Working With Wood Books

This wood chip carving guide may be geared toward the novice, but even advanced students of the craft won’t want to put it down.  In what has been referred to as “unquestionably the finest guidance ever,” master chip carver Wayne Barton walks you step by step through everything you need to know to create your own successful carvings, from preparation through the final product.

Full color photographs outline every step of the process in blazing detail.  Easily find the information you seek with separate chapters dedicated to essential topics including tools and materials, types of wood, carving techniques, and pattern placement.  

Barton then gets down to business with details for working several design favorites, including borders, rosettes, free-form and positive image designs, and lettering – all in distinct chapters for easy reference.  From cover to cover, this thorough wood chip carving guide will likely be the only instruction you’ll ever need.