Carving Creative Walking Sticks and Canes

Practice and further your skills with this comprehensive, step-by-step instructional guide to carving your own walking sticks and canes!This book features 13 one-of-a-kind projects for both intermediate and advanced woodcarvers.
Author and experienced carver Paul Purnell provides insightful information on tools and materials–both power and hand tools–as well as tips on selecting, storing, seasoning, and straightening wood. He offers a detailed section on methods for joining a head to a shank and provides a unique array of walking stick projects – from barley twist and lyre-shaped thumb sticks to derby sticks with the head of a black swan, golden eagle, and many more. Painting and finishing instructions for every project are also included, plus a complete pattern gallery. Softcover, 240 full color pages, ISBN: 9781497100114.