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Get ready for winter with Handcarved Christmas, Updated Second Edition! This carving book contains 40 classic, heartwarming projects from the last two decades of Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. With a mix of illustrated step-by-step guides for beginners and more pared-down pattern profiles for advanced carvers, this compilation is perfect for carvers of all skill levels. From an angel tree topper and a family of easy-to-carve penguins...
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And The Winner Is…
Announcing the first winners in the 2016 People's Choice Contest
Miniature Masterpieces
By Kathleen Ryan
Extraordinary Renaissance carving depict religious scenes in minuscule relief
Soapstone Artisty
By Kathleen Ryan
Three sculptors share their tips
No Fear at 94
By Dean Otteson
Nonagenarian Tony Giuffrida fills retirement with creative carving
Heavenly Pews
By Kathleen Ryan
Cindy Chinn combined carving,...
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Get ready for a special holiday season in your wood shop!
32 Christmas carving projects, a collection of all-time favorites from the last decade of Woodcarving Illustrated
Step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, insightful tips, and ready-to-use patterns
Projects for all carving styles, including whittling, relief carving, chip carving, caricature carving, and more
Original patterns for angels, reindeer, snowmen, elves, toy soldiers,...
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The Spring 2017 issue of the world's best how-to magazine for woodcarvers is packed with patterns, techniques, tips, and projects for all skill levels. Meet the father/daughter team of Nairi & Larisa Safaryan, and see how they use an indescribable technique to create utterly, unique art. Randall Stoner, a lifelong fan of fantasy novels, captures his favorite tales in wood. Ralph Beam shows how to build your own carver's frame that leaves both hands...
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Carving and Printing a Christmas Card
By Dan Clarke
Use traditional woodblock printing to turn your carving into a card
Easy Dogs for Beginning Carvers
By Mary Duke Guldan
Use craft knives to carve these basic versions of man's best friend
Painting Your Carvings
By Virginia Kodadek
Learn techniques you can apply to any carving
Convertible Shaving Horse
By Laverne "Sid" Sidler
Portable bench changes from shaving horse to carving...
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Carve classic holiday favorites in this festive issue of Woodcarving Illustrated! From a chip carved sleigh and an elf caricature who works as the manager in Santa's workshop to a power carved reindeer and a customizable Santa ornament, this winter issue is filled with tons of holiday projects to spread the Christmas cheer! With step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, carving patterns, and expert guidance to build your skills, you'll...
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Saluting the Best
By Mindy Kinsey
Announcing the winners of the 2012 Best Carving Design Contest
2012 Woodcarver of the Year:
By Bob Duncan
Honoring the flat-plane carving pioneer for keeping a dying art alive
Gifts for Carvers
A handy guide to popular gifts for the carvers on your list
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2013 Woodcarver of the Year: Fred Cogelow
By Bob Duncan
Combining relief techniques with realism to create fine-art carvings
Best of Show
Appreciating some of the best carvings in the country Plus! 10 More Great Shows
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Carving Decorative Elements
By Chris Pye
Learn to carve rope molding, a lettered banner, and a scalloped shell
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Folk-Art Fish Keychains
By John Reichling
Simple designs are easy to carve and fun...
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Learn how to whittle with everyday items and one knife!
Beginner-friendly guide to whittling that provides skill-building overviews and projects and also incorporates mixed media
33 whittling projects from easy to advanced with full-size patterns that are small and portable for on-the-go carving
Whittling basics section includes selecting a knife, basic cuts, safety, wood selection, sharpening basics, and more
Step-by-step illustrations are included...
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Making Bamboo Walking Sticks
By Lora S. Irish
Add a carved topper to a ready-made shaft for an easy personalized stick
Carving an Angry Face
By Harold Enlow
Add emotion to a face by carving key features differently
Relief Pyrography
By Chip Jones
Combine relief carving with woodburning to create a portrait with depth
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Carving a Cross Necklace
By James O. Dodge
Ball-in cross and attached chain are carved from a single piece of wood
Comical...
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Be inspired by this skill-building issue of Woodcarving Illustrated! From a three-step scarecrow pin to an expressive Jack-o'-lantern, this fall issue is teeming with mysterious and magical projects to complement the crisp welcome of fall. With step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, carving patterns, and expert guidance, you'll carve a spooky Santa, classic rosette chip carving, trick-or-treat caricature, tiny gnome home, witch shelf-sitter,...
13) How to Carve a Great Santa: 34 Projects, Patterns & Techniques for Beginner to Advanced Woodcarvers
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Celebrate the season with Santa! Whether you're a beginner or you've been carving for years, How to Carve a Great Santa will have you celebrating the holiday season with your very own handcrafted Santa! Featuring 30 festive projects, 26 of which have never been see before, and full-size carving patterns of St. Nick, this exciting edition includes a slew of new techniques and tips, and more to make this favorite Christmas book even better than before!...
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The Winter 2018 issue of the world's best how-to magazine for woodcarvers is packed with patterns, techniques, tips and projects for all skill levels. This holiday-themed issue dishes up a whole sleighful of Santas to keep you busy making gifts, decorations, and ornaments during the months leading up to Christmas. Beginners will enjoy making Roger Beane's ingeniously simple Pear-Shaped Santa, and classicists will love Dwayne Gosnell's Jolly Old Soul,...
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Carve an Easy Outhouse
By Gary Fenton
Rickety outhouse is fun to carve, easy to customize
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Carving Feminine Features
By Harold Enlow
Master the subtle differences that allow you to carve an attractive female face
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Captured Motion
By Alan J Garbers
Gerry Quotzkuyva's Katsina carvings are like forbidden snapshots of the traditional dances
The international Woodcarvers Congress: Half a Century of Carving Excellence
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Carving a Halloween Sign
By Vernon DePauw
Use a few simple tools to create a folk-art sign
Jack o'Phantom
By Floyd Rhadigan
Easy carved "folds" make this silly spook look like it's floating
On-the-Go Carving Desk
By Tom Noller
Quick and easy plywood box protects your tools and contains your chips
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Depth-Defying Art
By Kathleen Ryan
Rick Harney's portraits are so much less than they appear
Change of Heart
By Toni Fitzgerald
Brian...
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Artistic Illusions
By Kathleen Ryan
Randal Rosenthal's hyper-realistic art will make you do a double-take
Bon Appetit
By Kathleen Ryan
Jim Sneary's carvings will tickle your taste buds and spice up your life
Great Gouges:
The Essential Tool Kit
By Bob Duncan
A stress-free beginner's guide to choosing tools
Miniature Masterpieces
By Kathleen Ryan
Carving miniscule scenes and figures is a Jangid family tradition
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Cowboy Snowman
By Gerald and Barb Sears
Detailed patterns & painting tips help you make a Wild West snowman
A Chip-Carved Christmas
By Bruce & Judy Nicholas
Create a tree full of festive chip-carved holiday ornaments
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Victorian Father Christmas
By John Zanzalari
A Specialized finishing technique makes this carving look like a well-loved heirloom
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Customize This Santa
By Dale Green
Mix and match accessories...
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