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(More customer reviews)Along with many other carvers I would like to see a good book done on carving poles. This is not it. Even something as brief as Duane Pasco's recent booklet on carving a canoe but dealing with a pole would be better. The authors here have no real grasp on carving poles, IMHO, and basically produce totem-like objects and teach you to produce totem-like objects. The book by Vickie Jensen documenting a pole carved by Norman Tait is much better than this altho it only deals with one pole in one style.Robert Davidson's recent book about his first pole in Masset is also much better than this. However if carving a totem-like object is your goal this book may be helpful. Take a look at carvings by people like Tait, Davidson, Pasco, Don Yeomans, Scott Jensen, Bill Reid, Steve Brown etc and then look at what these guys are producing and ask yourself which you prefer. If you prefer what these guys are doing then this book is for you. If you like the other stuff, then get a copy of Robin Wright's book on Master Haida carvers, study the old stuff (as all of the above carvers have done), and try to find some classes taught by people who can do work like that. I'm giving this book three stars because there are some nice pictures here and there of good poles. Other than that, as Barry Herem once said in a review of a book about carving poles done by a local referred to as Ralph of Anacortes, the title would be perfect if they just added the word NOT to it.
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How to plan, carve and paint your personal totem pole.
This well-illustrated guidebook includes the history of totem-pole carving and its West Coast native traditions, techniques and patterns. It examines the historic and modern tools involved. And it also presents great ideas for carving a totem pole, whether with traditional designs or more personal folk-art motifs.
Carving instructor Wayne Hill reveals how to select the right wood and use the correct tools to best advantage. Artist Jimi McKee shows how to create drawings and templates in authentic West Coast styles. There are also special notes on the meanings of figures, along with many instructions on painting your totem pole and recommendations for placement.
A folk-art family totem pole will be treasured for years to come. This handy illustrated guide includes all the background and information required to create one.
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