Lettercarving in Wood: A Practical Course

by Chris Pye

Book Overview

Lettercarving In Wood is the first comprehensive guide to the craft to be published in a single volume. It is essential reading for all carvers interested in expanding their lettercarving skills. Beginning with essential background information - tools, suitable woods, making working drawings - the author then moves on to detailed exercises showing how to carve a complete incised alphabet in the modern roman letter style. A similar approach is used...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565232100
• ISBN13: 9781565232105
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"