Whittling the Old Sea Captain, Revised Edition (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Photos and Patterns for Sailors, Buoys, Lobster Traps, Wooden Crates, and Oars, with Carving & Painting Instructions

I like Mike Shipley’s books for the patterns.

Haven't used yet. Seems to be fully detailed.

nice patterns good pictures

Great

One of the favorites up here in Maine..!! Always popular, and now it appears I can easily do some variations myself..!! Book makes it simple to follow through the whole procedure. Worth the price..!!

Good book

just as i'd hoped. complete instructions backed up by complete illustrations. on second thought, it's even better than i had hoped!

Genuine

Its a nicely put together book with some nice figures to carve but it is very simplistic. I was after a beginners book which would give me some easy examples to get started whilst providing some knowledge of materials and tools but the book was very thin in this area. It did give a colourful story about the characters but I think it would have been more useful if the author wrote a section on wood, techniques or tools instead. I have made on character out of balsa wood which was highly enjoyable and turned out very well. I must admit I used a more intuitive approach to the carving as I found the instructions difficult to follow but I don't think everyone would have this response. The section on painting was very useful and provided excellent results.

If like me, you are a learner at whittling, this book is a good start. Easy to follow and plenty of photos and plans to get you on you on your way.

I very recently received this book to complement my collection of woodcarving books. It restricts itself to a few characters, which I think is a good idea, as you don't get bogged down trying to copy too many patters, too many patterns have a bad habit of getting lost, or eaten by a family pet. Lovely book,

Great service and great read for beginners

Good book and easy to follow