Scrap Wood Whittling: 19 Miniature Animal Projects with Character

by Steve Tomashek

Overview

Scrap Wood Whittling is a must-have guide for any woodcarver looking to achieve something small, charming, and easy! Small wood carvings tend to intimidate, but author and master carver Steve Tomashek makes it approachable for anyone, even beginners. Opening with helpful insight on materials, tools, cuts, and safety, you’ll then go on to complete 19 tiny animal carvings that slowly progress in difficulty. From a leaping pig and a penguin family to an aquarium and cat diorama, each project contains clear, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, full-size patterns, tips on technique, painting, display ideas, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497101685
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/16/2021
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Steve Tomashek, also known as “Ministeve,” is an award-winning woodcarver and artist who specializes in miniature carvings. His intricate and impressively tiny work has been featured in Woodworker’s Journal, The Daily Mini, Heart Handmade, and other online publications, and in 2012, Steve authored his first book, Tiny Whittling. To learn more about Steve and his work, visit his YouTube channel (Steve Tomashek) or his Facebook page (@ministeve.art).

Table of Contents

A Brief History of Carving 6

Getting Started

Wood 7

Tools 9

Sharpening and Tool Maintenance 10

Designing Your Project 12

Carving Techniques 13

Painting and Finishing 15

Projects

Easy Projects for the Beginner

Mouse 20

Penguin Family 26

Duck 32

Dinosaur 38

Intermediate Projects for the Apprentice

Leaping Pig 44

Leaping Goat 50

Leaping Leopard 56

Leaping Rabbit 62

Leaping Horse 68

Themed Workshops

Miniature: Frog 74

Design: Minotaur 80

Nature: Sea Turtle 86

Sculpture: Kiwi 92

Painting: Rooster 98

Caricature: Dog 104

Working inside a Box

Aquarium Anglerfish 110

Cat in a Window 116

African Safari 122

Moby Dick 128

Resources 135

About the Author 135

Index 136