Presents jargon-free instructions for eight skill-building projects. This illustrated guide includes an introductory section to acquaint novices with the art of carving, and includes information on tool selection and sewing a carving tool kit and apron. It displays shaded patterns to help identify which areas of the wood block need to be cut.

learning to carve has never been easier If you have always wanted to learn how to carve, Easy Woodcarving is the book for you. With clear, step-by-step guidance, author Cyndi Joslyn, a professional woodcarver and carving instructor, will provide everything you need to know to get started. You'll learn the basics of carving through a series of skill-building exercises, accompanied by hundreds of color photos, that will have you creating original folk art projects in no time. Inside Easy Woodcarving, you will find: *The essentials of tool selection, maintenance , and wood varieties *Techniques for carving basic shapes, such as cylinders, balls. and cubes *Easy-to-use patterns similar to those used in fiber arts *Straightforward painting and finishing instruction *Bonus sewing projects If you've enjoyed the crafts of needlework, painting, and weaving and are looking to discover something new, this book will inspire and inform you to discover the joy of carving. Cyndi Joslyn is a woodcarving teacher and the author of Carving Santas from Around the World and North Woods Nativity. She lives in Missoula, Montana, where she is working on an upcoming book on Halloween projects.

Beginner carvers are presented with jargon-free instructions for eight skill-building projects in this copiously illustrated guide to carving in the round without a bandsaw. An introductory section acquaints novices with the art of carving and includes information on tool selection and sewing a carving tool kit and apron while shaded patterns help identify which areas of the wood block need to be cut. Since terms are clearly defined, no previous carving knowledge is needed to complete the introductory candlestick-making project and the basic carving skills learned while crafting the candlestick are built upon in the remaining seven tasks, making the projects a rewarding experience.