Carving Papaya Fruit, Hobby Maker Press

IMPORTANT NOTE: This book's cover is SHOPWORN and the price has already been discounted to reflect its condition.

This advanced fruit carving book covers in detail how to carve papaya. The Thai author uses varying ripenesses of the fruit to achieve incredible classical Thai carvings of flowers, bouquets, flower vases, boats, swans, birds, baskets, parrots and butterflies.

In addition to the 39 carvings, the introduction includes how to carve 5 types of leaves, roses, butterflies and other types of flowers.

The authors bio includes: magazine columnist, guest lecturer, first award "The Vegetable and Fruit Carving". The best collage theme "The Asian Games" by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Emerald Hotel. Author of "Soap Carving" by Hobby Maker Press.

Customer feedback about this book: "Positive: the author of the book is really skilled at carving fruits and vegetables. His skills even show in one of the simplest carving projects such as carving leaves out of a papaya. Negative: The book is not for total beginners who have never carved fruits and vegetables in Thai way due to the bookish translation. Also, the measurements are done in cms and inches for different projects, not cms all the way or inches all the way. That is confusing." Maki Takahashi, KY, USA

PAPAYA: You can now purchase the this variety of green papaya in our online Thai grocery.

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BOOK DETAILS: Cover is shop-worn but the book is otherwise in good condition. Paperback, 58 pages, 11 3/4"x8 1/2", black and white text and photos on plain paper, with both English and Thai translation side by side with photos and sketches and 8 color plates of finished fruit carvings. ISBN 9747349167

Also see more books by this Thai fruit carving artist:

• Cantaloupe Carving
• Exquisite Vessels, Vegetable and Fruit Carving Book
• Variety of Flowers, Vegetable and Fruit Carving Book

International customers: please use our online cart to preview rates for shipping via UPS for our Thai cookbooks, carving tools, and books and also be sure to see another international shipping option.