Woodcarving Magic: How to Transform A Single Block of Wood Into Impossible Shapes (Fox Chapel Publishing) 29 Mind-Boggling Designs from Borromean Rings to Dodecahedrons with Instructions and Diagrams - Softcover

Bjarne Jespersen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565235231 ISBN 13: 9781565235236

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Get ready for some mind-boggling woodcarving projects!

• 25 extraordinary projects for tricky objects with connected parts that are loose, yet not removable
• Advice on getting started includes choosing wood, selecting tools, and preparing blanks
• Detailed instructions break down the process into achievable steps
• Craft beautiful knotted rings, lovers' hearts, chains, Borromean Rings, and creative geometric shapes from 3D stars to dodecahedrons

If you thought carving a linked chain or a ball-in-cage was a challenge, you'll be astonished at these seemingly impossible objects made from a single piece of wood!

There is a school of mathematical art that explores the frontiers of what is possible in a given space. Woodcarving Magic author Bjarne Jespersen is a master of this art. Bjarne is an internationally-known woodcarver and sculptor from Denmark and has spent his life studying geometric form.

Inside this book, Bjarne shares 29 mind-altering designs and projects for woodcarving. These "tricky objects" contain connected parts that are loose, yet cannot be taken apart.

Get started with advice on choosing wood, selecting tools, and preparing blanks. Then, the more than 25 projects include those for both the beginner and the experienced carver, featuring step-by-step diagrams and detailed instructions that break down the process into achievable steps.

Each project includes detailed diagrams illustrating the carving process along with notes from the author about the composition and design. Also included is information about this tradition of woodcarving and a detailed appendix.

Learn how to uncover the structure of space by looking inside a piece of wood and carving away anything that doesn't match your vision. Those with an engineering mind will enjoy the author's explanations of his creative geometric methods. Those with a mathematical mind will marvel at how beautifully art and math come together. If you enjoy woodcarving, you'll find challenges to strengthen your skills and appreciation for the novel forms presented. Even the model builder or 3D printing enthusiast will find these shapes exciting to create and experiment with!

From flat rings to linked cages to magic spheres and beyond—Woodcarving Magic is a book that will keep woodcarvers challenged for a long time!

About this title

About the Author

Bjarne Jespersen is an internationally-known woodcarver and sculptor with a passion for mathematics and geometry. He uses creative geometry to give new life to "magic woodcarving" - carving a piece of wood into sections that are loose but cannot be separated.

From the Back Cover

There is a school of mathematical art that explores the frontiers of what is possible in a given space, and author Bjarne Jespersen is a master of this art. In Woodcarving Magic, he will show you how to uncover the structure of space by looking inside pieces of wood and carving away anything that doesn't match your vision. With more than 25 designs for carving "tricky objects" with connected parts that are loose, yet cannot be taken apart, you'll learn to craft astonishing linked cages, knotted rings, and more. You'll learn how to get started with advice on choosing wood, selecting tools, and preparing blanks. Woodcarving Magic has projects for both the beginner and the experienced carver, featuring step-by-step diagrams and detailed instructions that break down the process into achievable steps. Those with engineering minds will enjoy the author's explanations of his creative geometric methods. Those with mathematical minds will marvel at how beautifully art and math come together. And those who enjoy woodcarving will find challenges to strengthen their skills and will appreciate the novel forms presented.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1565235231
• ISBN 13: 9781565235236
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128