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The detailed art of letter carving is captured in this resource on carving tools, suitable woods, and alphabetical styles. Progressive exercises and advanced strategies incorporate elements of letter carving, including spacing, family resemblance, and optical adjustment. Instructions are included on how to carve a complete incised alphabet in the modern roman letter style, an alphabet in modern roman raised letters, and six other letter styles. Thirty-seven practice exercises and nine step-by-step projects such as carving simple signs and fashioning decorative letters on a bowl and a breadboard are provided. This replaces ISBN: 1861080433.

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Chris Pye has been a professional woodcarver for than 25 years and is a member of the Master Carvers Association. His work is done mainly to commission, with clients including HRH the Prince of Wales. It ranges from architectural moldings to figure carving, furniture to lettering, bedheads and fireplaces. He has also written extensively about woodcarving for several magazines.

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