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Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook
Betty Padden
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Description for Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook
Paperback. 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. This book presents various designs and techniques for creating custom signs. Num Pages: 144 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 306 x 9. Weight in Grams: 590.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
East Petersberg, United States
ISBN
9781565234529
SKU
V9781565234529
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Betty Padden
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook
There are 10 projects in this marvelous book that will help even the professional sign carver improve his/her skills. Author Padden is a very skilled and highly innovative carver and her book shows it. She takes you through her carvings from the first cut in raw wood through to every intricate detail including the final painting. The Paddy's Pub sign ... Read more