A Manual of Wood Carving

CONTENTS.

	PAGE
Introduction.
Woods, Tools, and Sharpening	1
First Lesson.
Indenting and Stamping	15
Second Lesson.
Cutting Grooves with a Gouge	22
Third Lesson.
Flat Patterns made with cuts and lines—Cavo Relievo or Intaglio Rilevato (Cavo-cutting)	28
Fourth Lesson.
Cutting out a Flat Panel with a Ground	34
Fifth Lesson.
Cutting Simple Leaves—Carving with the Left Hand—Modelling or Rounding—Shaded Patterns and Modelling—Progress towards Relief	39
Sixth Lesson.
Cutting with the Grain—Turning the Tool—the Drill—Bold Carving—and large work	44
Seventh Lesson.
The Sweep-cut or Free-hand Carving—Cutting Notches in Leaves—the Round-cut	49
Eighth Lesson.
Further application of the Sweep-cut to Higher Relief	53
Ninth Lesson.
Carving Simple Figures or Animal Forms—Figurini for Cabinets—Simple Rounded Edges and approach to Modelling	59
Tenth Lesson.
Finishing off—Imitation of old and worn work—Where Polishing is required	64
Eleventh Lesson.
Diaper-work—Stamped Diaper-patterns—Cutting Diapers	69
Twelfth Lesson.
Building-up, or AppliquÉ work	75
Thirteenth Lesson.
Carving in the Round	79
Appendix to Thirteenth Lesson.
On the Use of the Saw	83
Fourteenth Lesson.
Incised, Intaglio, or Sunk Carving	86
Fifteenth Lesson.
Carving Curved Surfaces: Cocoa-nuts, Bowls, Horns, Casks, Tankards, etc.	93
Sixteenth Lesson.
Bosses, Knobs, Bars, and Polished Ornaments	101
Seventeenth Lesson.
To Repair Wood-Carving—Glue—Nitric Acid Glue—Preparing Decayed Wood—Artificial Wood—Fillers—Spraying—To make Glue “take”	105
Eighteenth Lesson.
Colouring Wood-work—Oiling—Soda—Stains and Dyes—Ivorying Surfaces—Black Dyes and Ink	110
Nineteenth Lesson.
Making Moulds or Squeezes for Wood-Carvers	115
Twentieth Lesson.
Spot Cutting	118
Appendix.
Objects for Wood-Carving	121

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