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The Beginner's Handbook of Woodcarving: With Project Patterns for Line Carving, Relief Carving, Carving in the Round, and Bird Carving | 
 enlarge | Authors: Charles Beiderman, William Johnston
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $10.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 74933
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0486256871
Dewey Decimal Number: 736.4
EAN: 9780486256870
ASIN: 0486256871
Publication Date: August 1, 1988
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Product Description
Detailed instructions, illustrations for carving animals, flowers, figures, more. Tips on tools, techniques, painting, finishing, exhibiting. Excellent for novices, veteran carvers.
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 Not bad but you could do better April 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you need an overview of woodcarving and were not very picky about the need for step by step assistance, this book would work for you. It does go over the basic cuts and offers text on a variety of topics in wood carving, i.e. types of woodcarving, tools, materials, painting, etc. It provides a number of patterns, many of them fairly cheesy and probably would not appeal to most starting out. There is a nice selection of bird patterns, but not much pictoral instructions on how to carve them. You would probably be better off with a different beginner's book with more appealing projects and then find books on specific woodcarving interests from there.
Very basic shapes August 15, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Like many beginning woodcarving books this book describes the basic cuts you need to practice and it gives some information on wood types. Beyond that, the only reason to purchase this book is if you need the patterns in them.
Being new to wood carving I like the price of the book and I thought I would give it a try. Once I saw the patterns though, I changed my mind and bought another book. This is just a matter of taste but the cutesy mouse and the fisherman weren't what I wanted to carve and I feel that you really need to find carvings that interest you (especially while you are learning) to prevent boredom. Once again, if the patterns on the cover look interesting to you, then by all means get this book (if you are a complete beginner).
 Very, very elementary. May 17, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
After reviewing the book, I returned it. I would guess that there is an audience out there that want to carve cutsey figurines but, ugh! Who would want them around the house? I have several carving books from which I have gleaned useful information but, frankly, this is subject matter deserving of a video demonstration. Until you see how a carver twists, turns, and taps the chisel to accommodate the grain of the wood, I just don't think you are going to get it. Not at least without chewing up a lot of valuable wood as the masters do doubt have.
That said I have to take responsibility for my bad judgement in selecting this book as the author/publisher provided ample glimpses to the interior pages. So, my bad.
 Good for the beginner. January 9, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A terrific beginner book with lots of variety in types of carving. I've added it to my collection of references.
 Good starter book August 17, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am a carver -- mantle pieces and such -- and bought the book for a young man who wanted to try his hand at carving. It covers all the basics and even has some great patterns.
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