Complete Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy Projects You Can Make in a Weekend (Beginner-Friendly Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips, & Ready-to-Carve Patterns to Whittle Toys & Gifts) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565238427 ISBN 13: 9781565238428

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

You can whittle just about anything—the only limit is your imagination! Inside this comprehensive whittler's starter guide you'll find:

• 24 easy-to-make whittling projects
• Step-by-step instructions
• How-to photos
• Ready-to-carve patterns
• How to whittle classic toys, useful gifts, and fun displays
• Whittling techniques for twigs and branches
• The 4 basic knife cuts that most whittlers use
• What to look for when choosing a whittling knife
• How to sharpen your knife for safe and enjoyable whittling

It's so easy to get started in this relaxing and rewarding hobby. All you need is a knife, a twig, and this book!

We've assembled a team of 12 leading woodcarvers to bring you a complete starter's guide to whittling. They present 24 easy whittling projects that you can make in just a weekend, complete with step-by-step instructions, how-to photographs, ready-to-carve patterns, and helpful tips.

Start off with fast and fun projects that build confidence and teach fundamental carving techniques, like a simple flying propeller or a 5-minute owl. Then move on to create whittled wonders like a musical frog or a slingshot. The authors show you how to whittle complex designs in easy steps, so that you'll soon be carving attention-getting favorites like chain links or the classic ball-in-a-cage.

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About the Author

Woodcarving Illustrated is the leading how-to magazine for woodcarvers and includes patterns, tips and techniques from many contributors and inspiration to spur your imagination to make your own creations.

From the Back Cover

Start Whittling Today

You can whittle just about anything--the only limit is your imagination. It's so easy to get started in this relaxing and rewarding hobby. All you need is a knife, a twig, and this book!

We've assembled a team of 12 leading woodcarvers to bring you a complete starter guide to whittling. They present 24 easy whittling projects that you can make in just a weekend, complete with step-by-step instructions, how-to photographs, ready-to-carve patterns, and helpful tips.

Start off with fast and fun projects that build confidence and teach fundamental carving techniques, like a simple flying propeller or a 5-minute owl. Then move on to create whittled wonders like a musical frog or a slingshot. We show you how to whittle complex designs in easy steps, so that you'll soon be carving attention-getting favorites like chain links or the classic ball-in-a-cage.

Inside this comprehensive whittler's starter guide you'll find:

-24 easy-to-make whittling projects

-Step-by-step instructions, how-to photos, and ready-to-carve patterns

-How to whittle classic toys, useful gifts, and fun displays

-Whittling techniques for twigs and branches

-The four basic knife cuts that most whittlers use

-What to look for when choosing a whittling knife

-How to sharpen your knife for safe and enjoyable whittling

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565238427
• ISBN 13: 9781565238428
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96