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CONTENTS:
- Introduction
- Woodcarving Tools
- Types of woodcarving tools
- Parts of woodcarving tools
- Selecting and buying
- Care of woodcarving tools
- Sharpening Woodcarving
Tools
- The need for sharpness
- Principles of sharpening
- Equipment you need
- Method of sharpening
- Electrical methods
- Accessory Tools
- Mallets
- Abrading tools
- Carpentry tools
- Knives and adzes
- Punches and frosters
- Scratchstocks and scrapers
- Sandpaper
- Marking out equipment
- Electric tools
- Modifying Tools
- Introduction
- The scope for modifying tools
- Basic procedures
- Hardening, tempering & annealing
- Quenching
- Equipment
- Safety
- Overview of process
- Working the blade
- Some examples of modifying tools
- Holding Devices
- The carver's bench
- Individual holding devices
- The Workplace
- Features of a good workplace
- Beginner's syndrome
- Safety in the workplace
- Wood
- Growth of the tree
- Wood as a material
- Qualities of wood
- Suitability of design and material
- Choice of wood
- Sources of wood
- Gluing up
- Finishing
- Reasons for finishing
- Some simple finishes
- Colour
- Reference
- Background studies
- Safety
- Resources
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Extracts from Book Reviews:"The book is just the job for a beginner...Well structured chapters...It is jam-packed with excellent drawings and photos that explore the relationship between the tools, the craftsman and the work.
Recommended reading for anyone."Good Woodworking Magazine
"Packed with information, the writing shows a talent for research and literary presentation, as well as good background knowledge of trade practice...this book is a highly professional achievement, and excellent value for what is no less than a modern textbook"
Ray Gonzalez,
Woodcarving Magazine
"The format of the book, the lucid text, the clarity and relevance of the many photos and illustrations are the work of a man with a talent for teaching who has worked on developing it.
"I was absorbed by the chapter on modifying tools which, among other topics, effectively demystifies tempering and sharpening steel....
...a really good grounding for anyone interested in carving, and will be enjoyed by many who wouldn't be described as beginners."
Woodworker's Association of N.S.W. Australia, newsletter |
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I had been aware that while almost all books on carving included some de rigueur information on selecting and sharpening carving tools, holding work, or choosing wood. This material, no doubt through lack of space, always proved inadequate. I set out to enlarge on these parts, and write a sort of reference manual. So the main aim of this book is to complement every other book which might lack this information, and, by so doing to provide carvers with deeper background knowledge.
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 2.8: The shanks of a selection of modern carving tools, each stamped with the name and logo of the manufacturer, as well as the tool number. Which make is best? |
Although I have updated this book into two volumes (2002), it still remains 95% the same, and a solid foundation in the knowledge that all carvers need.
This was my first book. It felt a real accomplishment: all the photos and drawings were mine as well as the 100,000 words - bit's huge. No one publishes such big single volume now.
Chris
Pye
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| Try these...
Can you think of 8 good criteria for selecting and ordering your carving tools?
What are the 4 advantages of an inside bevel?
If 'sweeps' weren't up the chimney, where would you find them?
What height should a carving bench be?
The answer to these questions (pages 89/90, 118, 7 & 254),
and many more, are in this book! |
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