Whittling handbook
By: Peter Benson
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781784940751
Subjects: Technique; Wood-carving
Description: The Whittling Handbook is the perfect introduction to the simple, yet immensely pleasurable, craft of creating attractive objects with nothing more than a knife and a piece of timber. Whittling is an art form that can be as simple or as complex as you like.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What tools will I need?; title: How do I keep the knife sharp?; title: What wood can I carve?; title: How do I start?; title: Knife choices; title: My toolbox; title: Garden dibber; title: Paperknife; title: Fork; title: Kitchen spatula; title: Whistle; title: Butter spreader; title: Spoon; title: Fox; title: Chorister; title: Cane topper; title: Backscratcher; title: Shelf Santa; title: Door wedge; title: Dog-head stick handle; title: Nuthatch; title: Perching bird; title: Geehaw whimmy diddle; title: Chain; title: Love spoon; title: Higgledy-piggledy houses; title: Suppliers; title: About the author; title: Acknowledgments; title: Index.