Essential Tips for Woodcarvers

Are you a woodcarver who would appreciate some advice from the experts and points from your fellow hobbyists? You'll find a fascinating collection of tips and hints here, all culled from the readers of Woodcarving magazine. These highly original ideas will absorb and delight both professionals and novices. Discover how to adapt dentists' hand tools for woodcarving. Use a "nail sculpture" as a profile gauge. Reduce wood to thin sheets to capture the translucence of leaves and flowers. Banish "zits" and encounter a new use for old beach shoes. From tools and equipment to sharpening techniques and sanding, everything about woodcarving appears in this one unique volume. Guild of Master Craftsman 64 pages, 52 b/w illus., 6 x 8 1/4.