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A strong point which I find in this book is the ability to describe non-trivial manual tasks (e.g. The author is passionate about the activity of wood carving and is successful in giving you a deep feeling of it. sharpening a blade, or a particular cut technique) in such a way that you can immediately start trying them.
still not worth the money, go on line, alot better info on the web, its free and save the money for your tools. tim
As a beginner, I appreciated the breadth of topics covered in the book, particularly the various styles of carving. Sharpening is also covered, but I'd already bought "The Complete Guide to Sharpening" by Leonard Lee (of Lee Valley & Veritas) and found that to be a most comprehensive source of information on that topic. This was my introduction to chip carving, and I think he covered it quite well.
This is an excellent book that covers the fundamentals of carving plus adds great advice on what tools to purchase. Sorry.David Self, New Boston, Texas Asked if I would buy this book again, my answer would be yes. I messed up on the rating of this book and I give it five (5) stars.
The book begins with a good grounding in the tools of the craft and how to care for and sharpen each type. This book should be required reading before the beginner spends a single dime on tools, equipment, or wood. Even this is useful since the reader avoids launching into the craft with a project they really have little enthusiasm for, and then lose interest in wood carving all together. To an experienced woodcarver this book may seem unfocused and thinly spread, but for the beginner it does exactly what it should do. After that it gives you a sampler of carving styles with at least one project for each. If it's not 'the' best beginner's book, it's in the top five. It's guaranteed there is at least one or two chapters the reader will not care for.
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