Other Non-Fiction Jack, George: Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship, v.1, 28 June 2008

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From 1903, illustrated:

CHAPTER I - PREAMBLE
CHAPTER II - TOOLS
CHAPTER III - SHARPENING-STONES-MALLET AND BENCH
CHAPTER IV - WOODS USED FOR CARVING
CHAPTER V - SHARPENING THE TOOLS
CHAPTER VI - CHIP CARVING
CHAPTER VII - THE GRAIN OF THE WOOD
CHAPTER VIII - IMITATION OF NATURAL FORMS
CHAPTER IX - ROUNDED FORMS
CHAPTER X - THE PATTERNED BACKGROUND
CHAPTER XI - CONTOURS OF SURFACE
CHAPTER XII - ORIGINALITY
CHAPTER XIII - PIERCED PATTERNS
CHAPTER XIV - HARDWOOD CARVING
CHAPTER XV - THE SKETCH-BOOK
CHAPTER XVI - MUSEUMS
CHAPTER XVII - STUDIES FROM NATURE-FOLIAGE
CHAPTER XVIII - CARVING ON FURNITURE
CHAPTER XIX - THE GROTESQUE IN CARVING
CHAPTER XX - STUDIES FROM NATURE-BIRDS AND BEASTS
CHAPTER XXI - FORESHORTENING AS APPLIED TO WORK IN RELIEF
CHAPTER XXII - UNDERCUTTING AND "BUILT-UP" WORK
CHAPTER XXIII - PICTURE SUBJECTS AND PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER XXIV - ARCHITECTURAL CARVING
CHAPTER XXV - SURFACE FINISH-TEXTURE
CHAPTER XXVI - CRAFT SCHOOLS, PAST AND PRESENT
CHAPTER XXVII - ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN BUILDER AND CARVER

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