AlpineViews Publishing Co. is a division of Mountain Woodcarvers, Inc.

AlpineViews currently publishes 4 woodcarving books, Carving Compact Caricatures,
Carving Santa Claus Ornament, How to Sharpen Woodcarving Tools, and How to Carve
a Woodspirit in a Hiking Stick.  We also publish the video Carving Woodspirits in
Cottonwood Bark. (soon to be available on DVD)

The author of these books is Skylar Johnson.  He has been carving for over 15 years and while
he primarily considers himself self taught, he has had the opportunity to carve under some of the
most notable teachers in woodcarving today.  He has also studied at the Geisler-Moroder School
of Woodcarving in Austria.  His style is a unique blend of caricature and human realistic.

Skylar has also created a series of study casts mainly for caricature carvers, although realistic human
carvers also find them useful.  The series includes the MouthStick, the NoseStick, and the EyeStick.
Each cast's overall length is 10.5".

                              
Closeups of      Nose  ^               Mouth  ^                         Eye  ^

  Mouth         Nose          Eye

Books & Accessories

Carving Compact Caricatures  $12.95   Skylar Johnson     This new book covers all the steps  for carving and painting a Hillbilly egg.  All carving instruction is step by step with close-up photos.  A gallery section of 14 other caricatures is also include featuring a viking, biker, professor, boxer, tourist family, sumo wrestler, soldier, chef, baseball player, fisherman and pirate.  The book is full color, 36 pages, size 8.5" x 11".  Pub. 2003

1125 Egg Stand $.75 each 550812 Dozen Goose Eggs $32.00 5507 Basswood Goose Egg $2.90 174012 Dozen Hen Eggs $11.95 1740 Basswood Hen Egg 1.10 each

How to Carve a Woodspirit in a Hiking Stick  $9.95  Skylar Johnson This newest book by Skylar shows you all the steps required for carving a woodspirit in an Aspen hiking stick.  The techniques may be used for carving in any type of wood.  The instructions are step-by-step and include optional sections for carving your woodspirit with a mouth or a long flowing beard and mustache and also open or squinting eyes. This book features over 90 step-by-step photos and also a gallery section of aspen and cottonwood woodspirits.  This book consists of close-up black and white photos,  48 pages, book size 5.5"x 8.5"  ISBN 0-9753002-0-2   Pub. 2004

7165 Colorado Aspen 3pc approx 10" long $9.95

7164 Woodspirit Study Cast $10.95

Carving Woodspirits in Cottonwood Bark   (Video or DVD) $24.95  Skylar Johnson   This 90 minute full color VHS tape covers step-by-step carving instruction for a woodspirit in cottonwood bark.  Shot from 2 camera angles, this video captures all of the close up detail.  Video details, full color, 90 minute, VHS.Pub. 1999  DVD $24.95 VHS Video Tape $24.95

#9501 Woodspirit Study Cast $18.95

#7166 Carving Santa Claus Ornaments $13.95 Featuring world costumes including patterns for santas from Ireland, Scotland, Russia, Mexico, Scandinavia, The Netherlands and Germany. Easy projects with step by step carving and painting instructions

7163 How to Sharpen Woodcarving Tools $9.95 Covers all aspects of sharpening woodcarving tools including knives, gouges, and v-tools.  Learn how to sharpen using stones or power wheels.  Easy step-by-step instructions.

#SKIT   Sharpening Kit $17.95 Includes the book How to Sharpen Woodcarving Tools, a tool box strop, and a container of aluminum oxide polishing compound.

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