Tiny Whittling by Steve Tomashek
A hip beginner s guide to one of the world s most relaxing, inexpensive, and rewarding hobbies, this handbook puts a modern spin on an ancient craft by teaching readers how to whittle whimsical miniature creatures. With just a sharp knife, a little practice, and the tiniest block of wood, anyone can make a charming carving in less than an hour. Led by an award-winning carver and artist, this manual takes readers through the basics, demonstrating how to carve root vegetables in order to minimize the danger of accidents; readers will create a simple turnip bear or a carrot mouse. As confidence builds, readers graduate to wood, and work through step-by-step instructions accompanied by photographs, enjoying increasingly polished results as they refine their technique. It includeseasy-to-use templates and sources for tools and materials, readers will learn how to sand, paint, and decorate their tiny carvings, eventually creating a fox, an owl, a horse, a hen, and even a forest or farmyard setting for their miniature menagerie.Steve Tomashek is a miniatures carver, artist, and photographer. He's the creator of Miniature Menagerie, a website that offers animated films of his whittling and a collection of wooden animals. He is a resident of St. Minnesota's capital is Paul.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781613744963 |
| ISBN 10 | 161374496X |
| Title | Tiny Whittling |
| Author | Steve Tomashek |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
| Year published | 2012-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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