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Discover how to create unique and beautiful canes that will be treasured as useful works of art!4 detailed step-by-step tutorials for creating expressive canes6 joinery methods for strong and durable joints between cane topper and staffExpert advice on carving expressive cane toppers from basswood blocksUseful tips for adding joint covers, hand grips, and custom featuresUsing found wood, how to source and prepare staffs, and a guide to basic cane construction techniquesLegendary carving artist Lora S. Irish introduces you to all the essential components and techniques of cane topper carving in this comprehensive guide.Chock full of important tips and tricks, Cane Topper Woodcarving will teach you how to take full advantage of this fun and rewarding carving genre.With step-by-step projects, ready-to-use patterns, and beautiful color photographs, Lora provides expert advice on sourcing, carving, joinery, finishing, customization, and more.This complete cane-carving handbook includes:Staffs:Harvesting StaffsCommon Tree SpeciesPreparing a StaffJoinery:Joinery BasicsHardware Joint OptionsWorking with BambooEasy Tape ClampJoint Covers:Wrapping BasicsSimple Leather Grip WrappingCord WrappingLanyard WrappingMore Joint IdeasExtras:"What If" BagsPipesAdditional WoodWire ElementsCane TipsPersonalized GripsTopper Carving Basics:Getting StartedKnivesBasic CutsWood Grain DirectionFinishingPlanning Your CaneProjects:GI Joe Mushroom Topper: Carving the Planes of the FaceWood Spirit TopperTiki TopperTwistie Snake TopperBonus ProjectsYoull also find patterns for the projects as well as 40 additional patterns for when youre ready to start carving cane toppers on your own!Learn how to carve canes with character, with Cane Topper Woodcarving Projects!"Lora Irish possesses a great ability to research any given subject matter and write about it in a clear and concise manner... she influences many aspiring artists and craftsmen." - Shawn Cipa, author of Carving Fantasy & Legend Figures in Wood
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Lora and her husband, Michael, work from their internet studio at ArtDesignsStudio.com for line art wood carving, pyrography, and craft patterns and their online free tutorial blogs at LSIrish.com. ArtDesignsStudio.com offers more than 2500 pattern in various subject categories, including North American Wildlife, Celtic Knots, Dragons and Mythological Beasts, Nautical and Sea Life, and many more. Lora continues to provide new patterns, new projects, new step-by-step instructions, and new inspiration to many artists, only available on her pattern website. Irish's free online tutorials can be found on her blog at LSIrish.com, where she shared step-by-step in-depth wood carving, pyrography, applique quilting,and scroll saw projects.Trained as a Fine Artist at the University of Maryland, twelve of Lora Susan Irish's pure breed dog oil paintings have been published as limited edition art prints. Her art has been featured on the front covers of "Doberman Quarterly" 1991, "Samoyed Quarterly" - all four issues of 1991, and "Shetland Sheepdog Quarterly" 1991 published by Hoflin Press.She is the author of a series of woodcarving, pyrography, and craft pattern books including the Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Relief Carving the Wood Spirit, and The Art and Crafts of Pyrography; Classic Carving Patterns published by Taunton Press, publisher of "Fine Wood Working Magazine"; and Classic Chip Carving published by Chipping Away, Inc. L. S. Irish shared the Wood Carver of the Year - 2007 with Ed Gallenstein, editor and publisher of "Chip Chats Magazine", for her support and teaching efforts in the wood carving community. Working from her rural mid-Maryland home studio, Lora S. Irish is currently exploring new crafts and hobbies including wire bent link jewelry, metal sheet jewelry, piece patch and applique quilting, gourd carving, gourd pyrography, and leather crafts. You can contact Lora at her blog, LSIrish.com.
