Chris Pye's Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual: A Beginner's Guide to Traditional Techniques: Woodcarving Illustrated Books
Autor Chris Pyeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2010
Akin to having a one-on-one carving course with a master carver, this resource--a collection of tips and tricks honed over many years--mentors newcomers and serious beginning woodcarvers alike. A comprehensive guide for those who want to learn carving, this manual provides a handful of lessons, including how to choose the best woods, safe tool-handling tips, making cuts, and executing a variety of techniques. The careful step-by-step instructions that are explained in a warm conversational voice help novice crafters find quick success and encouragement as they work on a number of carving motifs and three projects for both relief and in-the-round styles. For serious beginners eager to know more about a timeless craft, this go-to reference provides an answer to every question.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781565234567
ISBN-10: 1565234561
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 213 x 277 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Fox Chapel Publishing
Seria Woodcarving Illustrated Books
ISBN-10: 1565234561
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 213 x 277 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Fox Chapel Publishing
Seria Woodcarving Illustrated Books
Cuprins
Introduction
SECTION I: CARVING TOOLS AND SETTING UP
*Technical Mastery
Chapter 1: Tools of the Trade
*Your Tools are Your Carving
Chapter 2: Commissioning Your Carving Tools
*Understanding Wood
Chapter 3: Supporting Cast
SECTION II: USING CARVING TOOLS
*Getting to Grips
Chapter 4: Handling Your Carving Tool
*Thin Edge of the Wedge
Chapter 5: The Outcome of the Tool
SECTION III: EXERCISES
*Good Habits
Chapter 6: Simple Moldings
*Surfaces, Lines & Junctions
Chapter 7: Veiner and V-tool
SECTION IV: RELIEF CARVING
*Form Into Space
Chapter 8: An Exercise in Setting-In
*Over the Horizon
Chapter 9: Low Relief
*A Touch of Drama
Chapter 10: High Relief
*Feel the Form
Chapter 11: Pierced Relief
SECTION V: CARVING IN THE ROUND
*Entering Choas
Chapter 12: In the Round: Baseball Cap
*Making It Up as You Go Along
Chapter 13: In the Round: Wren
SECTION I: CARVING TOOLS AND SETTING UP
*Technical Mastery
Chapter 1: Tools of the Trade
*Your Tools are Your Carving
Chapter 2: Commissioning Your Carving Tools
*Understanding Wood
Chapter 3: Supporting Cast
SECTION II: USING CARVING TOOLS
*Getting to Grips
Chapter 4: Handling Your Carving Tool
*Thin Edge of the Wedge
Chapter 5: The Outcome of the Tool
SECTION III: EXERCISES
*Good Habits
Chapter 6: Simple Moldings
*Surfaces, Lines & Junctions
Chapter 7: Veiner and V-tool
SECTION IV: RELIEF CARVING
*Form Into Space
Chapter 8: An Exercise in Setting-In
*Over the Horizon
Chapter 9: Low Relief
*A Touch of Drama
Chapter 10: High Relief
*Feel the Form
Chapter 11: Pierced Relief
SECTION V: CARVING IN THE ROUND
*Entering Choas
Chapter 12: In the Round: Baseball Cap
*Making It Up as You Go Along
Chapter 13: In the Round: Wren
Notă biografică
Chris Pye is an internationally-acclaimed woodcarver and carving instructor. He is the author of several books on the subject including Woodcarving, Elements of Woodcarving, Lettercarving in Wood and Woodcarving Tools, Materials & Equipment. He has written for Woodcarving Magazine and Woodcarving Illustrated. He is a member of the Master Carvers Association When not writing or carving commissioned work, Chris taches at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine and maintains a website www.chrispyewoodcarving.com.
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Take a Woodcarving Course with a Master Carver
The first step into a new craft can be overwhelming: Where to start? What tools to buy? What projects to begin with? Thanks to author and internationally acclaimed woodcarver Chris Pye, this guide is filled with everything a beginning woodcarver needs to know.
Chris Pye's Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual is akin to having a one-on-one course with a master carver. You'll learn what to look for in a workbench, the importance of commissioning your carving tools-there's more to it than just sharpening!-and how to make exacting cuts and execute a variety of techniques. Like any good instructor, Pye includes practice exercises to make you comfortable with the tools and techniques so you can build your skills and carve with confidence.
Pye's conversational teaching style will encourage you as you follow the step-by-step instructions and work on a number of motifs, as well as projects for low, high, and pierced relief, and in-the-round.
With the help of Chris Pye, you'll learn to carve:
- Four types of molding
- A beautiful koi project in three levels of relief carving
- A realistic baseball cap in-the-round
- A charming wren in-the-round
The first step into a new craft can be overwhelming: Where to start? What tools to buy? What projects to begin with? Thanks to author and internationally acclaimed woodcarver Chris Pye, this guide is filled with everything a beginning woodcarver needs to know.
Chris Pye's Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual is akin to having a one-on-one course with a master carver. You'll learn what to look for in a workbench, the importance of commissioning your carving tools-there's more to it than just sharpening!-and how to make exacting cuts and execute a variety of techniques. Like any good instructor, Pye includes practice exercises to make you comfortable with the tools and techniques so you can build your skills and carve with confidence.
Pye's conversational teaching style will encourage you as you follow the step-by-step instructions and work on a number of motifs, as well as projects for low, high, and pierced relief, and in-the-round.
With the help of Chris Pye, you'll learn to carve:
- Four types of molding
- A beautiful koi project in three levels of relief carving
- A realistic baseball cap in-the-round
- A charming wren in-the-round
Descriere
A comprehensive guide for those who want to learn carving, this manual provides a handful of lessons, including how to choose the best woods, safe tool handling tips, making cuts, and executing a variety of techniques.