How To Carve Wood - A Book Of Projects And Techniques

by Rick Butz

Woodcarver Richard Butz teaches chapter by chapter whittling, chip carving, wildlife carving, relief carving, lettering, and architectural carving. In How to Carve Wood , the reader learns by doing, working through carefully illustrated and progressively more challenging exercises and projects. Butz provides scaled patterns for each project and ends each chapter with a gallery of additional projects using the techniques learned.

Genres: Woodwork, Nonfiction, Art

Paperback

First published October 1, 1984

Reviews

[Deborah Collin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect first book for the beginning woodcarver; Butz has created a complete course on the subject. He covers all the main topics, from tools and how to sharpen them, to woods and finishes, and the elements of design. He presents the various carving styles in logical progression, beginning with whittling. He moves smoothly on to chip carving, then relief carving, and wildlife carving in the round. As an added bonus, he also covers lettering and architectural carving.

Each chapter features plenty of photographs, drawings, and diagrams, to support the clear and understandable text. The featured projects are shown on a grid for easy enlargement. (A large format copier makes this even easier.)

Rick Butz is a wonderful all around woodcarver, and if you’re just starting out, you couldn’t have a better teacher.