Carving Realistic Faces With Power (Schiffer Book for Carvers) [Paperback]

Frank C. Russell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1993 | Series: Schiffer Book for Carvers

Finally, a book for power carvers by a power carver! Learn to carve realistic facial features with confidence and ease. Follow the concisely illustrated, step-by-step directions for carving all of the features found on the human head. Award winning carver/teacher Frank C. Russell guides you through the intricacies of carving the human face. His presentation is structured to offer a wealth of information, methods, and techniques to the seasoned and the beginning wood carver alike. Disciplines and guidelines pertaining to facial layout and proportion, as well as close-up photographic sequences, are coupled with techniques using power carving tools never before shown in print. Ten projects and plans allow the carver ample opportunity to apply and master the methods presented.

Product Details

• Paperback: 63 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887404863
• ISBN-13: 978-0887404863
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,254,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Realistic???, November 19, 2005

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Honest Abe "A_L" (D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carving Realistic Faces With Power (Schiffer Book for Carvers) (Paperback)

I found the book sadly filled with useless pages filled with photos of people (8 pages) and even more of nothing most people would ever think of carving(12 pages) that's 20 out of 63 pages wasted. Carving REALISTIC Faces.... is anything but. I find all of the carvings to be more alien than realistic. Does offer little help in the layout of a head and facial features.If your good enough to attempt carving a face you are way beyond this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible start to learning Power carving, November 9, 2009

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Michael E. Richardson (Camdenton, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carving Realistic Faces With Power (Schiffer Book for Carvers) (Paperback)

I did not buy the book to look at his Face carvings, although I do not think they are bad like the previous reviewer has stated. Here is the reason you want this book: The information on exactly what you need to buy to do power carving, details about what burs work the best and how they carve when you use them, the importance of a mask because of the dust, advantages and disadvantages of power carving, and the detailed techniques to be used, are the reasons you DEFINATELY WANT this book.
This is the perfect starter book for anyone who is seriously looking at power carving. I am a starter, and I cannot give this book any higher of a rating. It was WELL WORTH the money. I have learned SOOOO MUCH by reading it. I would highly recommend it...