[TheForge] Recommendations for Books on animal heads

[Ben Barrett]

Printed-form report:

Chapter 7 of Dona Z. Meilach's "Decorative & Sculptural Ironwork:
Tools, Techniques & Inspiration" (2nd ed, here)
is "Carving Animals and Other Fantastic Forms" this book is among my
favorite handful on the shelf...

There is an older wide-format black-and-white book I saw in the NWBA
conference library, I found a snapshot of it in my photo album...
NWBA #B-60 if you're in the Pacific Northwest, it is titled "Iron
Menagerie" copyright 1991 Guild of Metalsmiths (a regional non-profit
in Minnesota)
I saw the Fourth Printing from Oct '95, printed by Norm Larson Books, Lompoc, CA
I thought this was a great book, and it has about 15 different heads
with step-by-step pictures and explanations for each (two are
duplicates:  both simple and complex horse and duck...)

Also, if you have access to any of the great membership newsletters or
organizational magazines, you are likely to find a wealth of great
examples, each with its own fun flavor.  :)

Best of luck,

Ben



On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Paul Novorolsky
<crosspein at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> I had looked through the UMBA DVD list, but didn't know which might be good. (I haven't gotten through the last "group" of UMBA DVD's I bought last month. It takes me awhile to watch 40+ hours of videos :-) Probably because I tend to try out a few things here and there in between... )
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> Anyway, looking again, I didn't see Joe Thompson, but there is one by Joe Anderson. Is that the one you meant?
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> **paul
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> robert hensarling wrote:
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>> One other idea, There's a really good DVD of a guy named Joe Thompson.  Joe is an expert, and goes into a lot of detail as he puts on a demo for a group somewhere.  Our esteemed Roger, the keeper of the tapes, has copies.
>> rh
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