Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures shows you how to carve more than 50 imaginative figure patterns in the traditional flat-plane style, from lumberjacks and golfers to trolls and elves. Front and side-view patterns show you how to achieve success with just one knife and a few simple, well-placed cuts.

Learn from the Master of Flat-Plane Figure Carving

One of the world’s most notable folk artists, Harley Refsal has been decorated by the King of Norway for his pioneering contributions to Norwegian folk art, particularly flat-plane figure carving. A Professor Emeritus of Scandinavian Folk Art, he shares his expertise with thousands of carvers in courses and presentations across North America. Harley was featured in a PBS Craft in America episode, appeared as guest woodcarver on Prairie Home Companion, and was honored as Woodcarver of the Year by Woodcarving Illustrated magazine.

In this book, Harley shows you how to carve and paint engaging folk-art caricatures in the classic Scandinavian style. Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures presents more than 50 imaginative figure patterns for you to carve—from lumberjacks and golfers to trolls and elves.

"Harley is the approachable, down-to-earth, and beloved woodcarving instructor”
—Steve Johnson, Executive Director, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

• Carve 50 eye-catching caricatures with just one knife
• Learn flat-plane carving from a master of the art
• Detailed step-by-step carving and painting instructions
• Ready-to-use patterns with both front and side views

Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures shows you how to carve more than 50 imaginative figure patterns in the traditional flat-plane style, from lumberjacks and golfers to trolls and elves. Front and side-view patterns show you how to achieve success with just one knife and a few simple, well-placed cuts.Once you try it, you'll be hooked by this distinctive style of figure carving, in which large flat areas called 'planes' are deliberately left intact. There's no smoothing, rounding, sculpting or sanding involved. Each simple finished piece merely implies detail - and says more by carving less.Discover how to carve and paint both a humorous folksy character and a colourful toy horse, with step-by-step photos and detailed instructions. You'll be delighted with the way these charming caricatures come to life with an engaging, folk-art personality!