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Beschreibung

Professional caricature carver Mike Shipley introduces you to a whole clan of colorful backwoods characters from his native Ozarks. Whether you're a beginner just learning how 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 each project, as well as painting and staining your completed work. You'll learn Mike's quick and easy "clean-cut" method, plus his original formula for mixing your own wood stain in a blender. All 12 whittling projects feature distinctive patterns with easy-to-follow cut-lines. Whittling Country Folk, Revised Edition also provides valuable "Getting Started" advice on tools, sharpening, wood, and safety, as well as humorous down-home tales about each friendly country character.

Professional caricature carver Mike Shipley introduces you to a whole clan of colorful backwoods characters from his native Ozarks. Whether you're a beginner just learning how 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 each project, as well as painting and staining your completed work. You'll learn Mike's quick and easy "clean-cut" method, plus his original formula for mixing your own wood stain in a blender. All 12 whittling projects feature distinctive patterns with easy-to-follow cut-lines. Whittling Country Folk, Revised Edition also provides valuable "Getting Started" advice on tools, sharpening, wood, and safety, as well as humorous down-home tales about each friendly country character.

Über den Autor
Mike Shipley is the author of "Whittling the Country Bear & His Friends; Whittling the Old Sea Captain, Revised Edition"; and "Hand Carving Snowmen & Santas." Mike has been featured frequently in "Woodcarving Illustrated" magazine. A full-time professional woodcarver and teacher with more than 30 years experience, he is a production carver who sells 120 carvings each month at woodcraft shows, online, and from his studio in the Ozark Mountains.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Basteln & Handarbeiten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781565238398
ISBN-10: 1565238397
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shipley, Mike
Auflage: Revised
Hersteller: Fox Chapel Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 279 x 215 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Mike Shipley
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2014
Gewicht: 0,386 kg
Artikel-ID: 105647941