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How to whittle : 25 beautiful projects to carve by hand / Josh Nava.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Newtown, CT : The Taunton Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781631868917
  • 1631868918
Other title:
  • How to whittle : twenty five beautiful projects to carve by hand
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Contents:
Techniques -- Butter paddle -- Spatula -- Serving board -- Cooking spoon -- Candleholder -- Salt cellar -- Doorstop -- Spice spoon -- Fork -- Ladle -- Slotted spoon -- Tool handle -- Mobile -- Carved animal -- Bookends -- Succulent stand -- Coatrack -- Door handle -- Desk organizer -- Comb -- Pinch pot -- Pan trivet -- Offcut car -- Love spoon -- Airplane.
Summary: Whittling, an age-old woodworking technique, is growing in popularity. [This book] presents 25 beautiful whittling projects to make, ranging from polished butter knives and love spoons to custom-made coat hooks and serving boards. Paired with advice on selecting the best wood for your projects and details on finishes, these simple projects are ideal for beginners. Full-color photography and step-by-step instructions guide whittling newbies through the process, from selecting and maintaining carving knives to mastering luxurious finishing techniques, ensuring success as they learn this craft. Serious woodworkers will love the creative dimensions that whittling introduces to their projects.
List(s) this item appears in: FPL Crafty Books
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 736.4 N316 On hold 33111008711554 1
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The age-old woodworking technique, whittling, is growing in popularity. How to Whittle presents 25 beautiful whittling projects to make and is paired with advice on selecting the best wood for your projects and details on finishes, making these simple projects ideal for beginners.

Full-color photography and step-by-step instructions guide whittling newbies through the process, from selecting and maintaining carving knives to mastering luxurious finishing techniques, ensuring success as they learn this craft. Serious woodworkers will love the creative dimensions that whittling introduces to their projects. Includes advice on selecting the best wood for your projects, selecting and maintaining carving knives to finishing techniques such as sanding, oiling, and curing surfaces.

Projects can be made using just a couple of knives and a piece of wood!

Whittling, an age-old woodworking technique, is growing in popularity. [This book] presents 25 beautiful whittling projects to make, ranging from polished butter knives and love spoons to custom-made coat hooks and serving boards. Paired with advice on selecting the best wood for your projects and details on finishes, these simple projects are ideal for beginners. Full-color photography and step-by-step instructions guide whittling newbies through the process, from selecting and maintaining carving knives to mastering luxurious finishing techniques, ensuring success as they learn this craft. Serious woodworkers will love the creative dimensions that whittling introduces to their projects.

Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.

Techniques -- Butter paddle -- Spatula -- Serving board -- Cooking spoon -- Candleholder -- Salt cellar -- Doorstop -- Spice spoon -- Fork -- Ladle -- Slotted spoon -- Tool handle -- Mobile -- Carved animal -- Bookends -- Succulent stand -- Coatrack -- Door handle -- Desk organizer -- Comb -- Pinch pot -- Pan trivet -- Offcut car -- Love spoon -- Airplane.

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