This authoritative guide covers every method and style of gourd carving, with contributions by 92 international gourd artists and more than 625 gorgeous color photographs. Fretwork, engraving, chip carving, gouge work, relief carving, inlay, and sculptural carving are all thoroughly examined.A newly...

Patterns are so much a part of our lives that we often take them for granted. There are times when an artist working in any medium needs to create a pattern with specific complexity or form. This book takes you step-by-step through the process of drawing twenty-five patterns for wood burning and gou...

This is an introductory Arduino programming guide for artists and hobbyists. It leads the reader from basic through more advanced C programming concepts. Dozens of examples can be used as-is or modified - all code available for download.

Install in each of the independent audio zones, for localized zone volume level and global source control. Control each audio zone independently from multiple remotes connected to your compatible FUSION marine stereo, or manage the entire entertainment experience from a single remote control. Large...

This is the first comprehensive book written on the uses of InLace® resin inlay for gourd artists and wood turners. Chapters present carving techniques in gourds, mixing resin, insetting, sanding, and polishing. Step-by-step directions that can be applied to any gourd and five projects from contribu...

“This book covers growing, harvesting, and curing as well as crafting and finishing....The projects, are artistic and imaginative and cover all techniques of dealing with gourds.”—Library Journal. “Lots of inspiring gourd crafting techniques and ideas—I highly recommend The Complete Book of Gourd Cr...

Discover the dozens of nautically flavored craft projects you can make with rope! You will be surprised by the fancy projects you can make with a square knot, a double-French hitching, or four-strand braids (a dog collar, a tool grip, and a decorated picture frame, respectively)! You can also tie th...

Combine basket weaving and gourd art in this new DIY. With 200 color images and step-by-step directions, five projects are presented for both the beginner and advanced weaver: Twine and Triple Twine Gourd, Twill Woven Gourd, and a Gourd Basket with Four Rod Wale. Chapters cover preparing the gourd,...

Seeming to defy gravity with four transparent wings as they glide over hidden pools and near bodies of water, it is hard not to see Dragonflies as something mystical and wonderous. As a totem spirit, the Dragon fly teaches us whim, transformation, and adaptation to enliven our souls. Use the Dragonf...

Learn to Draw Disney’s Phineas and Ferb helps young artists capture the likenesses of their favorite characters, including Phineas Flynn, Ferb Fletcher, Candace Flynn, Agent P, and Dr. Doofenshmirtz. School is out for summer, and stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb decide to make each day an adventure! Th...

Helps in every emergency. A stubborn beer cap, for instance.You never know when trouble will hit. Best to be prepared with the Tom Stokes-designed paracord accessory. It features a bottle opener and three-foot length of paracord in black or tan on a non-load-bearing carabiner to clip to your pack. I...

Helps in every emergency. A stubborn beer cap, for instance. You never know when trouble will hit. Best to be prepared with the Tom Stokes-designed paracord accessory. It features a bottle opener and three-foot length of paracord in black or tan on a non-load-bearing carabiner to clip to your pack....