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The Art and Craft of Woodcarving : a complete course with twelve original projects / Antony Denning.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Denning, Antony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wood-carving.
- Wood-carving--Patterns.
- woodcarving (process).
- Genre:
- Patterns.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 172, [4] pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 1994.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Carving tradition; New ways of seeing; Sources of inspiration
- Materials & Techniques. Design; Choosing wood; Tools and Equipment; Sharpening Your Tools; The Workshop; Holding Tools; Dealing with Defects; Finishing
- Gallery. Boxes; spoons, bowls, relief, masks, letters, chip carving, carving in three dimensions; frames
- Practical Woodcarving. 1. Pictorial Woodcut; 2. Letter Opener; 3. Chip Carving; 4. Box or Table Lamp; 5. Letter Cutting; 6. Spoons and Salad Utensils; 7. Bowl with Handles; 8. Relief Panel; 9. Mirror Frame; 10. Signs of the Zodiac; 11. Carving in Three Dimensions; 12. Carved Mask.
- Notes:
- "A Quarto book"--Title page verso.
- "This book was designed and produced by Quarto Inc., 6 Blundell Street, London N7 9BH"--Title page verso.
- "Senior editor Sally MacEachern. Editor Mary Senechal. Consultant editor Bob Flexner. Senior art editor Penny Cobb. Assistant art editor Penny Dawes. Designer Hugh Schermuly. Photographers Paul Forrester, Laura Wickenden, Les Weiss. Picture researcher Susannah Jayes. Illustrator Rob Shone. Picture manager Giulia Hetherington. Editorial director Sophie Collins. Art director Moira Clinch."--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 1561384089
- 9781561384082
- OCLC:
- 31529186
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