Ultimate Carving Patterns Collection Volume I  78 pages of patterns animals cougar & Cub, Donkey, carousel horse, bison bookends, some santa patterns, birds hooded merganser, spotted sandpiper, macaw, eagle bust, quilt squares, some woodburning and more

Woodcarving Illustrated Painting & Finishing Guide  Airbrush Basics, Aniline dyes, finishing with varnish and wax, finishing with shoe Polish, 8 reasons to use Acrylic paint, Beginners basics Brushes & techniques

Basic Bird Carving Choosing wood, burning Tools, foolproof pattern making, fine art of Sanding, feet & legs, color notes, preparing the surface, Black Capped Chickadee Project

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Volume 2   Basics of sharpening, carving a soap whale, Swirling spool ball-in-cage, carving a whimsey ornament, five balls in a cage, carving a boot, working wooden pliers, whittling moravian star ornaments, whittling lovespoons, carving interlocking hearts, whittling a branch rooster, American eagle walking stick, Farmyard animal patterns, carving a tiny hippo, carve your first wood spirit, whittling a gnome, whittling a nuthatch, making miniature gargoyles

Volume 3  Impossible Dovetail Puzzle, Spiral Icicle ornament, Ball in Cage rattle, Introducing potato Wood, Soap Zoo animals, Whittle twig tree, caricature Snowman, whittling a pelican, Pencil Wood spirits, Hand hewn Wooden Cup, Carving a angel, Unicorn Letter opener, teddy bear Ornament, Mocha Mary, Celtic Knotwork, Ozark Caricature Pin, Bark Pine Trees

Volume 5 10 minute Dogs, best ever Blade Cover, Skulk of foxes, luring you on, Creating a Folding Cross, stick horses and other twig animals, carving a big cat, Whittle a baby elephant, hatching a hedgehog, one twig owls, super simple santa, Doggone cute pugs, smooth Fox, whittle dwarfs, whittling a eagle, simple songbird, angel ornament, ball in a ball ,

Volume 7 23 one-knife projects, classic Lumberjack, Celtic Knot Letter opener, Alaskan fisherman, Avocado Pit Owl, Simple Snowmen, Caricature Vampire, Balancing Birds, Sitting Squirrel, Flat Plane Cat, Lumberjack, Tiny Unicorn, bird in a cage, Snowman Ornament, feather Pendant, Carving a human Figure.

one only Whittling magazine Special Edition 2014 #3 used $9.95  Norwegian Style wooden chain, Impossible dovetail puzzle, Stompin’ boot ornament, Introducing potato wood, quick campfire fork, XO Chain, Ozark caricature pin, Bark pine tree, Make your own monster, Pencil wood spirits, whittling a pelican, teddy bear ornament, Unicorn letter opener, carving an angel, hand hewn wooden cup

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Assorted back issues

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Power Carving Tools & Techniques  Tools and buyers guides, techniques (bits, woodburning hair, texturing fur and hair, using reciprocating carvers), some projects Wooden spoon, heart Pendant, classic house sign, gunstock carving

Power Carving Manual #1 Carving Machinery, Bit about Bits, Carving Accessories, how to Carve, projects Christmas ornament, walking stick, santa figure, loon, cardinal, cypress knee, floral relief

Power Carving Manual #2 Bit Chart, tool review, introduction to power carving, band saw basics for carvers, carving a sign, carving an American woodcock, pattern profile Rooster, gunstock carving, power texturing woodcarving

Power Carving Manual #3  Tips, router table basics, Chief Relief, carve and paint a killdeer, make your own eye punches, a whale of a good sculptor, leaf pin, carve a greyhound, maintenance on flexible shaft, texturing strategies, which bit is right

Power Carving Manal #5 Rolling Pin santa, Great horned owl chainsaw, making rustic Measuring cup, eagle walking stick, realistic tropical Fish, carving female face, Carving pirate ship, bear head, ice skate ornament, hardwood mouse, smoking garden gnome, carolina wren, woodburning tips, cleaning and maintaining bits

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Volume 1 64 Step by step project photos, Getting started, techniques, Projects & Patterns

Volume 2 17 new projects beginner to advanced, simple steps to make your own patterns, 5 easy techniques for adding color, buy it & burn it boxes, bracelets, birdhouses & more

Volume 3  29 Projects, 10 best tools for beginners, great gourds tip to grow prep & burn, using a photo as a pattern, techniques for burning paper, fabric and leather, white tail deer, soothing sea shells,

Volume 4  Carving with your wood burner, making pyro patterns, burning on bone, realistic folds and creases in clothing, principles of shading, Woodburning winter scenes, sweet songbird pin, making a spirit animal hoop, bountiful burning

