Hints on Wood-Carving - Recreative Classes and Modelling for Beginners

ISBN-13: 9781409725367 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 118 str.

Eleanor Rowe

Opis

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This volume offers the reader a series of lessons on wood-carving, designed specially for beginners and students. Easy-to-follow and profusely illustrated, Hints on Wood-Carving will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in woodworking, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: Benches, Implements Required, Selection of Wood, Flat Carving, Plates I. to IV., Notes on Jacobean Carving by W. Bliss Sanders, Plates V. to IX. Modelled Carving, General Remarks, Recreative Artisan Classes, Books of Reference, Workshop Recipes, Modelling in Clay, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with the original text and images. First published in 1902.