“The book will help readers mightily....The projects outlined are clearly laid out, the instructions for them easy to follow. The projects...are multicultural, too, for they include an African art object, traditional American art objects, a Native-American art object, a French art object, and, yes, even an Icelandic art object.”—Booklist. Bonus: The ratings of various manufacturers’ models, and helpful descriptions of tool types are included.
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In some ways this is a disappointing book. From the title, you expect to see Alan or Gill Bridgewater haul out a chain saw and carve a totem pole. Instead, what you seem to be getting is the porch whittler, trusty knife in hand on a hot summer day and a pile of wood shavings at his feet, dragged kicking and screaming into the almost twenty-first century. But no one uses a knife for carving anymore. Instead, they use powered carving tools with bewildering arrays of bits, each of which is for a very specialized use. The Bridgewaters, thank goodness, make sense enough of what is at first confusion to help out considerably those venturing into this new woodworking world. Indeed, the book will help readers mightily just by helping them avoid unnecessary bits. What's more, the projects outlined are clearly laid out, the instructions for them easy to follow. The projects are politically correctly multicultural, too, for they include an African art object, traditional American art objects, a Native American art object, a French art object, and, yes, even an Icelandic art object. Jon Kartman
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Pretty good guide,
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This review is from: Power Tool Woodcarving (Paperback)
I checked this out from the library, but intend to purchase the book to keep. There are specific projects in here that are pretty well explained and fairly diverse. I used the Icelandic design to make myself a lazy kate (a device to use while plying spun wool) and it really came out well, despite my differing from intent and finishing from the book's suggestions.
There are several other things in this book that would make it an excellent thing to have on the shelf if you are interested in power tool carving (dremel and the like). The wide range of techniques and projects, the specific suggestions about not only what tools to use when but also for what purpose, the color pictures in the center which really bring the projects to life, and the basics in wood carving that you will learn if you undertake a project. I have a million ideas and hope to purchase a more substantial dremel to use in my woodcarving pursuits. This book really helped me through the beginner stages of a new hobby, I highly recommend.
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This book contains very good information about the different types and brands of power carving tools and was a great resource in helping me decide what tools to buy. It also contains several projects using the tools that are reviewed. For those who are interested in getting started in power carving I highly recommend it.
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Great little book,
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the book I ordered is most informative about wood carving with power tools. It's just what I needed. The author has done an excellent job.
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