Easy Wood Carving for Children

Fun Whittling Projects for Adventurous Kids

FLORIS BOOKSISBN:9781782505150

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By Frank Egholm, Translated by Anna Cardwell
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128

Description

Contents


Introduction


Difficulty levels


Whittling guidelines


Getting started


Finding a whittling knife


Protective gear


Wood


Where to find fresh branches


Dry wood


Wood carving


techniques


Whittling away from the body


Whittling towards the body


Practical tips


Sharpening knives


Saws and garden shears


Splitting wood


Colouring wood


Sanding wood


Carving seat


Whittling and reading


 


Animal figures


Bird made from a single branch


Bird with a feathery tail


Bird made from the end of a branch


Lifelike bird


 


Pigs and dogs


Fence with string or rails


Dolphin


Seal


Snake


Games


Pig throwing


Game pieces


Tower of Hanoi


The four confounding squares


Toys


Racing car


Spinning tops


Spinning top with handle and pull string


Whittled top


 

Frank Egholm is a lecturer, author and former woodwork teacher who worked for many years at the Rudolf Steiner School in Vordingborg, Denmark. Frank also designs and develops his own wooden toys and games, and is married to the illustrator Lillian Egholm.



Anna Cardwell is a translator who lives in Edinburgh, UK.


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