Complete Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy Projects You Can Make in a Weekend (Fox Chapel Publishing) Beginner-Friendly Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Ready-to-Carve Patterns for Toys & Gifts Paperback - 2014
by Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated
- New
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- Title Complete Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy Projects You Can Make in a Weekend (Fox Chapel Publishing) Beginner-Friendly Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, and Ready-to-Carve Patterns for Toys & Gifts
- Author Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 95
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Fox Chapel Publishing, China
- Date 2014-05-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # OTF-S-9781565238428
- ISBN 9781565238428 / 1565238427
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 9.02 x 7.63 x 0.26 in (22.91 x 19.38 x 0.66 cm)
From the rear cover
Start Whittling Today
You can whittle just about anything--the only limit is your imagination. It's so easy to get started in this relaxing and rewarding hobby. All you need is a knife, a twig, and this book!
We've assembled a team of 12 leading woodcarvers to bring you a complete starter guide to whittling. They present 24 easy whittling projects that you can make in just a weekend, complete with step-by-step instructions, how-to photographs, ready-to-carve patterns, and helpful tips.
Start off with fast and fun projects that build confidence and teach fundamental carving techniques, like a simple flying propeller or a 5-minute owl. Then move on to create whittled wonders like a musical frog or a slingshot. We show you how to whittle complex designs in easy steps, so that you'll soon be carving attention-getting favorites like chain links or the classic ball-in-a-cage.
Inside this comprehensive whittler's starter guide you'll find:
-24 easy-to-make whittling projects
-Step-by-step instructions, how-to photos, and ready-to-carve patterns
-How to whittle classic toys, useful gifts, and fun displays
-Whittling techniques for twigs and branches
-The four basic knife cuts that most whittlers use
-What to look for when choosing a whittling knife
-How to sharpen your knife for safe and enjoyable whittling
