I am a clay artist and I used this book to teach me how to carve caricatures in clay. I loved the outcome and learned a great deal from Pete Leclair. I had borrowed the book from the library and liked it well enough to order my own copy.

This book has many patterns and complete instructions on the best methods to scale the pattern to a desired size. It is thorough and well written.

When learning to carve decoys, the difficulty in acheiving a satisfactory result seems to lie in the form and character of the template. Often the materials and methods seem to get a healthy share of attention, leaving the actual figure of the duck up in the air so to speak.

Many books contain patterns of decoys of particular species, but are often not easily transferable or even the correct size to reproduce. Also, they are in book bindings which further reduce the ease of transfering the image. "Carving Duck Decoys" transcends this frequently frustrating initial experience for beginning carvers and old pros by contributing a working book that has all the popular duck decoy species.

Beginning carvers may find it difficult to fashion a dimensional block of wood into the species which they desire without first using a good example of the decoy they wish to craft. "Carving Duck Decoys" allows the user to simply cut out the template as well as view illustrations which display not only the profile but also the conformation particular to the duck species.

In addition, the eye diameters are given for inclusion of artificial eyes which add realism and make the decoy "come to life." The text portion of the book discusses how to carve, paint, and add keel weights. A special photo section with the finished decoys from the authors lends itself well for useful comparison of your own progress.

"Carving Duck Decoys" is a splendid addition to any wood working enthusiasts reference materials.

Never having tried any kind of carving before I was amazed at what I could do following the easy instructions in this book. Even my husband was amazed.If you are a very new,inexperienced would be carver, I recomend this as a good stsrter book. Love it!

Let me begin with a disclaimer. I am no carver. I do, however, appreciate carving and sculptures. To my unpractised eye, the amply illustrated book appears to be a great how-to book for the amateur to advanced carver. (Consider also who the publisher is-- the Guild of Master Craftsman...) After drooling over the illustrations in a copy of the book found at my library, I have decided to purchase a copy for a father's day gift. I anticipate my gift being well-used by my father!

Again Robert Buyer has given the gift of woodcarving to many, and in such a well informed, easy to follow fashion, Thank you Robert Buyer

it has very cool info on fish

I'm just starting to carve and whittle. This book was recommended to me by a sales person at Woodcrafters as a good basic book. Was he ever right! It gave me the fundamentals I needed from making a bench hook, to finding the correct type and piece of wood right on through the carving. Made me feel like I could actually do this and not fumble around.

I am a college senior who read this book for a young adult literature class and I was extremely impressed with how this book broke free from the usual stereotypes of its genre. Woods did a wonderful job of explaining the killer's motivations and portraying him as a sympathetic character. This book never fell back on the good or evil, black or white characterization. Instead, the people in Catch a Killer were created in shades of gray and the killer showed that it is possible to be both good and evil.

This was a great book im telling you this is definatly a 5 star...the plot is about children who one day stumble upon a haunted house in the woods it is their job to solve the secrets of the house but im not gonna tell you the end you have to find that out!! i recommend this for children ages 11- 12 some words are a bit hard for younger readers thanx for reading my review !!

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