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Page Count: 256
Size: 8.5" X 11" inches
Type: Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-1-56523-182-5
Product Code: 1821

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Carving Award-Winning Songbirds 
Three Step-by-Step Demonstrations to Build your Carving and Painting Skills
By Lori Corbett

Create Realistic Songbirds with this Comprehensive, One-Stop Resource

Lori Corbett-one of the most respected names in bird carving-gives you a seat at her workbench with this in-depth guide to creating realistic songbirds. Carving Award-Winning Songbirds is an extensive, one-stop resource with all the expert guidance you need to succeed, and is a must-have book for any carver who wants to bring their songbird carving to the championship level.

With more than 850 color photos and 100 illustrations, this book unlocks all the tricks of the trade, and will be constantly referred to when carving any songbird. You will "look over the author's shoulder" as you learn all the latest tips and techniques of one of the world's great bird carvers.

Inside are three detailed step-by-step demonstrations to help build your carving and painting skills, including tools and materials, bird anatomy, texturing feathers, planning dramatic poses, painting and much more. Hundreds of clear reference photos help illustrate the easy-to-follow patterns for 3 popular birds:
- Mountain Bluebird
- Cedar Waxwing
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch

You'll find useful information for each of the three carving projects, including:
- Natural history, anatomy, behavioral and habitat notes and reference information
- Detailed measurements and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions
- A firsthand look inside the author's sketchbook, giving you the opportunity to read her notes on design, as well as tips on what makes for a good design and what doesn't
- Paint mixing charts
- Full-color photos of the finished carving

Author: Lori Corbett
Lori Corbett is an award-winning bird carver and a carving instructor. She is a contributor to Wood Carving Illustrated. She lives in St. Anthony, Idaho.
Reviewer: B Book
Date: 4/29/2005
I have purchased all the carving books and Workbench Projects as they were published. All have contributed in small amounts to my carving know how but nothing to the profound magnitude as your book!
Reviewer: Roland Wilken, Wood Wizard Carving Group
Date: 8/26/2005
When I think about this book, I keep coming back to the thought that this is the best book I have read on bird carving. Not just songbirds, but all birds. Lori's technics and background knowledge can be applied to any bird you carve. This makes this book invaluable -- a must-have for anyone carving birds.
Reviewer: Woodcarving Magazine issue 112
Date: 1/1/2010
...beautifully accompanied with photos, pland, and paint mixing charts.

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