This book is about creating art
from wood. Come into Mark Lindquist's
studio and learn both basic and advanced techniques. He'll show you how to use traditional
as well as non-traditional tools and techniques.
Step-by-step instructions with numerous photographs for projects in sculpture, decorative
pieces, and bowls. An emphasis is placed on harvesting and sculpting the rare beauty of
spalted wood and burls with chainsaw and lathe. "This book's a beauty... an
inspiration... expect to return time and
again."—Popular Woodworking. |
Sculpting Wood by Mark Lindquist
Sculpting Wood -- about creating
art from wood -- is written by the renowned contemporary woodsculptor and woodturner, Mark
Lindquist. In this book, he brings you into his studio to learn basic as well as advanced
technniques for sculpting wood.
Chapters on basic tools and techniques initiate beginners into the complexities of wood
sculpture. For experienced woodworkers, Lindquist opens new horizons with sophisticated
techniques and new ways to use both traditional and nontraditional tools. Sculpting
Wood is the first book to devote attention to a specialty Mark and his father Melvin
are masters of -- harvesting and sculpting the rare beauty of spalted wood and burls with
chainsaw and lathe.
Step-by-step projects with numerous photographs encompass techniques from the most basic
to the most advanced -- you'll be able to learn while creating! Mastery of hand and power
tools is emphasized, with clear descriptions of how each tool works and how it can best be
used. Safety precautions, especially for power tools, are highlighted throughout.
More than a how-to book, Sculpting Wood explores the philosophical as well as
practical aspects of this popular art form. In sharing his years of personal experience
and his love for the medium, Lindquist gives us rare insight into the development of
artistic expression. His approach to sculpting wood synthesizes the best of old traditions
and new technology, and pays tribute to the harmony between nature and art.
Sculpting Wood will inspire, instruct, and excite both beginning and experienced
wood enthusiasts.
(from the book jacket) © 1986 Davis Publications, Inc., Worcester, MA
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