Schiffer Craft Books

The ancient and wonderful art of direct stone sculpture is brought to life in this comprehensive new book by the noted sculptor, Milt Liebson. After a brief, informative historical overview of stone sculpture, he leads...

Soap carving is a fantastic confidence-builder for novice wood carvers, and a challenge for carving veterans who would like to explore a new medium. This fascinating book takes carvers to an advanced level, showing methods...

This book is an excellent course in a legendary art form; for less than its price, a reasonable model of a ship in a bottle can be made. Five projects of graduated difficulty are explained...

Design, construction, and presentation of the three-dimensional architectural model from conceptual drawings. Whether you intend to add flair to your office presentation or charm to your model train set, this book will give you professional...

Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring family used...

Wire and canvas decoys were popular around the Eastern shore of Virginia and the Carolinas near the turn of the 20th century. Because an abundance of good carving wood was not handy, decoy makers in...

Through step-by-step instructions and color photographs, children of all ages can learn basic carving techniques on an inexpensive and easy-to-use medium: soap! In this book, Dr. Howard K. Suzuki describes and illustrates with color photographs...

Small figures of ancient and medieval warriors clad in leather or metal armor, available at any toy or hobby store, make wonderful, challenging figures to paint. Using clear, concise instructions and detailed photographic illustrations, Mike...

World War II saw a large variety of uniforms on battlefields around the globe. Mike Davidson, using a clearly photographed, step-by-step approach, employs hobby paints and oils to recreate twentieth century warriors. Starting with commercially...

Once you’ve finished your latest military miniature, you’ll want to display it at its best. You could simply attach it to an attractive base, but just imagine posing it in a slice of terrain in...

A Shaker Village is the second book in a series of Schiffer Paper Craft Projects. It is designed to be both instructional and gratifying as a do-it-yourself creation. The village consists of 6 cut and...

Add the personal touch to your Christmas celebration with ten adorable, whimsical ornaments of your own making. Create Santa, two different reindeer, a snowman, penguin, gingerbread man, a gift-bearing polar bear, a Christmas pig, a...