora S Irish add to wishlist This exhaustive reference of dragon designs details how to make realistic dragons based on mythological models. More than 72 patterns cover the range of historical and contemporary dragons, from worms to the shape-changing Drake, and can be used in a variety of mediums. A comprehensive look at the dragon's skeletal structure, scales, and head ... see all copies from $11.80! new only from $13.44! \| SVS
11	King of the Confessors more books like this by Thomas Hoving add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Gemstone Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select and Care for Colored Gems more books like this by John Raimo, Renee Newman add to wishlist Buying colour gems is a challenge. To make a wise choice, you must be able to judge their colour, flaws, transparency and brilliancy. This guide will show you how. Written for both consumers and professionals, it is easy to read, has over 200 colour photographs and gives practical pointers on how to buy the best stone for the money. Whether you ... see all copies from $10.97! new only from $14.84!
13 view cover	Cameos Old & New more books like this by Anna M Miller, G.G., M.G.A., R.M.V. add to wishlist This book meets the rising demand for information about collecting, appraising, buying and selling cameos. The only book of its kind, the book provides a comprehensive reference for anyone interested in cameos, including how to: Build and care for a cameo collection; develop an eye for quality and an appreciation for cameos as 'art'; detect ... see all copies from $4.69! new only from $11.53! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Game Bird Carving more books like this by Bruce Burk add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $198.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Checkering & Carving of Gunstocks more books like this by Monty Kennedy add to wishlist In the popular and specialised field of making gunstocks look better, feel better, and grip better, this look at how it's done covers virtually every basic pattern, tool and method. This is a book that is meant to be used. It doesn't waste time on fancy words and with impossible art. To have Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks at your side is to ... see all copies from $16.95! new only from $23.84! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Complete Guide to Woodcarving more books like this by Elmer J Tangerman add to wishlist With 50 years of experience behind him, E.J. Tangerman, famous dean of master woodcarvers, has taken the finest projects from nine volumes of his work to create an all-encompassing guide for the woodcarver. A how-to-book from start to finish, the compendium begins with tools and wood selection and continues with hundreds of projects and designs of ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $13.86!
17 view cover	Ice Carving Made Easy more books like this by Joseph Amendola add to wishlist "With this new edition of Ice Carving Made Easy, Second Edition, Joe Amendola shares with all present and future ice carvers the resurgence of this historic art form. This book will guide and inspire thousands of chefs and artists to enjoy the artistic fulfillment, professionalism, and camaraderie of the exciting art of ice carving." - Larry ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Extreme Pumpkin Carving: 20 Amazing Designs from Frightful to Fabulous more books like this by Vic Hood, Jack A Williams add to wishlist Providing a new twist on a holiday tradition, this book illustrates how to carve three-dimensional faces and scenes in pumpkins using tools ranging from kitchen knives to carving gouges and chisels. see all copies from $7.99! new only from $8.48! \| SVS
19 view cover	Wood Spirits and Green Men: A Design Sourcebook for Woodcarvers and Other Artists more books like this by Lora S Irish, Chris Pye, Shawn Cipa add to wishlist The 40 patterns included in this guide for carving green men and wood spirits out of wood are appropriate for carvers of all skill levels. A recent term for a loose archetype - usually the head of a man within nature or a man as part of nature - the green man can be documented as early as A.D. 30 as a Roman architectural accent. The patterns show ... see all copies from $11.27! new only from $11.27! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Complete Book of Woodcarving: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Craft more books like this by Everett Ellenwood add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $16.27! new only from $16.27! \| SVS
21 view cover	Origami for Christmas more books like this by Chiyo Araki add to wishlist A book that combines the ancient art of paper folding with the western tradition of handmade Christmas decorations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.88! \| first editions
22 view cover	Decorative Woodcarving more books like this by Jeremy Williams add to wishlist This book aims to provide beginners and inexperienced wood carvers with a sound grasp of the techniques of traditional decorative relief carving. The reader is first introduced to the basics of selecting tools and materials; then follows a series of carefully graded projects which build up the carver's skills in a methodical way. Finally, various ... see all copies from $4.23! new only from $6.00!
23 view cover	Wood Carving Basics more books like this by David Sabol add to wishlist Carving is an area of woodworking that has wide appeal and can start as simply as whittling figures with a pocket knife. Since the cost of entry is so low, many people are willing to give it a try. But some people are put off by the conflicting information about what tools to buy, how to sharpen them and by the bewildering range of carving styles. ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $9.48! \| SVS
24 view cover	Gemcraft: How to Cut and Polish Gemstones more books like this by Lelande Quick, Hugh Leiper add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.04! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Lettercarving in Wood: A Practical Course more books like this by Chris Pye add to wishlist The detailed art of letter carving is captured in this resource on carving tools, suitable woods, and alphabetical styles. Progressive exercises and advanced strategies incorporate elements of letter carving, including spacing, family resemblance, and optical adjustment. Instructions are included on how to carve a complete incised alphabet in the ... see all copies from $11.70! new only from $11.70! \| SVS

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