Volume 5 2016 275 + photos beautiful projects & the newest tips, burning walking stick, woodburning a sparrow, making the most of flawed gourds, owl pendant, tinting techniques, making word art, why not wood burning, add realism with texture

Volume 6 2018 24 all new projects, 5 easy ways to make your own patterns, 13 pages of helpful basics and tips Coloring your pyrography, burning fur texture, green man on leather, burning mona lynxa, learning letters

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Issue #1 Going to the Dogs carving a dog using only x-acto knife five common sharpening mistakes and solutions, carving Santa and Rudolph, carving and paint a shorebird stick decoy, carving house sign numbers, carving your own custom name tag, bob hand on carving & Painting a striped bass, Power texturing wood carvings Part 1 texturing fur and hair

Issue #2 Cardinal Carving, carving uncommon bottlestopper, cutting corners, Desiree Hajny a life in transtition, carving facial expressions, mountain lion pattern, carving hummingbird pin, learning from the masters part 1 carvings of animals,

Issue #3  Lake trout with mike yannelli, carving and painting Daffodil, How to carve eyes, Golfer pattern, painting cardinal part 2, chip carving primer, learning from the masters Part II, Carving fish heads,

Issue #4  the sharper edge, Ghost pattern, relief carve a classic deer head, carving spoons, Pattern profile five miniature santas, decoy maker, carving a tagua nut name stamp,

Issue #5 getting your feet wet some fish carving Basics, Tooth pick carver, air tools, santas from around the world, carving a acanthus leaf, carvve your own gnome, carving a womans face, carving Roscoe, carving american Bison, Forging the blade

Issue #6  carving and Painting Iris, Fitz the leprechoun carving, Shaping & texturing soft feathers, Layering and blending feathers techniques for painting wildfowl, Painting a rainbow trout, three dimensional relief, chip carve a rosette, carving wolves , foxes & coyotes,

Issue #7 Carving a weathered eye, carving and painting a green winged teal feather part 1, shaping & texturing hard feathers, carving a bison head, carving a native american bust, carving a cowboy head, turning swords into chisels,

Issue #8  Basswood a carver friendly wood, carving simple animals, foredom blue stones, carving through the ages part 1 the youngster, making the best of acrylic paints, carving and gilding a pineapple, relief carving getting to know your tools, carving and painting green winged teal feather part 11, Airbrushes, St Bernard Dog pattern, Painting a whitetail buck head, carving friendship cane, carving a winchester Rifle,

Issue #9 an introduction to standard chip carving, Norwegian line of carving, making a goose pin , Holiday patterns for chip carvers, carving a chimney santa,  carving a christmas elf, Pattern dynamite horse, butternut wood of the gods, the hobo pattern

Issue #10 carving the arizona sand guppy, More on the sharper edge, the V tool should not be without one, troll pattern, introduction to shallow chip carving, carving and painting a bluegill, getting hooked on chip carving, Painting a cardinal, carving through the ages Part 2 the old timer, mohogany the classic wood,

Issue #11  Carving an egghead, Humor scandinavian style man pattern, an introduction to old world style chip carving, carving  an acantus spoon, three happy fellas pattern, fireman bust, black walnut an american aristocrat,

Issue #12  The pussycat carving, color wheel  basics, free form chip carving , landscapes in relief, carving a little guy, troll girl pattern, clay and carving, eastern white pine a wood with tradition,

Issue #13 Screech Owl for beginners, carving a christmas ornament, brush basics part 1, man by a light pole pattern, carving old world santa, chip carved decorations, ornaments and more, Santa head finishing techniques ,

Issue #14 carving, detailing and painting a black billed magpie Part I, Carving horses: secrets in the proportions, Spirit bark carving , Birch  wood, carving and painting a killer whale,

Issue #15  carving contented pig, Chimp pattern, carving, detailing and painting a black billed magpie part II, Making faces, Individual styles of chip carving, making a carving knife, carving a canvasback decoy , brush basics part II,

Issue #16 carving black bear cub, Hand carving a pin pumpkin & bear inside, carving the woodcarver, achieving special effects with in the canvasback duck, carving caricature pins & bolos, bench stones answers, carving portrait of a buffalo head, holly wood,

Issue #17 pattern hand carving a snowman, pattern holiday card or napkin holder, carving stackable santa, terrible dragon patterns for carvers, icicle ornament chip carving , mountain lion head patterns, carving an expressive snowman, carving acanthus candle holder, carving female face, pattern Victorian st nick with bear with some painting tips,

