Woodcarving
Everything You Need to Know to Start Carving Wood or Hone Your Craft. Discover the rich cultural history of woodcarving and master techniques with detailed demonstrations. Perfect for beginners and intermediate sculptors, this illustrated guide covers sculpting, sharpening, and finishing tools, wood properties, and step-by-step instructions for creating six sculptures.
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Everything You Need to Know to Start Carving Wood or Improve Your Skills. Woodcarving has been an important art in African, North American, and Oceanic cultures for many years. This book talks about this rich history and then explains the qualities of different kinds of wood and the tools used for carving, sharpening, and finishing. There are chapters about making the wood block, carving and handling the wood, and finishing and showing the piece. The book includes step-by-step demonstrations for making six sculptures. With clear, detailed instructions and lots of pictures, this book is perfect for beginner to intermediate woodcarvers.
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Brand: Skyhorse Publishing
Publisher Date: 08/03/2021
Author: José Teixido
Dimensions: 11.00 x 8.50
UPC: 9781510740419
Pages: 192
