Customer Reviews

Realism in Wood: Detailed Patterns and Instructions for Carving 22 Different Birds and Animals (The Woodcarvers' Favorite Patterns, Book 2)

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This book, plus the three others in this series, are a super find for anyone doing bird or animal carving. It includes background info on each bird, instructions and most importantly, a pattern showing the side view, the top view and front view. Tips on making feet, how to texture and burn your bird are covered and suggestions for mounting are included. I am in a weekly woodcarving club and I have seen many of Lehman's projects completed and they looked really good. My husband won a blue ribbon at our county fair on the bald eagle made from patterns in this book. My only complaint, and it is trivial, is that I wish that information on painting the completed project had been included.

This book has great info the beginner could benfit but the intermediate carver and up would be more likely to advance there skill here. Great info!

I ordered this for my husband as he does a lot of Woodcarving. We also have an orginal carving by the author of the book. It was well worth the money.