Quick & Cute Carving Projects: Patterns for 46 Projects to Carve in One Day

by Lori Dickie

Overview

From snowmen and Santas to puppies, pigs, and pirates, even beginning carvers can make 46 charming animal, holiday, and fantasy carvings with Quick & Cute Carving Projects. Author Lorie Dickie shows how to get started using just a blank basswood “egg” and a few simple cuts. Readily available at craft stores, pre-cut basswood eggs are a great way to learn the basics of in-the-round woodcarving. These premade blanks allow new carvers to achieve instant success, and help make the first project fast and fun. Lorie’s clear woodcarving and painting instructions walk you through the entire process with step-by-step color photographs. Ready-to-use holiday-themed patterns are included for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565239074
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	09/05/2017
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lori Dickie is a caricature woodcarver and crafter who displays her work at art and wood shows and on her Etsy website. Quick & Cute Carving Projects is her first book. Lori is an active member of the Livonia, Mich., Woodcarver’s Club. Her father, Tom Bowman, was a talented woodcarver who inspired Lori to begin carving more than 14 years ago.

Editorial Reviews

"...has variety and will allow the reader to produce lots of different carvings quickly and improve their dexterity.

British Woodcarving Magazine