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Wood-Carving: Design and Workmanship
Paperback
ISBN13: 9782663885620
Publisher: Ottavio Ferrante
Published: Sep 23 2026
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
is a techni cal handbook exploring the art of wood-carving, likely written in the early 20th century. The book aims to instruct both beginners and experi enced artisans on woodworkingtechniquesanddesignprinciples, whileem phasizing the importanceofcraftsmanship in artistic expression. Itdiscusses various aspects essential for wood-carving, including tools, design elements, and practicalskills. Thebeginningoftheworksetsthestageforwhatreaders can expect from the chapters ahead, focusing on the dual aspects of theory and practice in wood-carving. The author delves into the necessary founda tion of knowledge that aspiring carvers should possess, highlighting the sig nificance of understanding both the technical details of using tools and the underlying principles of design. The text emphasizes patience, practice, and the needfor original thought incarving, blendingtechnicalinstructionwith a philosophical approach to creating meaningful and aesthetically pleasing work in wood.
NumberofToolsrequiredbyCarvers-SelectionforBeginners Description of Tools-Position when in Use-Acquisition by Degrees. We will suppose that the student is anxious to make a practical commence ment to his studies. The first consideration will be to procure a set of tools, and we propose in this place to describe those which will answer the pur poses of a beginner, as well as to look generally at others in common use amongcraftsmen. The tools used by carvers consist for the most part of chisels and gouges of different shapes and sizes. The number of tools required by professional carvers for one piece of work varies in proportion to the elaborateness of the carving to be done. They may use from half a dozen on simple work up to twenty or thirty for the more intricate carvings, this number being a selection out of a larger stock reaching perhaps as many as a hundred or more. Manyofthesetoolsvaryonlyinsizeandsweepofcuttingedge. Thus, chisels andgougesaretobehadrangingfrom1/16thofaninchto1inchwide, withcurvesorsweeps
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