The best book i've ever picked up on the subject of carving is "high relief wood carving" by william j. schnute. covers tools, techniques, and the pics of his work, including a step by step of the most outragously beautiful carved oak piece you'll ever see are included. this book has been out of print for approximately forever, but just found it on amazon.com, and it's on sale now for $11.96. if i could afford to do so, i'd buy every one of you a copy, it's just that good...but since i can't, best thing to do is to steer you towards it... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806993367/theletterheadwebA/
don coplen in st.pete, florida gives it 2 thumbs up!
------------------ Don Coplen aka "SaintPete" Coplen Designs St.Petersburg, FL dcoplen@mindspring.com
[This message has been edited by Steve Shortreed (edited June 29, 2000).]
Posted by Samazon (Member # 408) on :
Sounds good! You've convinced me to add it to my library. Have you considered a career in sales?
I used the link on the front page of this site (so the Letterhead website gets a percentage of the sale, I believe.) Amazon had some deal where you can select up to two books for one US cent each when you buy a book. There wasn't a huge selection of one-cent books, but I found two that seemed interesting. Good deal
Sam
------------------ “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” - Anais Nin www.samazon.com sam@samazon.com
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
Thanks Don. Take a little time at this site for some carving tips.http://www.carvingpatterns.com/landscapes/basics_to_landscape.htm
and i thought i was the only one with that book. it is great stuff and i do believe he gives workshops and the adress is available on this site. somewhere in northern california.
