Complete Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy Projects You Can Make in a Weekend

ISBN-13:	9781565238428
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/01/2014
Series:	Best of Woodcarving Series
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	116,465
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)

You can whittle just about anything—the only limit is your imagination. It’s so easy to get started in this relaxing and rewarding hobby. All you need is a knife, a twig, and this book! We’ve assembled a team of 12 leading woodcarvers to bring you a complete starter guide to whittling. They present 24 easy whittling projects for beginners that you can make in just a weekend, complete with step-by-step instructions, how-to photographs, ready-to-carve patterns, and helpful tips. Start off with fast and fun projects that build confidence and teach fundamental carving techniques, like a simple flying propeller or a 5-minute owl. Then move on to create whittled wonders like a musical frog or a slingshot. We show you how to whittle complex designs in easy steps, so that you’ll soon be carving attention-getting favorites like chain links or the classic ball-in-a-cage.