Whittling Flat-Plane Animals: 15 Projects to Carve with Just One Knife (Fox Chapel Publishing) Easy Scandinavian Woodcarving Patterns for Beginners - Reindeer, Bears, Ravens, Hares, and More - Softcover

James Ray Miller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497101158 ISBN 13: 9781497101159

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

The ultimate beginner's guide to flat-plane carving!

Flat-plane whittling is a traditional Scandinavian style of woodcarving that uses simple angled cuts to create expressive figures and animals using minimal tools. Whittling Flat-Plane Animals introduces this classic carving method through approachable projects, patterns, and techniques designed to help beginners and intermediate carvers build knife skills while creating recognizable woodland animals.

• 15 step-by-step projects to carve in wood, including ravens, sheep, horses, reindeer, and more
• Beginner-friendly, the classic Scandinavian flat-plane style is a stylized art form that depends on simplifying shapes and details
• Approachable projects vary in difficulty from simple to intermediate and can each be accomplished in just a day
• Easy techniques using minimal tools so you can get started carving right away
• Author James Miller is an award-winning Scandinavian-style carver and contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated

This easy method of carving is the perfect starting point for beginners to fall in love with woodcarving, or for experienced carvers to try something new!

Featuring 15 wood animal projects that focus on the accessible flat-plane style of woodcarving, each full-size template inside Whittling Flat-Plane Animals can be accomplished in just one day with just one knife, encouraging novices and intermediate carvers alike. With step-by-step instructions for a mountain hare, lynx, seal, elkhound, rooster, raven, ram, brown bear, beaver, and more, you'll learn classic Scandinavian flat-plane techniques, build your skills, and discover a new favorite carving method.

Author James Ray Miller is an award-winning Scandinavian-style carver and a contributor to the acclaimed Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. Inside his book, you'll learn all the skills you'll need to complete each animal design with ease, including instructions for roughing out the shape, carving, and painting.

Whittling Flat-Plane Animals includes a brief overview on Scandinavian culture and the Scandinavian flat-plane style of carving, 15 carving projects of animals that are native to Scandinavia, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, full-size patterns, painting suggestions, helpful tips, and project introductions with a brief anecdote on the significance of the animal in Scandinavian history and culture. This book will encourage carvers of any level to sit back, relax, and keep carving!

Learn how to carve 15 animals using Scandinavian flat-plane techniques, with Whittling Flat-Plane Animals!

"Follow this extraordinary young carver leading us on a parade of animals, birds, and critters as they jump from the page onto your workbench." — Harley Refsal, Carving Instructor, Author of Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures

"The best carving tutorials don't just make you say, Wow, that's impressive; they make you say, I could do that, too. James' book does both, and I recommend it wholeheartedly." — Kaylee Schofield, Managing Editor, Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine

About this title

About the Author

James Miller has been woodcarving since he was 11. He has won numerous awards for his work. James is a member of Vesterheim's Folk Art Apprentice program, which aims to encourage a new generation of folk artists to share their craft with others.

From the Back Cover

Discover a
New Favorite
Carving Method

Perfect for beginners interested in woodcarving or for experienced carvers looking to try something new, this approachable project guide will show you classic Scandinavian flat-plane techniques to build your skills! Featuring 15 step-by-step projects presented in a beginner-friendly way, this book gives you all the tools you'll need to complete each design with ease, including instructions for roughing out the shape, carving, and painting. From rabbits and reindeer to bears, beavers, horses, and more, Whittling Flat-Plane Animals will encourage carvers of any level to sit back, relax, and keep carving!

• Includes a brief overview on Scandinavian culture and the Scandinavian flat-plane style of carving
• Features 15 carving projects of animals that are native to Scandinavia
• Projects contain step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, full-size patterns, painting suggestions, and helpful tips
• Each project is introduced with a brief anecdote on the significance of the animal in Scandinavian history and culture

"Follow this extraordinary young carver leading us on a parade of animals, birds, and critters as they jump from the page onto your workbench."
—Harley Refsal, Carving Instructor, Author of Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures

"The best carving tutorials don't just make you say, Wow, that's impressive; they make you say, I could do that, too. James' book does both, and I recommend it wholeheartedly."
—Kaylee Schofield, Managing Editor, Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497101158
• ISBN 13: 9781497101159
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128