The Beginner's Handbook of Woodcarving

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From award-winning craftsmen Beiderman and Johnston, this well-organized and highly instructive guidebook tells you everything you need to know to create attractive woodcarvings.

Written especially for the novice, it shows how to produce realistic animals, flowers and humorous figures in a variety of forms: in the round, in relief and as line carvings. More than 60 project patterns offer practical plans and ideas for carvers at all levels of expertise.

The authors provide a detailed yet easy-to-follow introduction to carving tools and how to use them. There are also helpful hints to guide beginning carvers through difficult stages of carving, and expert advice on painting and finishing, woodcarving as gifts, how to exhibit and enter carvings in competition, and much more. You'll even find a whole chapter devoted to carving birds.

Abundantly illustrated with over 200 photographs and detailed line drawings, this book will be welcomed by any would-be woodcarver seeking a thorough, reliable and clear introduction to the age-old art of carving wood.

Softcover, 192 pages, 1988.