Carving Egg Heads

This book is the perfect starting point for wood-carvers interested in learning how to carve detailed faces. Mary Finn uses her "practice stick" method to show you how to carve each feature-eyes, nose, closed mouth, open mouth-with step-by-step directions that even beginners will find easy to follow. Then she shows you how to arrange all of these pieces into one wooden egg to make a convincing head! This method has helped hundreds of Finn's students and is a sure-fire way to get started! "Egg head" projects included in this book are an old man, a pirate, and the Mad Hatter. Finn also shows carvers how to adapt her carving techniques to flatter surfaces to make jewelry (such as a bolo tie project) and how to paint your pieces for maximum impact. Full-color photographs and text instruction accompany each step, and a gallery showcases an array of projects. This book is terrific for beginners, and it offers a great way for more advanced carvers to enlarge their skill set.