Tom Wolfe's Santa Claus carvings have enchanted carvers and collectors alike with their joviality and character. By popular demand, he revisits Old Saint Nick with a carving of the "jolly old elf" walking with a cane...perhaps to get the sleigh ready for its overnight journey. With 340 color photographs the reader is taken step-by-step through the carving process. Easy-to-follow instructions review some of the basic techniques of carving caricatures before introducing some new tricks for carving and finishing the figures A large gallery offering four-sided views of a variety of Santas, is a...
Tom Wolfe's Santa Claus carvings have enchanted carvers and collectors alike with their joviality and character. By popular demand, he revisits Old Sa...
You've got to crack some eggs to make an omelet, and that's just what author Tom Wolfe has done. Tom finds out what is inside those wooden eggs found at craft stores and woodworking suppliers. This an interesting and informative book goes from the blank egg, through drawing, and finishing. Step-by-step the reader is taken through two projects, a caricature head and a bird, learning the techniques of good caricature carving from one of the best. Each step is photographed in a clear, color image, with concise, easy-to-understand explanations of what is happening and how to do it. This is the...
You've got to crack some eggs to make an omelet, and that's just what author Tom Wolfe has done. Tom finds out what is inside those wooden eggs found ...
Bottlestoppers offer a great opportunity for caricature carvers, and Tom Wolfe shows the process in his unique way. Preparing the wood block, carving, painting, and applying the hardware are covered in detail and illustrated in detail with full color photographs. The reader gets a clear idea of what needs to be done and how to do it Tom brings his creative imagination to the project, along with well-honed skills, humor, and some new tricks that will interest carvers of all abilities. The result are bottlestoppers with character, to keep your spirits high and delight your guests or customers....
Bottlestoppers offer a great opportunity for caricature carvers, and Tom Wolfe shows the process in his unique way. Preparing the wood block, carving,...
Sherman McCoy, erfolgreicher Wall-Street-Broker mit Wohnsitz in der Park Avenue, findet sich plötzlich vor Gericht wieder: Unfallflucht. eigentlich eine Bagatelle, doch Staatsanwälte, Priester und Boulevardblätter verschwören sich gegen ihn. Schließlich grassieren über ihn so viele spannende Gerüchte, dass die Wahrheit niemanden mehr interessiert
Sherman McCoy, erfolgreicher Wall-Street-Broker mit Wohnsitz in der Park Avenue, findet sich plötzlich vor Gericht wieder: Unfallflucht. eigentlich e...