Carving Realistic Flowers in Wood

By Wanda Marsh

Book Overview

This beginning-to-advanced-level carving book provides three projects designed to teach the carving skills needed to recreate any flower. Starting with a morning glory, this guide offers step-by-step instructions on how to carve and texture the flower and ideas for creating a beautiful finish with paints. Also included are close-up photographs of real flowers showing the variations in bloom, petals, and leaf groupings, as is a detailed examination of the power tools a woodcarver needs to create realistic carvings, including the bits and burs, flexible shaft machines, handpieces, and dust collectors.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565231546
• ISBN13: 9781565231542
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Pub Co Inc
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.3" x 8.5"