Basic Penknife Carving with Tom Wolfe

Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887404993
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Tom Wolfe goes back to basics. With a single knife, he carves a reclining country figure and teaches the basic methods of woodcarving. Each cut is illustrated with a full-color photograph, an important visual aid to learning this fun craft. These projects are simple and fun. The new carver will find that the mysteries of this art quickly disappear, allowing them to quickly learn the skills they need.

Horse Carving

Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780887406492
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book takes the carvers through the steps of carving a frisky colt. Using hand and power tools Tom creates the form, detail, and musculature that brings the horse to life. Included are gallery photos and patterns for the colt's sibling and sire, as well as those for several other horses.

Carving Bears and Bunnies

Author: Tom James Wolfe
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887402678
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Beginning with a plain block of bass wood or white pine, Tom creates bunnies and bears that are the epitome of cuddly, and are a favorite of children and adults alike. These projects are perfect for the person who carves for relaxation. After bandsawing the patterns, they can be completed with the simplest of toolsa knife, a gouge, a veiner, and nailset.

Little Book of Whittling Gift Edition

Author: Chris Lubkemann
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607655438
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Whittle away the hours! Now available in a handsome new hardcover gift edition, this friendly guidebook features 18 step-by-step whittling projects for knives, forks, birds, animals, trees, flowers, and more. Also includes chapters on proper whittling tools and materials, what woods are best to carve, and how to start projects by selecting and safely sharpening the best knife for each project.

Tom Wolfe Carves Dragons

Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887405761
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
With his imagination running rampant, Tom Wolfe uses both traditional hand carving tools and rotary tools to bring his artistry to the dragon. The steps to carving a dragon are illustrated in color or black & white photographs and concise instructions. A gallery with patterns and photographs of three other dragons is provided.

Carving from Roughouts with Tom Wolfe

Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers
ISBN: 9780764307362
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
A roughout is the start of a carving that skips the first few steps to take you right into the good part. In his friendly, laid-back way, Tom Wolfe guides you step-by-step through the carving of an unlucky fisherman from his own roughout design. The emphasis here is on staying loose with the carving and seeing the endless possibilities you have in carving anything from the most basic shapes to the smallest details.

Books In Print 2004-2005

Author: Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835246422
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3274

Book Description

Great Book of Spoon Carving Patterns

Author: David Western
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658801
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
Great Book of Spoon Carving Patterns is perfect for carvers of any skill level to learn the traditional art form of carving lovespoons to express their romantic emotions! Featuring 5 bowl patterns and 75 original handle patterns to mix and match for hundreds of customizable carving designs, this book details the origins of each romantic wooden spoon and what they symbolize, from first date and courting spoons to wedding spoons.

The Yam Yankee & Other Veggie Carving Projects

Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764305009
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Tom carves with sweet potatoes, which 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. Like woodcarvings, carved vegetables become a permanent artistic expression.

Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine

Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429961228
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
"When are the 1970s going to begin?" ran the joke during the Presidential campaign of 1976. With his own patented combination of serious journalism and dazzling comedy, Tom Wolfe met the question head-on in these rollicking essays in Mauve Gloves and Madmen, Clutter and Vine -- and even provided the 1970s with its name: "The Me Decade."