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SKU 4758
Woodcarver's Guide to Sharpening, Tools and Setting Up Shop (Best of WCI)
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The best tips and tricks from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated, this guidebook provides you with all you need to know to create a safe and organized workshop and employ various tools.
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| Pages | 144 |
|---|---|
| Publish Date | 2010-05-01 |
| Series | |
| Size | 8.5" x 11.0" x 0.0" |
| Author | Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated |
| Product Form | Paperback / softback |
Reviews
Reviews
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style carving knives or
carving tools, organising your carving area
and other equipment necessary to practice
this hobby.
It is 110t intended to be a proper manual,
although it does cover the manufacture of many
simple holding devices, but is a very Illuch
'how 10 keep tools razor sharp etc' publication.
Other items covered are glues, clamps
finishing of projects, workshop organization
and much more.
Colour photographs are excellent and now
having read the book I certainly am bener
informed on tools, equipment required and how
to use them.
I know from personal experience how mallY
Woodturners become disillusioned because
no one has taught them how to sharpen tools
correctly ancl I suspect the same can be said
of woodcarvers.
A book I would recommend to anyone
setting out all this fascinating hobby and at this
time of the year a great Christmas present.
Mike Sandells
None of liS in the woodworking centre
would claim to be carvers and my own
experience is limited to two and a
half rocking horscs mainly made llsing an
arobtec and powcr file. The half represents a
half finished project which must be completed
for Christmas.
However, as we stock a range of carving
tools and timbers we are frequently asked,
especially by beginners what tools they
should buy and how to
sharpen them. With this in
mind I have been searching
for some time for a book =~that
covers this and I believe
that this recent addition
to GMC's library meets
this criteria.
The book is an American
publication but that represents
no problem as tools
and techniques are common both sides of
the pone!. However, the same cannot be
said for machining publications! This book
addresses what every woodcarver needs, sharp
tools, be it European
d
down on abrasives.
From here we move on to a comprehensive guide on the tools every carver needs from gouges, knives, files, drawknives and mallets. Plus there is a useful section on making depth guides for relief carving, and even how
carving tools.
And to round things off nicely, we are treated to sharpening and finishing methods, plus a basic look at how best to photograph your work.
This is a great book to introduce the beginner to everything they need to know about carving.
This fantastic book covers useful techniques on setting up a workshop with the woodcarver in mind, focusing on
essentials such as safety, making your own worKbench and vices, dust extraction, using adhesives,
and the low
d
down on abrasives.
From here we move on to a comprehensive guide on the tools every carver needs from gouges, knives, files, drawknives and mallets. Plus there is a useful section on making depth guides for relief carving, and even how
carving tools.
And to round things off nicely, we are treated to sharpening and finishing methods, plus a basic look at how best to photograph your work.
This is a great book to introduce the beginner to everything they need to know about carving.
This fantastic book covers useful techniques on setting up a workshop with the woodcarver in mind, focusing on
essentials such as safety, making your own worKbench and vices, dust extraction, using adhesives,
and the low
s
shaped carving tools are covered at length. The book also covers dust management, tool selection, carving jigs and a myriad of other carving related topics that will prove to be an asset to all carvers. Keep this one close to your carving bench it is the perfect carver's reference book.
Usually when the editors of a highly respected magazine get together to publish a full book on a subject you can be sure that every detail will be covered. This certainly holds true in this book from Woodcarving Illustrated. Nothing has been left out. The authors even cover painting and what types to use and when your carving project is complete there is a section on how to photograph it.
Carving with dull tools can be both dangerous and tedious. Correct methods of sharpening those odd