Issue #18  Whittling twigs, carving and painting a rainbow trout, chip carved quilt, making small carving tools, Alebrije Carving with pattern, Whittling fan tailed hummingbird, bust of an englishman  with pattern, carve a toy donkey . carving the human mouth,

Issue #19  carve a rose, carve a woodworker pattern, chip carved birdhouse pattern, bark carve a native american, tuning up your carving knife, carve folk art curlew, relief portraits, club ducks, turtle on a log,

Issue #20 carving eyes, Noah ark patterns, Gunstock Carving, Carve and paint a boston Terrier leash holder, woodland santa pattern & paint tips, carving a dragon coatrack, adhesives part I,  Biker Santa pattern,

Issue #21  Carve a nutcracker, Perky Snowman, carving folk art figure, carve santa, Adhesives part 2, chip carved tree ornaments, carve a gnome, realistic textures for bird carvers, santa egghead,

Issue #22  carve a folk art turtle, Pattern sighting the hole golfer, carve & paint loon pin, burning basics for bird carver, Noah ark pattern, casting part 1, china cat pattern,

Issue #23 Apple key Rack  pattern, Carve a caricature woodspirit, Carving An Acanthus sign board, Carve a human nose with power, casting part 2, native-style carvings, Black Bear power tools, Carving Duck Decoys,

Issue #24  Pattern Scarecrow on pumpkin , Santa Riding hobby reindeer pattern, Relief Carving Patterns, Relief carve the captain, Carve and paint miniature sandpiper part I,  Carving a porker, 3 holiday ornaments, Little hombre carving,

Issue #25  Painting tips for classic santas, wondrous wizard pattern, carve & paint miniature sandpiper part 2, carve caricature football player, all about study casts, carve santa sam, pattern carving santa from around the world, angle and santa carve relief, tramp art santas,

Issue #91  woodspirit in cottonwood bark, sunflower weave woodburning, carvinga pocket spoon, patriotic santa, flat plane alligator, elegant floral relief, Amy costello on chip carving, skater dude caricature with golf ball head, hatching a comfort turtle from an egg, mythical woodland cottage part 2, easy carve giraffe, realistic yellow rumped warbler

Issue #92 friendly gnome carving, stylized sugar spoon, acanthus leaf jewelry, leather bookmark woodburning, light up ghost carve and paint, chip carved phone holder, flat plane carving a bison, carving a pumpkin girl, power carved lion bust, mouse and pumpkin pin, soap carving bear and tree

Issue #94 Easy Honeybee, Carving & Painting a Striped Bass, Salad Servers, Butch the Shelf Sitter, Carving a running Horse, Stylized Gnome, flat plane sheep, comfort whale, Ruby throated Humming bird

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Spring 1985 Wood Duck its life and habits, a piece of long island by Roger Schroeder, Different Strokes by charles Frank, Silar Traditions by Harold R Buckwalter, Expressing the Meadowlark demonstration by Ernest Muehlmatt, Woodburning tools, decoy Auctions of 1984 part I, First light of dawn Green-Winged Teal, Charles Chase master of form by Tom Jones,

Summer 1985  Attitudes of the Canada Goose , Fowler Turned Finder by Anthony Hillman, decoy Auctions of 1984 Part II, Falcon at Rest demonstration and photos by Ron Tepley, Interview  Alan Haid state of the Art, The Ward Decorative and Decoy Artists, Clapper Rails by Grainger McKoy,

Fall 1985  Decoy Art Speaks to Julie Hall, Only a Whistle Away (owl pictures), Details of a Tree Sparrow, Textural Diversity one key to success with Pat Godin, Impressions Captured Sculptures by Leo E and Lee Osborne, A Carver’s Marketing Primer,

Winter 1986  The Sociable Cedar Waxwing, One Dealer’s Decoys by Schroeder, the Finest Ever Made (Mason’s Decoy Factory), the Best of the Birds, New England’s Gold (miniatures), Head of the class Ring necked Drake,

Spring 1986  Mallard Mania, of Wooden Birds and Western Waters, Quiet Carvers of the Bayou, The Ward Patterns an Artistic Legacy, animation afloat (ruddy Duck pair ), Recent work John Scheeler,

Summer 1986 Dance of the Prairie Chicken, From folk art to fine art, Barth’s Screech owl, Creative Carvers of Vermont, Softness from Shadows,

Winter 1990 Reference Bobwhite Quail, Part 2 carving & painting service class pintail, Keeping your flexible shaft Power Carver working, adding texture with oil paints, Painting an english sparrow

Summer 1990 Molding Leaves, Soft Feathers Texturing, Sketching Birds, Carving a Low-head Green Winged Teal, Marbled Godwit Painting Instructions.

