Schiffer Publishing

Powercarving Birds, Fish and Penguins

When it comes to crafting beautifully carved pieces of art, there are few tools better than the bandsaw. With this book from Gene Larson you can use a block of wood as your carving base and power...

50 Bird Woodcarving Patterns

Soar to new heights with 50 Bird Woodcarving Patterns book.  It is loaded with so many patterns from waterfowl to songbirds and much more! Author/Artist Frank Russell guides you through...

Sharpening Woodworking Tools

Sharpening Woodworking Tools Sharpening Woodworking Tools: How to Achieve the Sharpest Cutting Edges with Traditional Techniques  has provided expert engineers and master craftsmen prove...

Tom Wolfe Carves Fancy Canes

Tom Wolfe Carves Fancy Canes 48pp By Tom Wolfe who guides the reader throught the carving of a particularly clever cane, a fancy bird that doubles as a nutcracker. He explains carving, painting, and...

Carving Fancy Walking Sticks

64pp By Tom Wolfe. A step-by-step instruction to creating a fancy walking stick with a knob at the top rather than a handle. This knob provides the carver with many possibilities. In this book, a...

Carving From Roughouts

A roughout is the start of a carving that allows the carver to skip the first few steps to go right into the "good part". They're great for developing your creative eye, because they have a basic but...

Carving The Civil War

his dramatic period in American history comes to life in the carvings of Tom Wolfe. Union and Confederate soldiers are featured with step-by-step illustrated instructions for carving. One figure is...

Carving Scandinavian Santas

Ken Blomquist takes readers through all the steps necessary to successfully carve and finish a Scandinavian Santa, using step-by-step instructions, 258 beautiful full color photos, and detailed...

Ron Ransom's Favorite Santas for Carvers

Using over 220 beautiful color photographs and clear, concise instructions, Ron Ransom takes the reader through all the steps necessary to carve nine of his favorite "Old World" Santas from wood...

Carving Santas from Around the World

Carving Santas from Around the World Learn to carve 15 festive Santa's from around the world with this step-by-step guide. Great for beginners, this book begins with an overview of carving tools,...

Flat Plane Carving the Nativity

Many wood carvers have attempted and failed in carving the nativity, thwarted by the myriad details of so many figures. Now, Lynn Diel brings a refreshing simplicity to the scene. He uses flat plane...

Basic Relief Carving

Germany has long been thought of as the Mecca of wood-carving. The wood-carving tradition goes back hundreds of years, and the carving schools continue to produce wonderful craftspeople.For those who...