Carving Animal Canes & Walking Sticks with Power

Author: Frank C. Russell
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764323812
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
Over 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.

Carving Creative Walking Sticks and Canes

Author: Paul Purnell
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607657112
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 823

Book Description
Put your wood carving skills to practical use! This must-have book features 13 wood carving projects with step-by-step instructions and photography for creative and elegant walking sticks. Including projects for beginner, intermediate, and advanced wood carvers, painting and finishing instructions are provided, as well as helpful information on types of wood used, methods for joining a head to a shank, and more. From a simple lyre-shaped thumb stick and a gent’s walking stick to derby sticks with the head of a fox, eagle, Labrador retriever, black swan, and other animals, author, contributor to The Guild of Master Craftsman’s magazines, and self-taught wood carver Paul Purnell will show you everything you need to know!

Carving Wildfowl Canes and Walking Sticks with Power

Author: Frank C. Russell
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764315893
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Over 145 clear color photographs illustrate each step required to create beautiful, lifelike waterfowl cane handles with power tools. Patterns are provided for fifteen different cane handle projects, ranging from the American Flamingo to the Wood Duck. Also included are instructions for procuring, sizing, and fastening proper cane shafts to the finished handles.

Hand Carving Your Own Walking Stick

Author: David Stehly
Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books
ISBN: 9781565238978
Category : Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Carve beautiful wildlife walking sticks with step-by-step projects, ready-to-use patterns, an inspirational color photo gallery, and advice on wood sourcing and finishing"--Publisher's description.

Cane Topper Woodcarving

Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607655349
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 546

Book Description
Discover how to create unique and beautiful canes that will be treasured as useful works of art. Legendary carving artist Lora S. Irish introduces you to all of the essential components and woodcarving techniques of cane topper carving in this comprehensive guide with 4 step-by-step projects and 6 joinery methods.

Classic Carving Patterns

Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9781561583188
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
A treasury of classic wood patterns and techniques for creative woodworking embellishment. Woodcarving artist Lora Irish gives carvers, woodburners and painters a wide variety of designs they can transfer directly to projects or use to develop ideas of their own. Themes include natural patterns such as grapes, oak leaves and acorns, animals like lions and eagles, and intricate floral and fantasy designs. 180 drawings.

Make Your Own Walking Sticks

Author: Charles Self
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658984
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Take your woodworking for a walk! Woodworkers, carvers, and turners of all skill levels will discover 15 fun walking stick projects that range from a basic pine staff to a sophisticated brass-adorned turned cane. Complete with step-by-step instructions, detailed patterns, and in-depth coverage of shaping, turning, and finishing techniques, this book also includes a valuable guide to woods and an impressive gallery of works from the private collection of Albert LeCoff, executive director of the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia.

Fantastic Book of Canes, Pipes, and Walking Sticks, 3rd Edition

Author: Harry Ameredes
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654032
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
Fabulous pen and ink sketches showcase a wide variety of canes, staffs and pipes along with carving tips and notes.

Carving Canes & Walking Sticks with Tom Wolfe

Author: Tom James Wolfe
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887405877
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
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 caption.

Illustrated Guide to Carving Tree Bark

Author: Jack A. Williams
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658992
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
In this book, you'll learn the specialized technique of carving figures in tree bark. Included is a complete guide to the various species of cottonwood bark and the best tools to use. A step-by-step wood carving project of a magical tree house is included, along with a beautiful gallery including wood spirits, animals, whimsical tree houses, and much more.