For the first time there is available a comprehensive, step-by-step instruction method through which an inspiring carver can progress under the guidance of one of America's great carving teachers, William Veasey. Eleven different waterfowl carvings-simple to complex: 3 flying miniatures, floating, standing, preening, antique swan. Most popular carving techniques; acrylic painting techniques; display decorative carvings; hunting decoys; how, when, where, why of competition; marketing carvings; tools and materials suppliers' lists; history of carving; 285 line drawings; full-sized carving patterns; 505 black and white photographs; 65 color plates. 272 pp | 65 color plates/505 b/w photos/285 drawings