Creative Bird CarvingMaster waterfowl carver gives easy-to-follow instructions for completing 7 different projects, along with expert advice on choosing wood, using tools, repairing blemishes, painting or varnishing the completed works, and making polyester copies of the carvings. Includes photos of superb carvings and 94 black-and-white illustrations. |
Contents
A Work As a Socializing Influence 17 | 1 |
B The Historical Significance of Birds | 7 |
Before the Carving Begins | 19 |
Costume Jewelry Project No 1 25 | 67 |
The Workbench Project No 6 | 79 |
Marquetry Project No 7 | 89 |
Checking Shrinking and Blemishes | 97 |
Finishing the Carvings | 105 |
Odds and Ends | 119 |
From Every Burning Bush | 133 |
The Woodcarvers Medium | 143 |
Picture Gallery of Carvings by the Leading Wildfowl Carvers | 151 |
Appendix 203 | |
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