Basic
Chip Carving
by Pam Gresham
Softcover
215 x 280mm
80pp
Published by Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, Pennsylvania USA
R.R.P.$22.90
ISBN 0-88740-498-7
Extract from back cover of book:
A method of study that will allow the beginner to learn the fundamentals of chip carving, and help the more advanced carver to hone their skills. The ordered exercises will build your skill and knowledge of chip carving, beginning with the most basic cuts and following through to the most difficult.
This book studies in depth the fundamental techniques of chip carving. It progresses from the easiest to the hardest cuts. It includes designs and projects after each exercise, helping to keep the reader enthusiastic throughout the learning process.
This is a book that really gets down to the basics. People want to know exactly how to execute each cut and they need a reference book to turn to when they are having difficulty with a certain type of cut. This is that book!
Pam Gresham has been a professional chip carver for many years, carving over two thousand large and small pieces a year. She has won the National Woodcarvers Showcase, Professional Chip Carving category for the past three years. She lives with her husband and son in Branson, Missouri.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Selecting
and Preparing the Wood
Selecting the Wood
Preparing the Wood
Tools
Drawing
Tools
Carving Tools
Sharpening the Knife
Sharpening with Ceramic Stones
Sharpening
with an Electric Grinder
Sharpening the Stab Knife
Excercise One - Carving a Single Triangle
Excercise Two
Exercise
Three
- Designs and
Application
- Design One
- Design Two
- Design Three
- Design Four
-
Design Five
Exercise
Four
- Single and Adjacent Curved Triangles
- Variation Two
- Variation
Three
- Variation Four
- Variation Five
- Variation Six
Exercise
Five
- The Oval
Exercise
Six
- Single Straight Lines
Exercise
Seven
- Curved Single Lines
Basic
Design Concepts
- Finding Center
- Tracing the Designs
- Drawing a Six-Sided
Rosette
- Six-Sided Rosette with Diamonds
- Drawing Borders
- Patterns
Carving a Pattern
Gallery of Designs