Wood Carving Books

Discover the creative art of caricature carving, and start making your own memorable versions of classic service personalities. Award-winning carving instructor Floyd Rhadigan takes you step-by-step through the entire process of carving and painting a gallant military figure. Patterns are provided for service personnel from the present day to World War II, World War I, and the Civil War. You’ll learn to carve interesting characters from the Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy (including Shore Patrol), and Army (including WACs). Floyd reveals his distinctive carving techniques and shows you the basics of wood selection, tools, and finishing, along with inspiring color photographs of finished projects.

Charles Banks introduces you to a whole clan of fascinating People in wood. In "Scandi-Style" whittle these characters as you follow the well photographed and step by step instructions with knife in hand.  Whether you're a beginner just learning to whittle, or an old hand looking for some new ideas, this book delivers plenty of fun, inspiration, and satisfaction. More than 100 step by step color photographs guide you through whittling, painting, and staining. His wife Sallie has done an impeccable job curating with photos to make this an easy step by step book of projects. This book is filled to the brim with great designs and easy-to follow instructions, making this a must-have book for beginners. From the the first few pages,  introduction to the characters, wood selection, knives, painting instructions and the patterns for block cutouts this book will cover so much you will cherish as a must have for a for a long time to come.

Includes Patterns for 50 Projects
Harley Refsal shows how to carve charming caricatures in the traditional flat-plane style. Once you try it you'll be hooked by this distinctive style of figure carving, in which large flat areas called "planes" are deliberately left intact. Step-by-step photos and detailed instructions. Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures presents more than 50 imaginative figure patterns for you to carve-from lumberjacks and golfers to trolls and elves. Similiar to Harley's other books ...but new patterns.

Cleve offers detailed and lively instructions to learn his techniques. Patterns for 4 cowboys and a horse are provided as well as an additional pattern for unique flexible wooden body pattern for creating realistic poses. 64pp

Cowboys and the old West still capture our hearts and imaginations. Along with Al's helpful advice, this book of 29 patterns can be used for greenhorns and saddle-worn carvers alike. Lots of color photos and guidance. 48pp

One of the most popular sports involves chasing a little ball around the beautifully manicured golf course. In this book, Tom Wolfe captures the spirit of the game with a foursome of duffers. Tom leads you through the carving process beginning with the blanks and continues right through the painting procedures and each step is illustrated with full color photos. 136pp

Cleve captures the foibles and follies of fishermen in four basswood figures while revealing subtle secrets of facial expression that give away the teller-of-all-tall-tales for the liar he is. Over 235 colour photographs. 64pp

Over 225 colour photographs illustrate Cleves clear, concise instructions. A good challenge for beginners with a course or two behind them and a real pleasure for experienced carvers. Photo gallery of other carvers too! 64pp

Pete shares a great number of techniques and secrets in this volume, paying attention as always to minute details that make the difference between a good carving and a 'great' carving. This will be a welcome edition to your library. 80pp

Find out what makes a carving 'caricature' with this top-notch guide. First, you will learn how anatomy relates to expression by creating a clay model. Then, you will follow the author step-by-step through an entire carving project for an old man with a walking stick. Finally, learn to create alternate facial expressions by following the author's expert advice. Include an overview of wood selection, tools, and an expansive photo gallery. 3 Additional Patterns Included: Santa, Ball Player, Cowboy 91pp

Hacking. Slicing. Pitching out of a sand trip. Missing a put. Or sinking that once in a lifetime shot. The joys and frustrations of the worlds' greatest game are captured in this fun and easy to follow guide to carving golfers. Step by step instruction on actually carving a caricature golfer name "Rie and Shine" including cutting out, carving, painting and antiquing. Plus a gallery of 11 more patterns for other golfing caricatures. 76PP

Tom finds out what is inside those wooden eggs found at craft stores and woodworking suppliers. This an interesting and informative book goes from the blank egg, through drawing, and finishing. Step-by-step the reader is taken through two projects, a caricature head and a bird, learning the techniques of good caricature carving from one of the best. Each step is photographed in a clear, color image, with concise, easy-to-understand explanations of what is happening and how to do it. This is the perfect book for beginning carvers and old dogs looking to learn new tricks! Click Here for BASSWOOD EGGS

Best of Woodcarving Illustrated Caricature Carving delves into the realm of comic expressionism thanks to artists like Pete LeClair, Ross Oar, Phil Bishop and Arnold Smith. Discover fun projects, tips and techniques from these experts, as well as a gallery of their work to spur the imagination for unique creations. In this collection of 30 of the best caricature carving projects from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated, both beginner and experienced caricature carvers will find this book a useful reference. A plethora of amusing figures such as vikings, bears, gnomes, hobos, sports figures and cowboys are presented to provide inspiration.

With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, Tom helps the carver bring the classic ballplayer out of a block of wood. Each cut is illustrated with a colour photograph. Fun! 64pp THIS BOOK IS DISCONTINUED AND THE PRICE SHOWN IS APPROXIMATELY 30% OFF THE LIST PRICE.