Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook: 10 Skill-Building Projects for Carving and Painting Custom Signs (Fox Chapel Publishing) - Softcover

Betty Padden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565234529 ISBN 13: 9781565234529

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

We use signs everyday—to figure out which way to go, to know if a store is open or closed, to welcome guests, and to mark a room as belonging to someone special just to name a few. Hand carved wooden signs can add warmth and charm to any home or business. In the Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook, author and woodcarving instructor Betty Padden shares her designs and techniques for creating custom signs.

With this book, even beginner woodcarvers can learn to carve and paint signs with the 10 skill building projects. From learning to carve simple cuts into a pre-made blank, to carving more intricate designs and finishing with elaborate painting, the reader's skills will be improved with each project. Specialized techniques such as creating custom lettering on a computer, gilding, and more are introduced in later projects.

About this title

About the Author

Betty Padden has been a professional wood carver for more than 35 years. She is the author of three books—Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook, Carving & Painting Christmas Ornaments, and Carving and Painting Noah's Ark—and is a regular contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. Betty and her husband, Bob, own the Wooden Apple Signmakers in Auburn, Mass., providing custom carved signs for both residential customers and commercial clients like the Walt Disney Company and Anheuser-Busch. Betty and Bob have offered classes on the fine art of wood carving to students in their studio since 1979.

From the Back Cover

Welcome

We use signs every day—to figure out which way to go, to know if a store is open or closed, to welcome guests, and to mark a room as belonging to someone special, just to name a few.

Thanks to author and woodcarving instructor Betty Padden, hand-carving and painting wooden signs has been made approachable for anyone, regardless of skill level. Her designs and techniques in the Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook make it possible or even beginner woodcarvers to learn to carve and paint signs with the 10 skill-building projects.

From learning to carve simple cuts into a pre-made blank, to carving more intricate designs and finishing with elaborate painting, your skills will improve with each project. Specialized techniques such as creating custom lettering on a computer, gilding, and more are introduced in later projects. With this book, you will be creating custom signs in no time, to give as gifts, or to add charm to your own home or business.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565234529
• ISBN 13: 9781565234529
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144