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Product Identifiers

PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100887404995

ISBN-139780887404993

eBay Product ID (ePID)664863

Product Key Features

Book TitleBasic Penknife Carving with Tom Wolfe

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWoodwork, Carving, Wood Toys

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreCrafts & Hobbies

AuthorTom Wolfe

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Number of Volumes1 vol.

SynopsisTom Wolfe goes back to basics. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, Tom helps the novice carver bring life to a block of wood. With a single knife Tom carves a relining country figure and teaches the basic methods of woodcarving. Each cut is illustrated with a full-color photograph, an important visual aid to learning this fun craft. These projects are simple and fun. The new carver will find that the mysteries of this art quickly disappear and that they can quickly learn the skills they need to create a nice piece of art., Tom Wolfe goes back to basics. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, Tom helps the novice carver bring life to a block of wood. With a single knife Tom carves a relining country figure and teaches the basic methods of woodcarving. Each cut is illustrated with a full-color photograph, an important visual aid to learning this fun craft.These projects are simple and fun. The new carver will find that the mysteries of this art quickly disappear and that they can quickly learn the skills they need to create a nice piece of art., This wood-carving guide's easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions help novice carvers learn to create art from a block of wood. In this informative book, master carver Tom Wolfe goes back to basics. Through step-by-step instructions, Wolfe helps the novice carver bring life to a block of wood. With a single knife, Wolfe carves a reclining country figure and teaches the basic methods of woodcarving. Each cut is illustrated with a full-color photograph, an important visual aid to learning this fun craft. The guide also features ideas for other simple and fun projects. Under Wolfe's steady guidance, new carvers will find that the mysteries of this art disappear and that they can quickly learn the skills they need to create a nice piece of art. Wolfe's books on carving have been popular for decades, appealing to everyone from the newest learner to the most seasoned veteran because of the simple methods and obvious enjoyment Wolfe brought to his art. This book is a must-have for the library of any carver.