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design
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sign writing
softlaunch
wood carving
wood craft
woodwork
Product details
- ISBN 9781565234529
- Weight: 594g
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011
- Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This title features 10 skill-building projects allowing the reader to improve with each one. It also includes specialised techniques such as creating custom lettering and gilding. We use signs everyday, to work out which way to go, to know if a shop is open or closed and to welcome guests, just to name a few. Hand carved wooden signs can add warmth and charm to any home or business. In the "Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook", author and woodcarving instructor Betty Padden shares her designs and techniques for creating custom signs. With this book, even beginner woodcarvers can learn to carve and paint signs with the 10 skill building projects. From learning to carve simple cuts into a pre made blank, to carving more intricate designs and finishing with elaborate painting, the reader's skills will be improved with each project. Specialised techniques such as creating custom lettering on a computer, gilding and more are introduced in later projects. This is a contemporary look at a nostalgic craft with updated techniques and a variety of styles for carving and painting signs for the home or business.
Betty Padden has been in the carving business for over 35 years. Her company, Wooden Apple Signmakers, was established in 1976 and offers design service and custom carved signs for both residential and commercial customers. Her work has been displayed at Walt Disney World and Disneyland as well as historic Quincy Market in Boston, MA. She teaches woodcarving to approximately 75 students per year.
