Decorating Gourds: Carving, Burning, Painting [Paperback]

Sue Waters (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Craft Book | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

Discover the wonderful art of gourd carving and produce gourd-geous results in a minimal time! Gourds grow in all shapes and sizes, and no two are alike. This book shows you how to prepare a gourd for decoration, and then lets your creativity soar! Step-by-step photos and text demonstrate several techniques you could use, including carving, woodburning, painting, staining, stenciling, and pine needle weaving. The projects covered here include vessels, a hanging potpourri, and an adorable Santa Claus. Patterns are included to get you started, and a color photo gallery displays finished projects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764313126
• ISBN-13: 978-0764313127
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good one, September 1, 2006

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Cynthia "Picture Rocks Art.net" (Picture Rocks , Arizona) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Decorating Gourds: Carving, Burning, Painting (Paperback)

I was very disapointed by this book. I have been working with pyrography & gourds for many many years now, & always look for a technique I might like better than what I am using. I wish I had seen the reviews first before buying, I am VERY sorry I bought this & will hold my other thoughts to myself. I DO recommend an excellent book for wood burning, PYROGRAPHY WORKBOOK: A Complete Guide to the Art of Woodburning, by SUE WALTERS. For growing gourds: GOURDS IN YOUR GARDEN, by Ginger Summit. For many beautiful techniques to enhance your gourd art: THE DECORATED GOURD: Beautiful Projects & New Techniques, by Dyan Mai Peterson.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A bit too basic, April 4, 2006

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Rochelle R. Nowik "Shelly" (Durham, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Decorating Gourds: Carving, Burning, Painting (Paperback)

I have Sue Waters newer book which is done very well. I was very disappointed when I got this, her older book, to discover that the projects were very amaturish. There was not much substance to the book for the price so therefore I will be returning the book to Amazon (alas this is the price you pay for buying a book when you cannot see the contents).

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT REALLY WHAT I WANTED OR NEEDED, August 5, 2006

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This review is from: Decorating Gourds: Carving, Burning, Painting (Paperback)

I have been working with gourds for quite a few years now, something like over thirty. There was very little in this work I found to be useful. I am sorry to say I agree fully with another reviewer here who was less delighted with this particular work that probably I am. I did give it two stars simply for effort though. I strongly suggest you search further as there are quite a large number of books out there that are of better quality and certainly more worth the money spent.