Freshwater Fish Carving (Schiffer Book for Carvers)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0887401759 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Rene Poaletti said Freshwater Fish Carving. The book Freshwater fish carving was just as discribed! The book is excellent in providing how to carve fish decoys.. Excellent book. Very informative on techniques Excellent book. Very informative on techniques. I tried the catfish as my first carving and I was very pleased with the results. Mounted it on a piece of Lake Erie driftwood and thanks to Mr Fliger's excellent instruction it looks like a pro job. If you are interested in fish carving this is a must have book.. "A great primer for learning to carve fish" according to Merle J. Hickey. Quite a book for the price very informative and was packaged very well
The book is further illustrated with black-and-white photographs showing the carving techniques in the step-by-step fashion that is so helpful to wood carvers. Additionally, color photographs from nature and a portfolio of size-winning fish carving is presented.. James Fliger introduces fish carving by presenting four projects: the rainbow trout, the bluegill sunfish, the black crappie, and channel catfish. A graphic artist by profession, Jim has created beautiful patterns and drawings to help the carver. An exciting new subject for woodcarvers is shared by one of its foremost artists. For the all-important painting steps, color graphics are used with photographs to give the readers an accurate view