Nature in Wood #3

by David Hunt and George Lehman

This timeless collection of realistic projects for dedicated carvers features21 stunning patterns of a wide range of small birds, including a blue jay, barn swallow, cactus wren, and so much more. With helpful instructions and detailed patterns for each project, also included are eight animal carving designs for a coyote, Canadian lynx, cheetah, and several others, as well as a bonus male and female caricature project. The perfect addition to every...

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156523006X
• ISBN13: 9781565230064
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Buy this book, you'll be glad you did!

This book, plus the three others in this series, are a super find for anyone doing bird or animal carving. It includes background info on each bird, instructions and most importantly, a pattern showing the side view, the top view and front view. Tips on making feet, how to texture and burn your bird are covered and suggestions for mounting are included. I am in a weekly woodcarving club and I have seen many of projects from this book (like the lynx, the coyote and the tiger) completed and they looked really good. A few years back I took a very expensive class in carving a quail and ended up with a real mess. If only I had known about the quail pattern and information in this book it would have been a different story. My only complaint, and it is just a minor one, is that I wish that information on painting the completed projects had been included.