Misc Books

More Fan Carving

pp 144more in-depth history of the fan bird and its symbolismmore on the essential cuts regarding how and why they are mademore wood basics and performance, including moisture content17 amazing creations with full-scale illustrations and step-by-step...

Woodcarvers Guide to Sharpening Tools and Setting Up Shop

Compiled from the best tips and tricks from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated, this guidebook provides woodworkers with all they need to know to create a safe and organized workshop and prepare and employ various tools. Essays and instruction from...

Fan Carving

pp. 72 European legends and customs. How and when it came to America. A guide to wood selection, How to work with fresh wood, Step-by-step instructions on how to make fans and fan birds. Full-color photos of each step.Full-scale templates of 5 different...

Scrimshaw Techniques

pp 176  This guide is a dazzling showcase of this uniquely American art form. The pages are filled with tips, techniques, and insights that both educate and demonstrate the steps to creating authentic and beautiful scrimshaw. An examination...

Big Book Of Plant And Flower Illustrations

This treasury of more than 600 royalty-free illustrations of nature's handiwork will be an indispensable resource for anyone in need of plant and flower illustrations. Showcasing the work of 11 different artists, this highly useful compilation...

Favorite Wildflowers Coloring Book

Among nature's perennial delights are the multihued wildflowers that grace field and forest, roadside and riverbank with their uncultivated beauty. Dazzling in their variety of form and color, they offer a true garden of earthly delights — pleasing...

Wildflower Designs & Motifs

78pp By Charlene Tarbox. Here are clear, accuratae illustrations of 163 wildflowers, boldly rendererd within this coloring book edition. The wildflowers depicted include a number of the best known varieties found in North America--tiger lily and water

Great Book Of Floral Patterns 3rd Edition

Great Book Of Floral Patterns 3rd Edition The Great Book of Floral Patterns is a bookshelf must for every artist and crafter who enjoys the beauty and symbolism of flowers. Take a guided tour with Lora S. Irish through her garden of more than 100...

Garden Flowers Coloring Book

46pp By Stefen Bernath. See the beauty that transforms a backyard into a kaleidoscope of colors. 40 most important garden flowers--morning glory, hyacinth, delphinum, iris, tulip, peony, marigold and many others all featured in this coloring book editi

Favorite Roses Coloring Book

48pp By Ilil Arbel. The illustrations in this coloring book volume depict 46 different varieties of the universally recognized symbol of perfection, elegance, romance and love -- the rose.

Floral Wood Carving

Woodcarvers will enjoy the challenge of these 21 beautiful floral designs, specially selected by noted expert Mack Sutter for attractiveness and appeal. Full-size patterns are organized in order of increasing difficulty, and are accompanied by detailed...

Folk Art Fish Decoys

With over 500 color photographs, this thorough text introduces the reader to the wide variety of decoys currently available, decoys made earlier in the century by "old time" artists as well as examples of contemporary design. The construction and special...