Carving and Painting a Pansy Jar Lid
Easy, step-by-step techniques for realistic flowers.

Hand Sharpening Made Simple
Learn the basics and choose the method that's right for you.

Native American Chief
Tips and techniques for creating emotion from a veteran relief carver.

Branson: A Carver's Paradise
Popular vacation spot offers carving seminars, galleries.

Wood Carving Illustrated's Woodcarver of the Year
Wayne Barton's contributions to chip carving.

In the Best Light: Photographing Your Artwork
Tricks and techniques help you take photos like a pro.

Fantasy Wizard's Staff
Hand carve a whimsical staff with just a few tools.

Rustic Picture Frame
Re-create this classic design to highlight your photos.

The Humorous World of Pete LeClair
Exaggerating the mundane makes these carvings larger than life.

Quick Carve Spreader
Carve a useful tool out of an ordinary branch.

The Ward World Championships
The best bird carvers in the world compete in Ocean City, MD.

Bald Eagle Majesty
Washes allow you to achieve realism with paint, Part III of III.

Port-a-Strop Put to the Test
Battery powered tool gives you stropping power on the go.

Miss Scarlett
Texture and details bring a carving to life.

Gouge Sharpening Exercise
Practice your techniques using sandpaper and molding.

Maple Leaf Earrings
A quick project that makes a great gift.

Capturing Movement in Wood
Award winning sculptor Fred Zavadil shows how flowing movement

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Lora Irish is an artist who runs an internet carving studio with her husband at www.carvingpatterns.com. She is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and Wood Carving Illustrated and the author of Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Fairy Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Great Book of Woodburning, and Wood Spirits and Green Men. She lives in Mt. Airy, Maryland.

Roger Schroeders success as a writer began when he gave up trying to write the great American novel. Instead, he turned to writing about his hobby: woodworking. Sharpening his skills and his photography and expanding his interests, he went on to author 16 books and nearly 200 magazine articles. Ranging in scope from woodcarving to house building, the books include such titles as How to Carve Wildfowl, Carving Signs, Making Toys, and Timber Frame Construction, which has over 77,000 copies in print. Founding editor of Wood Carving Illustrated, Roger is past president of the Long Island Woodcarvers Association and active in the Long Island Wood Workers club. He is a retired English teacher who specialized in teaching writing and research, Roger currently lectures on topics such as how to make wood into furniture, houses and sculpture. In the remaining time, he is an amateur cabinetmaker who enjoys constructing Victorian reproductions, and is an amateur carver who has won a number of blue ribbons for his natural wood sculptures.

Bob Duncan is the Technical Editor of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and Woodcarving Illustrated.

Shawn Cipa's carving repertoire shows his preference for all things whimsical. His latest book, Carving Fantasy and Legend, Figures in Wood is a showcase for Shawn's artistic talent, his imaginative mind and skilled hands. Shawn's first attempt at carving was a bearded "wood spirit" face which he scrawled into a piece of found driftwood. He continues to carve solely with hand tools in the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania.

Shawn Cipa was recognized as "Santa Carver of the Year" after he won Woodcraft's National Santa Carving contest. His work has appeared in Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. He is also the author of Carving Folk Art Figures and Wood Spirits and Green Men. Shawn accepts commissions for his work and can be contacted at www.shawnscarvings.com.

Frederick Wilbur, of Lovingston, VA, is the author of two books, Carving Classical Styles in Wood and Carving Architectural Details in Wood:The Classical Tradition. For more information, contact Frederick at 434-263-4827 or visit his website, www.frederickwilbur-woodcarver.com.

Author Chris Lubkemann was born to missionary parents in Brazil where sawing, planing, hammering and building were a part of daily life. Scraps of wood became ready playthings as they took shape in Chris' young hands. There were boats, furniture, treehouses, traps and slingshots. He received encouragement from his parents to build and create.

In1972 Chris first published his notes on carving when he wrote and illustrated an instruction sheet on how to whittle a rooster from a small forked branch. In the 40 years since then, his original sketches and instructions have expanded. fine-tuned and changed. In addition to producing a number of his whilttling instruction sheets in English, thousands of copies in Portugese have been distributed around the Iberian Peninsula.

Chris is a regular contributor to Chip Chats magazine's Branching Out feature column. The Little Book of Whittling is Chris Lubkemann's second published titled. He previously wrote Whittling Twigs & Branches.

Chris' work in the ministry has taken him to many foreign countries and throughout the United States. Wherever he has gone, he has always had a pocketknife close by with a handful of twigs and branches. So, the simple craft picked up more than 37 years ago continues to be shared and passed on to people from all over the world.

Carole Jean Boyd is an award-winning carver who specializes in carving cypress knees, spirit faces, and human hair. She lives in Millbrook, Alabama.

Dennis "Pop" Moor, along with his son Todd, has taken the carving world by storm, winning numerous international awards. The carving, teaching, and judging reputation of this father-son team is exceptional, especially because of the entertaining approach they take to their art. Dennis and Todd's weekly television series has introduced viewers to all areas of woodcarving and wood art and has helped to establish the duo as highly sought-after personalities at woodcarving shows and competitions. It is no wonder these two are often called "The Canadian Masters." Together, they founded Chipping Away Incorporated, dedicated to the advancement of woodcarving and wood art.

Fred Zavadil is a professional carver and lives in Kitchener, Ont., Canada. He was featured in the book, In the Workshop with Fred Zavadil by Anne Shelton. For more of his work, visit www.fredzavadil.com