With more than three hours of instructional material, this DVD details the steps involved in transforming blocks of tupelo wood into carvings of the cottontail rabbit, mallard drake duck, and smallmouth bass. Viewers will learn everything needed for these projects, from power carving basics, such as roughing out a blank, to making finishing touches, including detailed segments on expertly setting eyes, defining facial features, and adding texture and details to fur, feathers, and fins. The safe and proper use of power carving tools and accessories is covered in detail with numerous tips that any beginning or experienced carver will appreciate, including his methods for maintaining control over an aggressive cutting burr, cleaning and sharpening bits, and loading a sandpaper mandrel.

Frank Russell is an award-winning woodcarver and the owner of the Stonegate Woodcarving School in Vermont. He is a contributor to Wood Carving Illustrated and the author of Carving Animal Canes and Walking Sticks with Power, Carving Folk Figures with Power, and Carving Realistic Animals with Power. He lives in Cambridge, Vermont.

Imprint: Fox Chapel Publishing
Distributor: Independent Pub Group
Publication Date: 09-01-2007
Measurements: 7.50in X 5.50in X 0.50lb