Product Description

The detailed art of letter carving is captured in this resource on carving tools, suitable woods, and alphabetical styles. Progressive exercises and advanced strategies incorporate elements of letter carving, including spacing, family resemblance, and optical adjustment. Instructions are included on how to carve a complete incised alphabet in the modern roman letter style, an alphabet in modern roman raised letters, and six other letter styles. Thirty-seven practice exercises and nine step-by-step projects such as carving simple signs and fashioning decorative letters on a bowl and a breadboard are provided. This replaces ISBN: 1861080433.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #335883 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 232 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781565232105
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Chris Pye teaches woodcarving classes. He writes for Woodcarving Magazine and is the author of Elements of Woodcarving, Relief Carving in Wood, and Woodcarving Tools, Material & Equipment: Volume 1.

Customer Reviews

A beginners course
This is a very good beginners book... I just started wood carving and my technique wasn't very good. After following the tips and tricks that you learn from reading this well laid out book the letter's I am carving are much stronger and the shapes more fluid. I highly recommend this book.

Very good
Another excellent book from Chris Pye, all you need to know to start letter carving.
Written in Pye's usual thorough and detailed style, it helps you with selecting tools, how to hold your workpiece, shows different letter styles, both incised and raised lettering etc...

The book not received
It has been almost 90 days since the order was placed and now the current shipment date is in February.