Halloween Wood Carving


Book Description

This book offers 10 original and detailed patterns and the expert instruction to carve whimsical Halloween-inspired characters including a mummy, witch, black cat, ghost, and more.




Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set


Book Description

Great for gifting and even better for playing, combine your love for chess, Halloween, and woodcarving into one incredible masterpiece project Perfect for both beginner and advanced woodcarvers, this guide includes simple caricature carving techniques and step-by-step instructions for each piece. With 6 full-size patterns, you'll carve werewolf knights, mummy pawns, coffin rooks, Frankenstein bishops, and Dracula and a witch as King and Queen Also included are instructions for finishing and painting your carvings, as well as making a chess board. Author Dwayne Gosnell is an award-winning carver and president of the Catawba Valley Wood Carvers that began woodcarving as a creative outlet to unwind after a long day at work - as a police officer Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set is the ultimate way to spread the creepy holiday cheer into a classic game of chess while building your skills - what's not to love?




Easy Pumpkin Carving


Book Description

• Fun guide to the classic Fall craft. • Priced to move at $4.99. • Eye-catching 12-unit clip strip display. • Covers both traditional and modern pumpkin carving techniques. • Ready-to-use pumpkin carving patterns. • Includes Dremel tool carving and etching methods.




Realistic Pumpkin Carving


Book Description

"Portions of this book were originally published in Woodcarving illustrated magazine"--Title page verso.




Carving Classic Halloween Monsters


Book Description

Challenge your carving skills as Halloween creeps near! Author and award-winning caricature carver Dwayne Gosnell will skillfully teach you how to carve, paint, and finish 4 classic monsters, including Dracula, Frankenstein, a witch, and a mummy. With detailed, step-by-step instructions and photography, each task is carefully described, from roughing out to painting and finishing each piece. Full-size, ready-to-use patterns are provided for every project, as well as paint notes, expert tips, and complete tools and materials lists. Perfect for both beginners and experienced woodcarvers alike!




Classic Carving Patterns


Book Description

A treasury of classic wood patterns and techniques for creative woodworking embellishment. Woodcarving artist Lora Irish gives carvers, woodburners and painters a wide variety of designs they can transfer directly to projects or use to develop ideas of their own. Themes include natural patterns such as grapes, oak leaves and acorns, animals like lions and eagles, and intricate floral and fantasy designs. 180 drawings.




Great Book of Spoon Carving Patterns


Book Description

· Learn the traditional language of carving lovespoons · Details the symbolic meaning of 75 wooden lovespoon designs, from asking someone on a first date and courting spoons to wedding spoons and more · Features 5 distinctive bowl patterns and 75 original handle patterns for hundreds of customizable, mix-and-match design opportunities to express your one-of-a-kind love · David Western is a lovespoon expert and the author of Fine Art of Carving Lovespoons and History of Lovespoons




Extreme Pumpkin Carving


Book Description

A new twist on classic holiday tradition: Learn to carve three-dimensional faces and scenes in pumpkins using tools as simple as kitchen knives or as complex as gouges and chisels. This is a perfect book for woodcarvers who are looking for new and inexpensive ways to celebrate Halloween. Its also a great book for Halloween aficionados who are looking for a new way to have the best pumpkin carvings on the block.




Halloween Crafts


Book Description

Dead pumpkin's society: school ghouls, potted pumpkins, scarecrow wreath, glass goblin wreath, quick-fix berry vine wreath, instant ancestors, Gaelic cross, witch clips, kitchen witch night-light, corn on the cob night-light, clay pot candle holder, those amazing maize brothers, Hallowe'en hoop-la, Spook Nest Inn, the gourd guys, old-fashioned party fans and favors, canned Hallowe'en, party hat lights.




Carving Gargoyles Grotesques, and Other Creatures of Myth


Book Description

Two complete projects, fascinating history and myth, and 26 additional full page patterns for creating functional and decorative gargoyles from wood. Learn to carve a traditional water-spouting gargoyle and classic grotesque with step-by-step instructions. Includes 10 additional patterns for mythical creatures incorporated into architectural elements, like a working doorknocker.