Carving Figure Caricatures in the Ozark Style

Wood carving in the Ozark style is easy and fun when you follow professional carver Harold Enlow’s directions. Using figures he has carved for his own collection in Dogpatch, Arkansas, he gives instructions and illustrations that cover every angle of carving figure caricatures.

He tells you how to go about selecting and preparing the wood, selecting the proper tools, sharpening the tools, using a mallet and band saw, roughing out a figure from a block, carving a head and face, and fin…