"Chip Carving may be the simplest form of woodworking. With a single knife and only a handful of techniques, you can create beautiful surface designs that will stop people in their tracks. Safe and easily accessible, chip carving can be done almost anywhere you have a worksurface or a chair to sit in. A craft deeply rooted in history, you can create designs ranging from the traditional carving patterns of ancient cultures to wholly modern designs of your own making. This book contains everything you need to achieve elegant-and seemingly complex-carved patterns in wood"-- Provided by publisher.
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