| Woodworker's Guide to Carving (Back to Basics): Straight Talk for Today's Woodworker Contributor(s): Skills Institute Press (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565234979 ISBN-13: 9781565234970 Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Carving - Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork - General |
| Dewey: 736.4 |
| LCCN: 2010010742 |
| Series: Back to Basics (Fox Chapel Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 7.58" W x 9.04" (0.96 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A straightforward manual for all woodcarvers and woodworkers, this reference offers essential information on woodcarving tools and techniques. With chapters devoted to tools, sharpening, setting up shop, and incised, relief, and in the round carving, there is plenty of guidance for the beginning woodcarver and suggestions for those with more experience. |
Contributor Bio(s): Skills Institute Press: - John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut. |