This text contains a detailed and concise guide to decorative woodcarving, and includes information on tools, techniques, and designs. Complete with a plethora of helpful illustrations and all the information one might need to know to get started, this helpful handbook is perfect for the beginner and makes for a great addition to collections of woodworking literature. Although designed with the amateur in mind, there will also be much information of value to those with experience, and this text not to be missed by the ...
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This text contains a detailed and concise guide to decorative woodcarving, and includes information on tools, techniques, and designs. Complete with a plethora of helpful illustrations and all the information one might need to know to get started, this helpful handbook is perfect for the beginner and makes for a great addition to collections of woodworking literature. Although designed with the amateur in mind, there will also be much information of value to those with experience, and this text not to be missed by the discerning woodworker. The chapters of this book include: Wood Carving, Tools, Fixing the Work, Method of Working - Perforated Carving, Oak Leaves and Acorns, Carved Inkstands, Bread Platter, Scroll Work, The Old Oak Chest, Specimen of Wood Carving, Carving Turned Wood... and more. This antiquarian book has been chosen for modern republication because of its significant educational value, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on decorative woodwork.
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New in New jacket. An Amateur's Guide to Woodcarving-Including Chapters on Tools, Methods and How to Start Some Classic Designs (Paperback or Softback)
