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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Wood Carving from Scratch: 20 Step-by-Step Knife Projects, Essential Cuts, Safety Techniques, Detailed Patterns, Grain Direction, Sharpening, and Tool

Wood Carving from Scratch: 20 Step-by-Step Knife Projects, Essential Cuts, Safety Techniques, Detailed Patterns, Grain Direction, Sharpening, and Tool

Klocko, Mario

Paperback

CarvingFurniture & CabinetryGeneral Wookworking

ISBN13: 9798182037280
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 17 2026
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.22 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Most people who try knife carving run into the same wall in the first session, and nobody in their beginner guide tells them what caused it.

They push the blade into basswood and the surface tears rather than cuts. A split runs cleanly in the wrong direction, past where they intended to stop. They try a different angle on the next stroke and the same thing happens. The problem is grain direction. Every cut in every project in this book depends on reading it correctly before you start.

What Changes After Twenty Projects

  • Read grain direction on flat blanks, rounded surfaces, and three-dimensional carved forms
  • Sharpen and strop a sloyd knife to a carving-quality edge before every session
  • Execute all five essential cuts: push, pull, stop, chest lever, and thumb push
  • Complete 20 sequenced projects from a pointed stake through a gnome figure to a compound pendant
  • Troubleshoot torn grain, unexpected splits, and blades that skate instead of cut
  • Transfer patterns, scale designs, and draw original carveable shapes from scratch
  • Finish carvings with wax, mineral oil, shellac, or acrylic paint matched to the piece

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