{"product_id":"whittling-projects-made-simple-brandi-lynch-9798189741142","title":"Whittling Projects Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Approach to Carving Wood Figures with Basic Knife Tools","description":"Five figures. Four cuts. One knife. One soft block of basswood, a comfortable chair, and a single quiet hour at the kitchen table are the whole of what this book asks a beginner to bring to the very first cut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost whittling guides hand a beginner a spoon or a bowl and hope a recognizable figure turns up later. This book does the opposite from its first page. It teaches figures directly, and it sets a short technique chapter before every project, so no cut or grip ever arrives on the page unpracticed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Perching Bird to Standing Farmer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarve five figures in careful sequence: a bird, a gnome, a fox, an old man, and a farmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild every one of them from the same four cuts: the push, the pull, the stop, and the sweep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead the wood grain before each cut so the blade slices clean instead of tearing the fibres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHold the knife in two safe grips that keep the edge travelling away from your bracing hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlock a face from three simple planes, then set it from calm to curious with a few small cuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggest fur, a beard, or hair with adjustable texture lines you control by depth and spacing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLayer carved clothing, add a relief accent, and mount a finished figure onto its own base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWork the five figures in the order given and the fifth comes easier than the first, even though the farmer asks for far more of a carver than the bird ever did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Actually Sits on the Worktable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA single detail or sloyd knife, no bench of gouges and no power tools at all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasswood blanks, a leather strop with honing compound, and basic sandpaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest skill ratings and realistic session timings for all five projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft-handed carvers and supervised young beginners both accounted for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA troubleshooting chapter for splits, drifting cuts, and grain that fights back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo power tools. No workshop. No prior experience with a blade. Only a sharp knife, a soft block of wood, and the patience to work one deliberate cut at a time, from a first uncertain chip to five finished figures standing together on a shelf. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOpen to the first pattern and start the bird tonight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandi Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189741142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Brandi Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546587009279,"sku":"9798189741142","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whittling-projects-made-simple-brandi-lynch-9798189741142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}