Whittling Little Folk: 20 Delightful Characters to Carve and Paint
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (844 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1565235185 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A single carving knife and an afternoon is all that is needed to create one of the charming little characters in this book.
Thumbs Up! Instructions: Clear information and instructions Thumbs Up! Projects Selection: A wide variety of characters, creating a small village. So, even if you are a beginner you could have these delightful little people adorning your home. Have fun! . I would interpret his distinction as "a rose by any other name is still a rose": it's all about cutting away pieces of wood. In the informative yet humorous opening to this great little book, the author discusses the difference between whittling and carving. Great. One of the "step-by-step" lessons, (creating Kristian, shown in the bottom left of the book cover,) has 42 steps, including photos, demonstrating the process. The book, "Whittling Little Folk" is small in size but big in content! Eighteen projects in total, including two "step-by-step" figures provide examples, tips, and techniques to carve (or whittle) the cutest little characters yo
. He also teaches woodcarving at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN. His work has been featured in Celebrating Birch and in Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. He is a professor of Scandinavian Folk Art and Scandinavian Studies at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Since the 1980's, he has taught thousands of carvers his style of flat plan carving. Harley Refsal is an internationally recognized woodcarver. He is the autho
"Great book" according to Amazon Customer. Book came really quick, great ideas on wood carving. Relatively new to carving so this book is very helpful with carving figurines in general.. Sandy Jahrling said Barely Missed 5 Stars. First, this is a delightful book. With Harley Refsal and Fox Chapel Publishing, it would be hard to miss. Harley Refsal is the modern master of Scandinavian flat plane carving. His former books set the standard for flat plane carving. This one is no exception.Most of the projects are small (under Barely Missed 5 Stars Sandy Jahrling First, this is a delightful book. With Harley Refsal and Fox Chapel Publishing, it would be hard to miss. Harley Refsal is the modern master of Scandinavian flat plane carving. His former books set the standard for flat plane carving. This one is no exception.Most of the projects are small (under 4") characters, and they are totally delightful. For the first project (page 56), Harley presents a very simple fish, perfect for a first project for totally beginning carvers (or whittlers, as Harley calls us). In th. ") characters, and they are totally delightful. For the first project (page 56), Harley presents a very simple fish, perfect for a first project for totally beginning carvers (or whittlers, as Harley calls us). In th. A good caricature carving book When I decided to pick up a caricature carving book I was thrilled by the number of titles available. This excitement soon turned to confusion as I tried to decide which books to add to my cart and which to leave on the Amazon.com shelf. A large part of the problem was that most of the books within the field of caricature carving seemed to carry a A good caricature carving book SmellKiperJr When I decided to pick up a caricature carving book I was thrilled by the number of titles available. This excitement soon turned to confusion as I tried to decide which books to add to my cart and which to leave on the Amazon.com shelf. A large part of the problem was that most of the books within the field of caricature carving seemed to carry a 4 or 5 star rating which prevented me from enacting Rule No.1 of my AMAZON RULE OF PURCHASE which states: All things being equal, purchase the item with the highest . or 5 star rating which prevented me from enacting Rule No.1 of my AMAZON RULE OF PURCHASE which states: All things being equal, purchase the item with the highest