Extreme Pumpkin Carving, 2nd Edition Revised and Expanded: 20 Amazing Designs from Frightful to Fabulous

by Vic Hood, Jack Williams

Overview

Create the best jack-o'-lantern on the block by taking a fresh approach to the old Halloween tradition! This book shows you how to use relief-carving techniques to create realistic features like cheeks, lips and eyebrows that really make your pumpkins come alive. Learn to carve 20 fun three-dimensional faces and scenes in solid pumpkins (no hollowing necessary) using tools ranging from kitchen knives to carving gouges and chisels. Complete information is provided for getting started, including an overview of tools and tips for finding the best pumpkin to work with.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565238060
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Edition description:	Second Edition, Revised
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Vic Hood is the president of a unique building corporation, Leatherwood, Inc., which specializes in historic restoration. As a restorationist, Vic has been responsible for the restoration of several presidential houses, national landmarks, national monuments and house museums. He started carving in 1991, concentrating on carving full-size human busts for which he has won 83 awards, including several Best of Show awards. His most treasured honor was to be selected to create a Christmas ornament for the White House in 2001. Vic is one of the founders of the Leipers Fork Carving Club in Leipers Fork, Tennessee. Vic studied carving under John Burke and Larry Rogers for several years before becoming a carving instructor himself. He currently teaches classes on carving the human bust at several major workshops around the country and at individual club workshops. Due to Vics experience in competitive pumpkin carving, he was invited to be the featured pumpkin carver at the 2003 Gentry Farms Pumpkin Festival. Vic, along with Jack Williams, co-authored Carving Found Wood, published by Fox Chapel Publishing Co., Inc.

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2013
Woodcarvers Hood and Williams take on pumpkin carving in this how-to guide. The first section, via step-by-step photographs, explores rudimentary techniques using basic carving knives or woodcutting tools. The level of detail is extraordinary, as is the effort that the carvers have put into their work. The second section presents a gallery of intricately carved pumpkins by a variety of artists, along with information about each carving and further hints for working with pumpkins large and small. VERDICT These aren't your everyday jack-o'-lanterns but elaborate and complex pieces of art. Woodcarvers and sculptors interested in a different medium will enjoy exploring the methods described here.

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