Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set E-Book

Dwayne Gosnell

• Herausgeber: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Seitenzahl: 24

Beschreibung

Combine your love for chess, Halloween, and woodcarving into one incredible masterpiece! Perfect for both beginner and advanced woodcarvers, this guide includes simple caricature carving techniques and step-by-step instructions for each piece. With 6 full-size patterns, you'll carve werewolf knights, mummy pawns, coffin rooks, Frankenstein bishops, a witch as Queen, and Dracula as King! Also included are instructions for finishing and painting your carvings. Build your woodcarving skills as you carve and ultimately play the coolest (and creepiest) game of chess ever! Author Dwayne Gosnell is an award-winning carver, president of the Catawba Valley Wood Carvers, and a member of the Caricature Carvers of America, making him the perfect instructor for this exciting new take on a timeless game!

Leseprobe

Photo credits:

Dwayne Gosnell: 7, 48, and all step-by-step photos

Mike Mihalo: front, 2-3, 4-5, 6, 8, 9, 16-17, 18, 22, 26, 30, 32, 38, 44, and all photos of finished chess pieces

Courtesy Shutterstock:

FOTOKITA 16-17 (background); primopiano cover, 1, 4-5, 17 (wood background); YummyBuum 18, 22, 26, 32, 38, 44 (spider web)

© 2020 by Dwayne Gosnell and Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set is an original work, first published in 2020 by Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc. The patterns contained herein are copyrighted by the author. Readers may make copies of these patterns for personal use. The patterns themselves, however, are not to be duplicated for resale or distribution under any circumstances. Any such copying is a violation of copyright law.

For a printable PDF of the patterns used in this book, please contact Fox Chapel Publishing at [email protected], quoting the ISBN and title of this book, as well as the pattern or patterns required.

Print ISBN 978-1-4971-0082-4eISBN 978-1-6076-5773-6

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Contents

Before You Carve

Basic Carving Instructions

Getting Started

Cutting Out the Blanks

Materials and Tools

Practice

Carving Eyes

Carving Noses

Halloween Chess Set

Halloween Pawn

Halloween Rook

Halloween Knight

Halloween Bishop

Halloween King

Halloween Queen

Patterns

About the Author

Acknowledgments

I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone along the way who told me to keep carving and never give up.

Dedication

To my loving wife, Melissa, for always supporting me throughout the endless woodchips, and to my daughter and son for always being there to help make the funny funnier.

Before You Carve

Basic Carving Instructions

All you really need in order to carve is a space to complete your project, a comfy chair, some wood, and the carving tools of your choice. I’ve never met a carver who wasn’t also a tool collector. If you have it, use it. If I use a certain tool in the instructions, but you can accomplish the same thing with a different tool, do it. Here are some points to remember:

• Make sure that your tools are as sharp as they can be. You shouldn’t force dull tools into the wood.

• Carve as much as you can every day. Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself.

• Don’t carve while tired, as this can lead to miscuts—either in the wood or your hand.

• Always use protective gear, such as gloves and finger guards.

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