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Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Looking for a simpler, more natural way of working with wood? Create beautiful wooden objects from fresh green wood by becoming skilled in the crafts of whittling, ax-based furniture making, turning, and weaving. With green woodworking there's no need for costly materials and machinery. All you need to begin crafting is a log, an ax, and a hand knife. Starting with selecting and splitting your very first log, let Woodcraft show you all the techniques...
Author
Publisher
The Taunton Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
How to whittle contains 25 beautiful and original designs to carve by hand. Featuring a range of projects from finely polished butter paddles and lovespoons to a custom-made coatrack, this book also provides advice on selecting the best wood for your projects together with details of a range of finishes that will take the items from rustic objects to stunning showpieces.
Author
Publisher
Guild Of Master Craftsman
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Chip Carving is the art of removing small sections of wood from a single piece of timber, usually to form geometric patterns. Finished pieces can be very intricate and complex but amazing results can be achieved surprisingly easily with the right guidance. Unlike many types of woodworking, chip carving requires very few tools, usually just two knives, and is a wonderful way too decorate all manner of existing objects including boxes, plates and furniture....
Author
Publisher
Blue Hills Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Art Of Chip Carving is an easy to follow, step-by-step guide to one of the world's most ancient and widely practiced forms of woodcarving. Anyone, from the completely inexperienced beginner to the veteran craftsperson, can learn to use simple, inexpensive tools and techniques to carve striking decorative designs in wood. Chip carving is an especially good introduction to working wood for the inexperienced because of its low cost-of-entry, and...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Heirloom Wood is a love letter to wood's form and function through simple woodworking projects. Combining traditional techniques with contemporary design, Max Bainbridge teaches you how to identify wood types, source timber, and set up a basic toolbox, then offers step-by-step carving and cutting techniques for making your own pieces. With little experience and very few tools, you'll learn to create hand-carved bowls, cutting boards, spoons, knives,...
Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate guide to whittling quick and quirky caricature projects! Get started in caricature carving with this collection of beginner-friendly whittling projects and just one knife! An excellent way to try your hand at carving adorable caricatures and learn how to capture personality and expressive elements within your caricature carvings--from exaggerated facial features to whimsical googly eyes--Quick Whittles offers 16 unique and portable projects...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The simple, ordinary spoon is part of our everyday lives, from stirring our first cup of coffee to the long slurp of soup poured with a ladle to scraping the last bit of pudding from the bowl. Barn the Spoon is a master craftsman in the rarified art of spoon carving and a thoughtful proponent of the new wood culture renaissance. His love, care, and passion for wooden spoons is genuine and infectious. In Spoon he brings unparalleled color and character...
Author
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After a clear explanation of the elements and principles of classical design, we are shown how to carve a wide range of enriched mouldings, volutes, rosettes and capitals. methods of holding and setting out the work are discussed in detail, and the carving process is thoroughly illustrated with step-by-step photographs.
Publisher
5 Continents Editions
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating collection of the wooden ritual objects called 'spirit boards' made in the Papuan Gulf of New Guinea. They represent spirits that protect clans from sickness, evil spirits, and death. The first book devoted exclusively to the subject sets the individual works in their local context with historical and field photographs. The sculptural forms called 'spirit boards' are known by different names in the numerous ethnic regions of the Papuan...
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