Whittling the Old Sea Captain, Revised Edition

(Paperback, Revised edition)

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Come aboard with carver Mike Shipley as he shows you how to carve a sea-worthy old captain and his crew. More than 100 step-by-step photos show you how to carve, paint and stain the salty Old Sea Captain and his first and second mates. Patterns are also included for making buoys, lobster traps and wooden crates to set an entire sea-faring scene. Includes step-by-step carving and painting demonstrations, patterns, and color photos of the finished crew.

Author Bio

Mike Shipley is a full-time professional woodcarver and teacher with more than 30 years carving experience. A self-taught carver, he is well known for his distinctive clean-cut style of carving and for his Santa figurines. Mike is a production carver, creating 120 carvings each month entirely by hand and finished with his own homemade stain. His carvings are sold at woodcraft shows, online and from his studio in the Ozark Mountains. Mike has been featured in Wood Carving Illustrated magazine.