Come aboard with carver Mike Shipley as he shows you how to carve a sea-worthy old captain and his crew in the pages of his first book. You'll find more than 100 step-by-step photos on how to carve, paint and stain the swarthy Old Sea Captain, plus patterns for the captain and his first and second mates. Mike also includes information and patterns for making buoys, lobster traps and wooden crates - items that could be used to create an entire sea-faring scene for the captain and his crew. Includes step-by-step carving & painting demonstrations, patterns, color photos of the finished captain crew.