Fall 1990  Painting A Teal, Reference Photos Oldsquaw, Soft Feathers Painting, Tufted Titmouse part 1 pattern and start carving

Winter 1991 Todd Wohlt interview with the 21 year old who wont he world, Reference Brown Pelican, Bering Sea Pirates part two Larry Barth, Tufted Titmouse Texturing part 2

Spring 1991 Bering Sea Pirates Part three finishing and Painting, Lesser or Greater Scaup which is which, Tufted Titmouse Painting,

Spring 1992  Making Rocks, Band sawing made simple part I, Redhead pictures, pattern Western Kingbird & Lonnie Dye Carving part I,

Summer 1992  Band Sawing made simple part II, Western Kingbird part II painting, Hen Green Wing carving Part I, making Molds, making hedge Bindweed part I

Fall 1992  Making Hedge Bindweed part II , Hen Green Wing part II, Bald Eagle Curtis Badger, Bills and eyes  mallard drake Curtis Badger, casting Carvings,

Summer 1993 Creating the Curve making the third view from a two-view pattern, A shore thing Carving and painting a trio of Dunlins, Mallard Tail Curls part one, American Avocet a close-up view of the graceful Shorebird

Fall 1994 Baby Chicks Part one measurements, patterns and tips for the carving baby birds, Gnome of Owl dom in search of the saw-whet owl, Springtime Color painting a ruddy turnstone, Barbara Nelson Sculpture by design, casting water making waves with plastics, canvasback pattern.

Winter 1995 Brant Basics with painting, ruddy duck pictures, painting Wigeon drake, Baby Chicks part II, A finishing tech. that will enhance any carving, Mysterious Airbrush Part II painting a bufflehead decoy.

Spring 1995  Avian Anatomy, Carving a Fiddler Crab, Creole Carvers, Flight School Ernie Muehlmatt creates a group of prairie falcon chicks, Smooth Oldsquaw painting demo illustrates creating texture with paint.

Summer 1995 Wood Duck Head part one, Cinnamon teal family part one painting the hen, Ducks in the balance hollowing and weighing a working decoy, Heads up part one

Fall 1995  Wood duck head part two, Heads up part two, Cinnamon teal family part two painting drake, Hot times and cool tips burning tips and techniques, Bob Brown Carving in context and painting Techniques

Winter 1996  Least Tern Decoy pattern, Making tern decoys, Canvas decoys, Cinnamon teal family part III, California Quail pictures, Milling your own blocks,

Spring 1996 Feather inserts, the artists signature, Attaching the Head, Turned head Sleepers, Painting Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Home drying, Green Heron pictures,

Summer 1996 Carving order and process, Painting an American Kestrel Step-by-step, Sanderling pattern, Finessing the flow doing insertions, Northern Shoveler pictures, The Avian Leg and foot, Turned Head Sleepers carving the decoy, Art for a park part I

Fall 1996  Painting the Black Duck Drake, Turned Head Sleepers part III, Baltimore Oriole pictures, Carving a Blue Jay Part I, Art for a park Part II carving an in flight Great blue heron,

Winter 1997  Harris Hawk Pattern & Carving Harris Hawk Part I, Painting a Blue Jay Part II, Art for a Park III Painting the Great Blue Heron, Common Goldeneye pictures,

Spring 1997 Create a Mallard Speculum Feather, Painting Complex Feathers woodock & Bobwhite Scapulars, Northern Saw-Whet Owl Text and Pattern by Jeffrey Whiting, Woodcock pattern, Those Magnificent Raptors its all in their heads, Miniature Harris Hawk Painting, Waterbird Feet and legs,

Summer 1997 A Bird’s Feathers (types and Parts of feathers illustrated and explained), Black-capped Chickadee Part I Laura Lucio, Gyrfalcon Pictures, Black-capped Chickadee and Ruddy Duck Drake patterns, Magnificent Raptors Part II, The Raucous Ruddy Part I Carving.

