A roughout is the start of a carving that skips the first few steps to take you right into the good part. In his friendly, laid-back way, Tom Wolfe guides you s

Taken separately, these mythic figures of the Wild Westthe cowboy, gambler, bartender, sheriff, and soiled doveoffer interesting challenges to the carver. Toget

Tom carves with sweet potatoes, which are firm enough to take the knife, and inexpensive enough to take a mistake or two. That makes them the perfect medium for

Whether running, jumping, or walking, subtle twists or turns of the body can ultimately give a carving a sense of motion. That concept is proven here. Caricatur

“At the time it was first published in 1962, it framed such an urgent appeal to the American conscience that it actually prompted the creation of the Appalach