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This wonderful collection of inspirational period carving projects ranges from the quick and simple to the long and complex, so caters for hobby carvers of all abilities. The new carver can start with the simplest project and, over a period of time, work through to the intermediate and advanced levels, while experienced carvers will find pieces to challenge and engage them. Each project is designed to capture the spirit and style of a particular period throughout history and at the end of each project readers will have developed new skills, gained an understanding of another style, and created a carving to proudly display in their home. Projects each have an introduction, setting it in historical context, a tracing pattern, an inspirational picture of the finished carving and comprehensive, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and photographs.
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Steve Bisco is a self-taught hobby carver with 25 years of practical experience. GMC has published many of his articles in both Woodcarving and Woodworking Plans & Projects magazines, and more are in the pipeline. He is now retired and devotes his time to carving and woodturning.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book should be in every woodcarvers library, It gives a very good in site into the history of British woodcarving with some fine examples of each period
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding book of Carving projects!
6 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This excellent work by Steve Bisco is a book of woodcarving projects that cover a range from novice to advanced. Some of the projects will allow a new carver to get started on something simple. Other projects are more complex and challenging. As the title indicates, the projects range in a series of periods. The first part of the book discusses general tool requirements and a quick primer of period styles. Then you are off to the projects. Each project includes a pattern, a specific list of tools used on that project, and LOADS of pictures with captions that detail the progression of steps in the project. Each project concludes with suggestions for finishing the carving, often more than one. The Style periods are scattered across the 20 projects and begin with the Dark Ages and progresses to the Edwardian. The bulk of the projects lie in the Georgian and Victorian style (AWESOME). I was really impressed with the layout of the individual projects. I have only had the book for about a week, so I have not done any of the carvings yet, but I am confident that I will be able to complete any of the projects at my skill level without issue.
I bought my copy in the dark hoping to find something of use. I really like the Amazon reviews that at least let you "Look Inside" to the table of contents. I didn't get that for this one. So, I will provide that for others here:
1 Celtic Cross
2 Heraldic Shield
3 Tudor Linenfold Panel
4 Arts and Crafts Flower Panel
5 Holker Olive Panel
6 Renaissance Oak Panel
7 Gothic Window
8 The Peacock of Riga
9 The Dragon of Eye (carving on the cover)
10 St Ives Foliage Panel
11 Pugin Column table
12 Fruit and Flower festoon
13 Acanthus Swirl
14 Acanthus Cresting
15 Chippendale Ribbon Festoon
16 Rococo Mirror Frame
17 Georgian Corbel
18 Dolphin Tazza
19 Large-scale Arabesque
20 Grinling Gibbons Foliage
To summarize, I think the author did a fantastic job producing a work that will guide carvers of any level through period carvings. I am thrilled with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone interested in period carvings. Six Stars (if they'd let me...)
I bought my copy in the dark hoping to find something of use. I really like the Amazon reviews that at least let you "Look Inside" to the table of contents. I didn't get that for this one. So, I will provide that for others here:
1 Celtic Cross
2 Heraldic Shield
3 Tudor Linenfold Panel
4 Arts and Crafts Flower Panel
5 Holker Olive Panel
6 Renaissance Oak Panel
7 Gothic Window
8 The Peacock of Riga
9 The Dragon of Eye (carving on the cover)
10 St Ives Foliage Panel
11 Pugin Column table
12 Fruit and Flower festoon
13 Acanthus Swirl
14 Acanthus Cresting
15 Chippendale Ribbon Festoon
16 Rococo Mirror Frame
17 Georgian Corbel
18 Dolphin Tazza
19 Large-scale Arabesque
20 Grinling Gibbons Foliage
To summarize, I think the author did a fantastic job producing a work that will guide carvers of any level through period carvings. I am thrilled with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone interested in period carvings. Six Stars (if they'd let me...)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great book for carving ideas!
11 April 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Decorative carving is my favorite style, and the examples in Bisco's book are just what I like to carve. Excellent patterns, step-by-step instruction, and photos. The projects build in complexity through the book, with some really challenging projects toward the end. I just finished the St. Ives foliage and have prepared the blank for the Dragon.
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