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Carving Found Wood: Tips, Techniques & Inspiration from the Artists

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My husband has had the desire forever and I found a class to get him started. This is the first book he brought home from the shop. I read it today and found the illustrations worthy of framing alone. There is one very detailed how to example that takes many baby steps where you gain further skills in multiple cuts and design. VERY IMPRESSIVE.

The different artists selected provide a bio and explanation how they came to carving, their choices in materials with the pro and cons of working within the choice.

If I were to start wood carving from this book as inspiration the project breakdown leaves me believing it would be a success.

I bought this book as a present but when it arrived it definitely was not like what I expected. There is only one project design with directions. The rest of the book is just pictures of what other artists have done. Maybe this would be a good book if you are a skilled carver but for a novice it may be difficult to replicate the designs without any directions.

This is one of the best sources for a variety of new ideas that I've come across in a while. I carve and sell quite a few woodspirit walking sticks and the excellent color photos of the many professional artists profiled inspired many of my own original ideas. Great selection for any serious woodcarver's library!

This book has inspiration for different kinds of carving. It opens up many possibilities using found wood; bark, driftwood, and in my case, anything I happen to have on hand. A worthwhile purchase!

book was in excellant condition, it was a gift so that was important.

after seeing the book at the library it was great to find it at Amazon.

delivery was very fast!!

Anything with Vic Hood in the title and you know your eyes are in for a treat, this is a great book to have on the coffee table as well as in you carving shop.

Inspiration is a good description. It really made me want to get back into carving. I have been away from it for a while but this book brought me right back. Great photos and the instructions are outstanding.