Fall 1997  Easy to make Black Scoter cork decoy project, Black-capped Chickadee Part II painting, green heron pattern, Setting eyes for the future, The Raucous Ruddy Part II Detailing, Hooded Merganser pictures, The inscrutable Green heron Carving Part I,

Winter 1998  Carving Mallard Tail Curls, Inside Job Hollowing a decoy, Barn Swallow reference, pattern and color guide, the  Raucous Ruddy part 3 painting, The inscrutable green heron painting part 2, Before and after with sprankle the trio of ibis, Part one service class avocet project with del herbert

Summer 1998  Blue-winged Teal Hen Project part 2, Strong Necks & bills, Planning a Common Loon, Allure of Tropical Birds Macaws and Toucans make unusual Carvings, Songbird Head Portraits, Songbird Legs and feet, the far-flying Brant with pattern, Tools from other trades,

Fall 1999 Decorative Tundra Swan Part one, Hunting Decoy Part Four, Feather Close-up, Atlantic Puffin Project Part Two, Miniature Wild Turkey Part one

Spring 2000   Yellow-shafted Flicker painting notes, superstructure secrets, pictures of bay-winged hawk, Open pintail bill carve an open bill from one piece of wood, pintail drake pattern

Summer 2000  Roseate Spoonbill carve and paint and 1/2 size pattern, working with cottonwood, Refining the basics, Scarlet Tanager pictures, pattern and few painting tips, head lines with mallard head

Fall 2000  Tertials step by step, Gray Phase Screech owl painting and Screech owl pattern, Roseate & Common Tern pattern, Roseate & Common Tern restoration Decoys carving and painting tips, burning systems put to the test, Substratum Coot pattern

Winter 2001  Basic Bufflehead Step by Step,  part one Carolina Wren & pattern, about micro grinders, More Feather Close-ups, Reference Belted Kingsfisher with painting tips, Painting the Mallard Speculum for a smoothie, Black Epoxy, Lower Bill Attachment,

Spring 2001  How to use Photos for carving, Part 2 Carolina Wren, Yellow Rail reference & painting tips, Texturing a Black Duck, basic Repairs, Flex Shaft Machines,

Summer 2001  Painting Hen Feathers, Part 1 Traditional Gadwall Hunting Decoy carve the head, Great Horned Owl by Scholz carve the imposing owl + pattern, Owls a behind the scenes peek by scholz, reference Pied-billed Grebe with painting tips, Dust Collectors,

Winter 2002 The Audacious American Wigeon part two, Traditional Gadwall Hunting Decoy painting techniques, Northern Goshawk reference, pattern & color guide, Handpieces, Head and Neck joints,

Spring 2002 wood duck family by Bill Veasey with pattern, Hen Puddle duck Painting, Article on Green winged Teal reference

Summer 2002   Feather Color Transitions, Semipalmated Plover painting part 2, Wood Duck Family painting part 2, Contemporary pintail pattern and carving, Carolina Wren reference and color guide,

Fall 2002  Fixes and tips for feather Dilemmas, Practice makes perfect airbrushing exercises, extinct birds of north america,  Pattern & Painting a mallard hen, Colors and paint, Carving a Canvasback in soap, Fool hens grouse of the woods reference, pattern and color guide,

Summer 2003 Red-breasted Merganser part three, Mountain Bluebird Painting notes, Northern White Cedar Brant Carve the decoy, Miniature Waterfowl Sculpture

Summer 2004 Yellow-throated Warbler Part 4 painting, Western Tanager Painting notes, Snowy owl pictures, pattern and measurements, Northern Shoveler Drake carve and paint a hunting decoy, service class northern Phalarope part one shaping, detailing hen head feathers

Fall 2004 Phalarope painting, Kingfisher carving, Yellow-throated warbler part 5 painting continued. Artistic Design and composition part one keith Mueller

Winter 2006 Carving an American Robin on a Base of Cedar, Painting Drake Canvasback, Eastern Gobblers reference, Carving Miniature Pintails

Summer 2006 Northern Oriole Painting notes, Pied-Billed Grebe part 1, pattern and color guide American Kestrel , Ring-necked Hen Decoy carve and paint, legs and feet of the purple Gallinule.

Summer 2007  Adhesives 101, Autumn Harvest (hunter’s mount) Out of the Wood woodduck with Jason Lucio,  Reference Red-winged Blackbird + pattern and color guide, Painting Wigeon Drake, Babies make Three with Ernie Muehlmatt,

Spring 2018 Black Duck Decoy is easy to carve, American Crow Paint, Hand Painted Kingfisher

Summer 2019 A Bufflehead Tweener carving, Roseate Spoonbill reference, Habitat for a common redpoll

Fall 2019 Hooded Oriole Painting, Sanderling Carving & feather painting, Cork Mallard, Bufflehead Tweener Painting, Purple Martin reference

Summer 2021  Cactus Wren painting Tips and pattern, Black Duck from the Jersey Shore part one carving and 75% life size New Jersey black duck, Carving Snow Bunting and pattern part one, Demonstration brothers of the blade, part one rich and ross smoker a rosy billed pochard carving & pattern 90% life Size, painting a cork pintail hen, Downy and red-headed woodpeckers as decoys

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