Chip Carving: Techniques & Patterns

by Wayne Barton

Book Overview

Using a minimum of tools, anyone can quickly create beautiful carvings. Exquisite patterns, lettering styles, and designs for jewelry boxes, humidors, chair backs, buttons, shingles, more. Many photos, patterns, diagrams. "The very best in decorative taste."- Popular Woodworker. "The most informative book ever... Beautifully illustrated."- Chip Chats.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806979240
• ISBN13: 9780806979243
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The best place to start.

I learned to chip carve from reading this book. The patterns and work shown are somewhat simple and are easily attainable. Barton's descriptions and explainations are clear and if you follow what he does, it inspires enough confidence to continue.

Beginners guide to chip carving

A good basic book about chip carving. Covers selection of wood, tools and their maintenance, technique, and a brief history of chip carving. Also includes a variety of patterns.