Chainsaw Carving for Beginners: Patterns and 250 Step-by-Step Photos

by Helmut Tschiderer

Overview

This complete guide to chainsaw carving explains everything you need to know to carve amazing wood sculptures safely and successfully. Opening with helpful sections on chainsaw care, maintenance, safety, and other essential tips and tricks, Chainsaw Carving for Beginners will equip you with the fundamental knowledge and techniques of wood carving and sculpting with a chainsaw! Featuring four projects with step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and expert insight throughout, this must-have resource will walk you through the entire process from start to finish for carving and sculpting an old shoe, a rabbit, an elegant lady, and a mountain goat. Also included are reference pattern views (side, front, back, and top) for each project to further guide you as you transform a log into a one-of-a-kind work of art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637410721
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/15/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	95 MB
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Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Things to Think About 6

Which Saw is the Right One? 6

Carving Bar 7

The Chain 7

Care and Maintenance 8

Purchasing and Installing a New Saw Chain 9

Safety Equipment 10

Workplace Safety 11

What Kind of Wood Should I Choose? 12

Project 1 An Old Shoe 14

The Rough Draft and the Model 15

First Cuts 16

The Double Cut 17

Finer Cuts 19

Making Convex and Concave Cuts 20

Details 21

Finishing 27

Patterns 28

Project 2 Beautiful Rabbit 30

First Steps 30

Cutting Out the Rough Shape 32

Rounding the Contours 35

Defining Individual Body Paris 38

Rounding and Smoothing Everything Again 40

Finishing the Body 49

Shaping the Face 53

Patterns 58

Project 3 An Elegant Lady 62

Some Tips on Defining Proportions 62

The Head 64

The Body 67

Refining Work on the Head 72

Refining the Body 75

Cosmetic and Finishing Touches 83

Patterns 88

Project 4 Mountain Goat 90

First Steps 91

Transferring the Contour 97

Carving the Contours 100

Finer Cuts 111

Further Touch-Up 120

Working the Detail 126

The Base 129

The Horns 130

Patterns 136

Tips and Tricks 140

Repairing Cracks and Overdone Saw Cuts 140

A Scale Ruler 141

The Finish 141

Index 142

About the Author 144