Art of Letter Carving in Wood

If you want to learn how to carve letters - to make signs; add your name to your art; or simply add a decorative element to your workpiece - The Art of Letter Carving in Wood is for you. The book is full of essential information about letter carving. The author, Martin Wenham, is widely considered one of the foremost letter carvers in the world; he learned the technique of letter carving in the 1960s and has had his works included in most major exhibitions of “lettering arts” since the early 1980s. He offers guidance on all aspects of the craft, from simply designing and carving letters to using them in a wide range of situations, from the purely practical and informative to the expressive and interpretative.

We have a void in our library with the disappearance from print of Chris Pye’s Letter Carving in Wood, so we are pleased to have this new and authoritative book. You’ll find practical insights on spacing letters, using italics, choice of appropriate woods, and other topics. Regarding tool selection, Wenham suggests that letter carvers use a combination of No 1, No 2, No 3 and No 4 and No 6 sweep chisels, and wins us over with his observation that, “Of all the new English tools currently available, the best appear to be those made by Ashley Iles.” We agree! Hardcover. 208 pages. With over 500 illustrations.

Pages: 208
Binding: HC
Publisher: Astragal Press