This 96 page book by noted chip carver and instructor Dennis Moor will introduce you to this timeless craft that is easy to learn and produces beautiful, ornate results.  In his engaging and accessible teaching style, Dennis outlines the basics of wood selection, tools, and sharpening plus layout, lettering, and finishing.  His techniques will have you decorating household items and creating artistic pieces in a variety of designs. 
Seven enjoyable and useful projects are perfect for practicing your techniques as you master this classic art form:  Napkin Holder; Plant Box; Letter Holder; Trinket Box; Tissue Box Holder; Mailbox; Cheese and Cracker Tray.  96pp

The Chipping Away Newsletter was in publication from 1994 until 2002. Over the years we received a great deal of mail: questions, heart warming letters, helpful tips and techniques on everything from carving to finishing, and patterns - lots of patterns. Now it is time to turn the best of it into book form.

Rita shares 110 of her designs with us in a variety of sizes and shapes while dealing mostly with geometric themes.  There is no text (since we already have a number of instruction books) but if it is a good variety of geometric patterns you want then this is the book for you.

Over 45 new patterns and borders accompany projects like key racks, picture frames, various boxes, serving tray, clock frames, etc. There are lots of photographs of the finished projects which you can be used as references too! As well as the patterns, we have included some helpful tips on choosing the wood and how to transfer the pattern onto your work.  60pp

You will enjoy carving Loras beautiful and impressive patterns while learning some of her techniques and helpful tips. We are pleased to present Chip Carving Classics "One" with over 65 individual patterns, many of which are accompanied by chip carved samples.

Chip Carving Classics "Two" features over 40 primary patterns and tons of borders including "getting around those corners". Both books have text covering such topics as Positive/Negative, Ooops...we all make mistakes, Finishing techniques and styles, etc.  

With 65 chip carving free form patterns there is something in this book for everyone: birds, cats, dogs, animals that dont make good pets, nautical motifs, flowers, butterflies, dinosaurs and four more styles of lettering.

With the aid of color photogrpahs, Barton covers tools an materials, holding and sharpening chip carving knives and laying out and transferring patterns. Borders, grids, rosettes, free-form design, and lettering.