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Author
Publisher
Lark Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Whether you're interested in starting a weekend hobby, want to make your own gifts, or would like to develop your artistic talents, woodcarving is a perfect craft to pursue. And this is the ideal book to teach you the basics, providing you with the cumulative knowledge of five experts and step-by-step photos. After an introduction to the most common carving woods and the necessary tools and chisels, you'll find information about using chisels and...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Heirloom Wood is a love letter to wood?s form and function through simple woodworking projects. Combining traditional techniques with contemporary design, Max Bainbridge teaches you how to identify wood types, source timber, and set up a basic toolbox, then offers step-by-step carving and cutting techniques for making your own pieces. With little experience and very few tools, you?ll learn to create hand-carved bowls, cutting boards, spoons, knives,...
Author
Publisher
Northland Pub
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Here is the essential addition to the collection of anyone who is interested in Kachinas, not only those found on store shelves or in museums, but also those found in Hopi homes. Johnathan Day gives the reader an in-depth look at the differences between contemporary dolls made for collectors and traditional kachinas made for ceremonial use. A rare glimpse into the lives of the carvers, this unique book explains the cultural significance of the kachina...
Author
Series
Hagenheim volume 11
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Frederick, a peasant farmer's son who dreams of earning a living using his God-given talent as a woodcarver, falls in love with Adela, a duke's daughter who yearns to prove herself as an artist. Includes discussion questions.
Adela, youngest daughter of Duke Wilhelm of Hagenheim, is never allowed outside of the castle walls. She sneaks away one day to the market disguised as a peasant, and meets a poor farmer with a kind heart. Frederick earns the...
Author
Series
Approaches to semiotics volume 83
Publisher
Mouton de Gruyter
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
15) Daniel's duck
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
A novice wood carver is momentarily defeated when people laugh at the result of a winter of work.
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