How to whittle contains 25 beautiful and original designs to carve by hand. Featuring a range of projects from finely polished butter paddles and lovespoons to a custom-made coatrack, this book also provides advice on selecting the best wood for your projects together with details of a range of finishes that will take the items from rustic objects to stunning showpieces.

Anyone Can Whittle! is a must-have whittling guide for beginning carvers looking to learn how to whittle, as well as advanced carvers seeking to build their existing skills and try something new! Featuring 35 projects and full-size whittling patterns, all you need is one knife, a few found items either from out in nature or around your home -- from twigs and basswood blocks to soap, avocado pits, golf balls, and more -- and this exciting whittling...

"Discover the practical and rewarding craft of hand wood carving with Celina Muire. The Wood Carver's Dozen is a perfect practical guide for anyone wanting to try this ancient craft and experience the pure joy of creating something beautiful from scratch. Learn about the tools of the trade and how to use them, how to pick the right wood for a project, and how to get the very best out of your materials. Simple step-by-step tutorials guide you through...

Looking for a simpler, more natural way of working with wood? Create beautiful wooden objects from fresh green wood by becoming skilled in the crafts of whittling, ax-based furniture making, turning, and weaving. With green woodworking there's no need for costly materials and machinery. All you need to begin crafting is a log, an ax, and a hand knife. Starting with selecting and splitting your very first log, let Woodcraft show you all the techniques...

"Beautifully illustrated guide by a master woodcrafter presents 12 projects, with mix-and-match suggestions for creating dozens of spoons and other implements. Perfect for beginners, the book features clear, detailed directions"--

"How-To Book of Christmas Carving contains over 40 best-of and classic carving projects that have been published in Woodcarving Illustrated magazine within the last decade. With illustrated step-by-step instructions and patterns that cover a range of woodcarving techniques--including whittling, relief carving, chip carving, caricature carving, and more--this compilation is perfect for readers of all skill levels and style preferences. From reindeer,...

Heirloom Wood is a love letter to wood's form and function through simple woodworking projects. Combining traditional techniques with contemporary design, Max Bainbridge teaches you how to identify wood types, source timber, and set up a basic toolbox, then offers step-by-step carving and cutting techniques for making your own pieces. With little experience and very few tools, you'll learn to create hand-carved bowls, cutting boards, spoons, knives,...

"This pattern book contains 12 carving projects for a variety of animals, each beautiful figure designed to sit up on its own! To begin, follow the step-by-step instructions provided to complete a loyal wolf project, from carving to texturing to woodburning to painting. Then, using the skills you have practiced and the carving patterns, hair tracts, and color guides provided, accomplish 11 additional animal projects on your own!"--Amazon.