Enter the fascinating world of spoon carving! Learn how to carve beautiful spoons to keep for yourself or give away. All you need are a few small scraps of wood and some basic tools. Featuring 45 ready-to-use patterns with dozens of mix-and-match designs for both beginning and experienced carvers, Carving Spoons also provides step-by-step instructions for shaping the bowl and adding detail to the handle. She offers a thorough introduction to carving basics, from selecting tools and materials to making models, transferring patterns, sanding, finishing, and handling mistakes.
While Bonnie Gibson doesn't object to being called a "hobby junky" (her term), she would prefer "artisan" or "craftsman" in reference to the creation of her finished gourd pieces. Reportedly, Michelangelo also lifted an eyebrow whenever ...
Chapter headings include: Arctic hunters and carvers; The classic sculptors of the central arctic; The early carvers of the far west; The eastern Thule people; Modern Eskimo sculptors; Museums to visit.
Designed to create interest in Eskimo crafts and develop manipulative skills as an introduction to free carving. For ages 8 and up.
The Cutting Edge: An Illustrated History of Blades, Engravers and Colonial Life, 1859-1990
She hopes to win first prize and use the money to help her family's failing farm. This tale of magic realism is suitable for children ages 3 to 8.
Of the uses of carving, most attention is given to carved houses. A significant part of the book deals with how to read a carving ¿ seeing and interpreting details which reveal the history being recorded.
Relief carving made simple.
Carving the Acanthus