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September 1975 Galaxy Science Fiction. Digest magazine. Gorgeous cover by Stephen Fabian. ... Read more

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Cleve Taylor has traded chaps and spurs for a rod and reel with this new carving book. He captures the foibles and follies of fishermen in four basswood figures, and reveals the subtle secrets of facial expression. Clear instructions take the carver through each step of the project from the initial pattern layout to the final painting and mounting of the finished figure. Over 235 color photographs clearly illustrate the instructions. A photo gallery at the end of the book shows several fishermen caught in situations every fisherman will quickly recognize. This is a perfect book for the intermediate to advanced carver and an inspiring challenge to beginners. ... Read more

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Follow along with master carver Jeffrey Moore to create a dramatic and lifelike representation of the striking blue wing teal drake. Jeff starts with a preshaped, duplicated wooden bird to simplify the rough carving process, then demonstrates the use of burning and high speed texturing equipment to achieve wonderful carving detail and realistic features. Once the carving is completed, the book takes the reader through each aspect of the airbrushing and brush painting steps needed to complete the teal's body, tail, head, and outstretched wing. In addition, Jeff demonstrates how to create realistic-looking sand and water for the accompanying habitat base. Throughout, detailed instructions accompany the full color photographs. This is a carving project you will treasure for many years to come. ... Read more

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You CAN carve this beautiful teal.Really, you can.
This carved teal is BEYOND any pre-conceived expectations.Simply a fabulous "how to do" to create an Out of Sight artistic sculture.

I am a novice at wood carving(experienced modeler).Another book provided basic ABC's of hand wood carving.Creating The Preening Blue Teal provided a high end, extremely satisfying project to apply in concert to basic skills projects.Wood carving is not complex.Thought, care, maybe some artistic talent (maybe not)

Creating The Preening Blue Teal is heavy on wood burning/rotary application.I applied manual hand carving technigues.Book takes the reader on a very detailed, yet EASILY understood and applied, anatomy of the bird, feather groups, etc.Photographs are clear and easy to understand.Then the author, discusses display considerations, and how to do (like modeling water) outside of carving the wood carved teal.As an important (if not more so), book provides very clear, consise and specific paint and color applications to develope the teal.

Proof is in the result....I would show my teal to anybody, anytime. in any mixed art.I never had a "what is the author trying to say?" moment.A fabulous result.

Highly recommended.

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The sea-faring odyssey of Noah, his family, and the worlds animals collected two-by-two is well known to young and old. David Sabol brings the story to life with a series of lively and expressively carved and painted animals and characters. David introduces his readers to the use of the traditional carving and realistic coloring techniques which give his carvings a distinctive design, personality, and charm. Step-by-step techniques for carving Noahs wife or one of several animals native to North America. The combination of clear explanation and color photos make each step easy to follow. Patterns include: Mrs. Noah, two turkeys, pumas, rabbits, foxes, raccoons, skunks, and opossums. This new book will provide hours of pleasure for all carvers from novice to professionals, giving them varied and exciting challenges and beautifully detailed results that will please them. ... Read more

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This book isn't much help to Noah's Ark carvers...
Twice I've been suckered in by the "Carving Noah's Ark" titles on David Sabol's books. This one WON'T show you how to make an ark even though a most attractive one is shown on the cover. It also WON'T show you how to carve, or give you patterns for the moose, goats, swans, pelicans, otters or opossums shown on the cover. Sowhy did I give it three stars? Because it does give you great photos of how to carve onebaby puma, one male turkey and a kneeling Mrs. Noah. You also get line drawings of a baby rabbit, baby fox, baby racoon and a baby skunk that can be used as patterns. There are also color photos of the same baby animals, in different positions, that could be traced over and used as patterns. Hey, maybe these aren't supposed to be baby animals--maybe it's that Sabol intends these animals to be caricatures. At any rate they have really big heads. I've been carving animals for a Noah's Ark for a long, long time and I don't think that this is one of the best books on carving animals. If you want patterns and notes on how to carve more realistic animals with results you can be proud of, you'd be better off by buying the carving books by Mary Duke Guldan or Desiree Hajny. ... Read more

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This new book on project finance provides a practical 'how-to' guide to deal documentation and explanations of the legal and commercial rationale for the positions taken in these deals. Written by a team of experts from Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer, the authors provide a clear jargon-free guide relevant to all parties in a deal.

Legal issues are analysed in the context of deal negotiation and contractual provisions that appear in actual project finance documentation in the UK and internationally, in particular covering New York.All perspectives of a typical transaction are covered including the negotiating standpoint of sponsors, funders, contractors, suppliers and service providers, and, where relevant, host governments. The authors provide sample contractual drafting in each chapter and where relevant, explanations as to how the drafting and law differs in common law and civil law jurisdictions.

The principles common to all project finance transactions are covered in the first section, while the second part considers aspects of project finance that are specific to each sector including extraction, electricity, transportation infrastructures, social infrastructures, defence, water and telecommunications industries ... Read more

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Here is a comprehensive look at the carving and painting techniques needed to create a beautiful and lifelike representation of the green-wing teal, one of the most colorful and easily distinguished of ducks. Master carver Jeffrey Moore starts with a preshaped, duplicated bird to simplify the rough carving process, then demonstrates the use of burning and high speed texturing equipment to achieve remarkable carving detail and realism. Detailed instructions accompany each color photograph, with variations in carving the hen and drake clearly shown and explained. Tips for carving the feathers, heads, and primaries, all easily accomplished by the average carver, are provided. Once the carving is completed, the book takes the reader through step by step airbrushing and brush painting techniques needed to complete each of the birds. Colors, painting tips, and finishing steps are all provided to help you achieve an elegant and wonderfully realistic teal. ... Read more