Lora S Irish is the author of a series of woodcarving, pyrography, and craft pattern books. Her first in-depth wood carving book is Classic Carving Patterns, published by Taunton Press, in 1999, publisher of ”Fine Wood Working Magazine”. Other popular craft and hobby titles including the Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Relief Carving Workshop, and The Art and Crafts of Pyrography, and Classic Chip Carving published by Chipping Away, Inc.