Wood-carving [Illustrated]

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Woodwork

• Author: George Jack
• ISBN: 1230000097062
• Publisher: VolumesOfValue
• Publication: January 7, 2013
• Language: English

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and linked Index

CONTENTS
PREAMBLE
TOOLS
SHARPENING-STONES — MALLET AND BENCH
WOODS USED FOR CARVING
SHARPENING THE TOOLS
"CHIP" CARVING
THE GRAIN OF THE WOOD
IMITATION OF NATURAL FORMS
ROUNDED FORMS
THE PATTERNED BACKGROUND
CONTOURS OF SURFACE
ORIGINALITY
PIERCED PATTERNS
HARDWOOD CARVING
THE SKETCH-BOOK
MUSEUMS
STUDIES FROM NATURE — FOLIAGE
CARVING ON FURNITURE
THE GROTESQUE IN CARVING
STUDIES FROM NATURE — BIRDS AND BEASTS
FORESHORTENING AS APPLIED TO WORK IN RELIEF
UNDERCUTTING AND "BUILT-UP" WORK
PICTURE SUBJECTS AND PERSPECTIVE
ARCHITECTURAL CARVING
SURFACE FINISH — TEXTURE
CRAFT SCHOOLS, PAST AND PRESENT
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN BUILDER AND CARVER
Notes on the Collotype Plates
The Collotype Plates
Index