Old Time Whittling: Easy Techniques for Carving Classic Projects [Paperback]

Master the old-fashioned craft of whittling with this easy-to-learn beginner's guide. Even if you've never carved a piece of wood before, Old Time Whittling will show you how to create 10 iconic whittling classics like the wooden chain, ball-in-a-cage, arrow-through-the-heart, and more.Master the old-fashioned craft of whittling with this easy-to-learn beginner's guide. Even if you've never carved a piece of wood before, Old Time Whittling will show you how to create iconic whittling classics like the wooden chain, ball-in-a-cage, arrow-through-the-heart, and more. Woodcarving instructor and author Keith Randich takes you step-by-step through 10 projects, with concise instructions and more than 50 photographs and diagrams.IntroductionWoodKnives and Keeping them SharpSafetyAn Egg?The BroganBall in the CageWooden ChainFour More Whittler's TricksCarving in Shallow ReliefThe FaceBibliographyRediscover Old-Fashioned CreativityThe term whittling evokes pleasant images of bygone days, when old-timers relaxed with knife and wood in front of the general store. You can master the old-fashioned craft of whittling today, with this easy-to-learn beginner's guide.Even if you've never carved a piece of wood before, Old Time Whittling will show you how to create iconic whittling classics like the wooden chain, ball-in-a-cage, arrow-through-the-heart, and more. Woodcarving instructor and author Keith Randich takes you step-by-step through 10 projects, with concise instructions and more than 50 photographs and diagrams.This introduction to classic old-fashioned whittling includes:Ten projects with concise instructionsThree dimensional in-the-round carvingTwo dimensional shallow relief carvingWood selection, knife sharpening, and safety