Celebrate the natural beauty of wild bears as you create your own magnificent woodcarvings. Inside you will find ready-to-use patterns for carving three species of bears: black, grizzly, and polar. Clear reference photos provide inspiring views of bears from all angles, and color coded anatomy sketches help you to understand how they move. The author offers expert tips for carving challenging details like eyes, nose, ears, and paws, along with texturing, painting, and finishing techniques.

In Scandinavian Figure Carvings, Harley presents a fascinating overview of an enchanting folk art. Discover the rich history of Scandinavian figure carving from the Viking era to the modern day, with photographs and illustrations of medieval decorative pieces. Biographies of the greatest 19th and 20th century Scandinavian carvers are provided along with representative photographs of their work. Readers can even try their own hand at the art, with step-by-step instructions for carving an iconic Dalecarlian horse.

Nationally recognized artist and pyrographer, Lora S. Irish, makes Pyrography easy by walking you through all the basics of materials, tools, and techniques. You will learn how to set up a practice board to experiment with strokes and settings before moving on to working projects with confidence. Step-by-step practice exercises will teach you how to use temperature, time, layering, and texturing to create artistic tonal values. You will soon master everything from shading to composition, as you apply pyrography to furniture, carvings, jewelry, ornaments, greeting cards, and much more!

The Missing Shop Manual: Bench Planes delivers all the information you need and brings Ernie Conover 'right into your shop' to explain it. In addition to detailing the basics of safety and setup, this handy reference and 55-minute DVD will guide you through all the tips and techniques you will need to get the most out of your bench plane.

You'll learn everything from working up rough-sawn boards to making shooting boxes and everything else you need to maximize your plane's performance. Even if you've been woodworking for years, you will wish you had this manual and DVD when you first started out.