Practical Wood Carving - How to Use the Tools and Make the Designs

Download or read book Practical Wood Carving - How to Use the Tools and Make the Designs written by Edward Hobbs and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in early 1900s. The illustrated contents include: Materials – Tools and Equipment – Care and Use of Tools – First Steps in Wood Carving – Chip Carving – Incised Work – Relief Carving – Pierced and Laminated Work – Wood Sculpture and Knife Work – Preparation of Designs etc. Many of the earliest hobby and craft books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.