[english jim]

hi all my names jim
i need all the help i can get to learn wood carving
i am starting from scratch,so if any one knows of a good book to start me off it would be well appreciated
thanks
jim

[Thor]

HI English Jim,

I recommend the book by Richard Butz, "How to carve wood".... It has chapters on different styles of carving from chip carving to relief to 3-D, and architectural. You can try some projects until you find your nich.

Do you have tools already?
Looking through past posts on this board can give you a lot of answers as well, but feel free to ask your own as they apply to you. Everyone here is always willing to chime in with opinions.
Thor

[DADDIO]

wood carving first projects was my first book followed by tom wolfe's woodspirits book,all are good but the richard butz book is really good and i often refer back to this one,for alot of different information,good luck and as away

[Irishman]

Search the postings and tutorials on this site Jim. There are volumes of knowledgeable people right here on this message board. Mark and Susan...and many others...have some very helpful tips on various carving styles. Don't be afraid to ask questions as carvings here are very helpful. Welcome to the site.

Patrick

[wood-whittler]

jim.

hello and welcome to the board, the help you are after would depend on what type of carving you a interested in.

bart

[Christine]

Hi Jim,
Welcome to the club. I just sent a reply to Johnny D. about this same question so I'm going to copy my reply to you. Good luck.
I'm new to this forum also but not quite so new to woodcarving. I borrowed a DVD from my carving club, called "Beginning Woodcarving". It is being sold at
www.ellenwoodarts.com. It is one of the best beginning videos I have seen. He goes into woods, tools, sharpening, and the different kinds of carving that can be done. He then gives you some beginning projects to work on. The video is about 3 1/2 hours long. I am going to recommend it to all my beginning woodcarving friends.
Christine

[whitecree]

Look around your area and see if there is a carving club. If there is, you'll get a lot of local help as well. Woodcarvers are probably the most sharing-ist people there are.