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To sharpen chisels, it recommends a three foot diameter grinding wheel set in the ground. This book is full of information, with a catch. It is like a hundred years old. good for traditionalists. and has never been updated.
maybe in the 1700's it was a good book, but now it s not. tim i read about half of it, put it where it belongs, in the trash. save your money, go on line, alot better info on the web,for free.
This book is somewhat outdated. It is however an interesting reading and will provide some usefull information. Don't purhcase it if you are planning to learn wood carving from it.
It would not be for the faint of heart. Hasluck does provide some "how to" information. I am in awe of Paul N. Everest without oxygen. In my humble opinion, you'll get far more out of this book, which will probably cost you less than $20, than you will from a course on woodcarving that will cost you $1000.
This is absolutely enlightening. Other authors on this subject only cover one of the many ways that it can be done. Go to the website for Chris Pye and check out his books on introductory carving, and check out the videotapes of Nora Hall on her website. These will give you much more of the very specific "how to" information on a sequence of specific graded projects. It can be a bit preachy and it can get a bit philosophical at times. He even has a chapter on how to set up training programs for woodcarving for various groups of people. He tells you about and even illustrates the various steps of carving (setting in, grounding, modeling and finishing). Most of the good carvers that I have talked to are mostly self taught.
The rest of the book would be "gravy" to me. You'll be glad you did. He is the only author I have come across who explains why he recommended every tool that he recommends. I would bet that if someone wanted to start learning how to carve, and they bought only this book, they would be very disappointed. This book is to woodcarving what the Roman Coliseum is to sports arenas. Of course, if you like to have impressive books on your coffee table, this would be a good one. It is interesting that his recommended set of tools is much different from the modern authors on this subject (eg Chris Pye, Nora Hall, etc). There are other books that do this much better.
Mr. There is no other book which even tries to cover just about all types of woodcarving. BUY THE BOOK. If a person could only have one book on woodcarving, this would be THE book. For example it talks about how learning to carve wood makes you a better person.
But these points are so minor, when you consider the entire book, that they cannot even be considered as flaws. I would buy this book only for the set of chip carving designs that it includes. It is the greatest source of carving information and suggestions and illustrations you can find in one place. It is a classic.
If you are looking for a "how to" book, which gives you a preselected sequence of five projects, from easy to medium, and tells you which tool to use to make each cut in each project, then this is NOT the book for you. Having the goal of writing a book of this scope and depth would be like having the goal of climbing Mt. This is more of a reference book that a carver refers to VERY often during his/her development. It is far too much for the casual person who wants to make one or two carvings with inexpensive tools.
It provides an almost unlimited (1146 to be exact), and certainly unparalleled set of photos and line drawings of different types of carvings throughout history. Hasluck, the author of this wonderful book. He covers many of them in great detail, and he doesn't denigrate any of them. I doubt it will ever be surpassed. Virtually all serious modern books on woodcarving refer to this 1911 book. Some of the "tone" of this large (568 page)book is in the style of stuff written at that time.
For example, the section on how to sharpen tools is dated. He provides a set of recommended gauges, clamps, sharpening equipment, bench designs, etc. It was written back in 1911, so some of the material is out of date. After researching this topic, I have come to the conclusion that Hasluck selected his set to be most appropriate to highly detailed relief carving, which is the type of carving that he spends the most time on. All speak "lovingly" about Hasluck's book. It is incomparable, and it is a real bargain. Hasluck's book is really for the person who has taken control of his own education in woodworking, and who wants to become VERY good.
It covers:tools, history, and styles. Every really good carver that I know has used this book extensively. Hasluck's coverage of Chip Carving is an example of how encyclopedic he is. One of its "drawbacks" is that it is so encyclopedic, that one could not read it from cover to cover.
This is one of those rare books written a long time ago (early 1900s) when craftsmen and artists actually made their livings working with their hands (after serving apprenticships under masters). 'Very applicable to todays professional or recreational woodworker/carver and to those simply interested in historical carved styles evident in todays antiques. Their art went on to be perfected during a time when such hand-craftsmanship was valued and rewarded albeit simply and honestly. The treasure trove of techniques and historical information in this book is the kind that I typically find only in old books like this one.
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