Author: David Stehly

Brand: Design Originals

Edition: First

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 72

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Release Date: 02-05-2017

Details: Product description Learn to carve beautiful wildlife themed walking sticks with this informative and easy-to-follow book! Step-by-step projects for making artist-quality sticks, staffs, and canes How to harvest and cure your own wood for walking sticks, including using reclaimed wood Get the best finishing results with advice on paints, stains, varnishes, acrylics, & woodburning Special focus on carving realistic snakes that wrap around the sticks Amazing color photo gallery of finished walking sticks Ready-to-use patterns Author David Stehly has carved more than 2,000 walking sticks and won 30+ awards at woodcarving shows Hand Carving Your Own Walking Stick includes useful information on harvesting and curing wood, plus advice on getting the best finishing results with paints, stains, varnishes, acrylics, and woodburning. Award-winning woodcarver David Stehly walks you through the entire process of making artisan-quality sticks, staffs, and canes that are as functional as they are beautiful. Step-by-step projects and ready-to-use patterns make it easy to get started in this relaxing and rewarding hobby. An inspirational color photo gallery illustrates many of the authors spectacular projects, including sticks adorned with lifelike lizards, magnificent bighorn sheep, leaping trout, and many more. A special focus is on carving realistic snakes that wrap around the sticks, all carved from a single piece of wood. Carve beautiful wildlife walking sticks with step-by-step projects, ready-to-use patterns, an inspirational color photo gallery, and advice on wood sourcing and finishing. Review David Stehly is the true master of the walking stick, who has raised stick carving to a genuine art form. -- Woodcarving Illustrated Hand Carving Your Own Walking Stick, by David Stehly, is filled with excellent photographs and patterns from David's own collection of over 2,000 carvings. -- EZCarving.com From the Back Cover Discover the Art of Walking Stick Carving Learn to carve beautiful wildlife-themed walking sticks with this informative and easy-to-follow guide. Award-winning woodcarver David Stehly walks you through the entire process of making artisan-quality sticks, staffs, and canes that are as functional as they are beautiful. Three detailed projects and 12 ready-to-use patterns make it easy to get started in this relaxing and rewarding hobby. Hand Carving Your Own Walking Stick also includes useful information on harvesting and curing wood, plus advice on getting the best finishing results with paints, stains, varnishes, acrylics, and woodburning. Expert tips and techniques for making artist-quality sticks, staffs, and canes. Complete step-by-step projects for carving a Peregrine Falcon and a Corn Snake walking stick. Ready-to-use carving patterns for 13 fascinating creatures. How to harvest and cure your own carving wood for walking sticks. "David Stehly is the true master of the walking stick, who has raised stick carving to a genuine art form."—Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine About the Author David N. Stehly was a self-taught wood carver who worked almost exclusively with walking sticks and canes for over thirty years. A contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated magazine, David carved more than 2,000 walking sticks and won more than 30 awards at woodcarving shows.

Package Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English