Wood Carving Basics (Fine Woodworking DVD Workshop)

We bought it to introduce our grandson to wood carving. The video on CD discussed a wonderful variety of techniques and styles, along with a good idea of the range of tools needed for each. As an overview it was wonderful. If you want to learn each style and technique, you will most likely need to add supplemental material for each style and technique.

Excellent overview

This is a great DVD to accompany the book of the same name. He shows the techniques he talks about in the book but goes into more detail. I would highly recommend this video.

Good book and a great value

Great resource, Sabol can write so the subject is understood easily.

Got just a book. Not a DVD.

I have enjoyed reading the book, it is full of great tips for the beginning carver. I would recommend it to anyone interested in carving.

Good

Firstly it's American. So resources at the back are for that market. But with the many specialist mags it's easy enough to get suppliers in the UK. I've only come to this hobby of late. The good thing is it goes through the tools, in particuliar thier sizings etc. Covers woods and sharpening. Pictures in colour and instructions seem well written with some diagrapm back-up. But remember this covers just about everything for a beginner so it's the basic techniques. What does it lack? Projects. As a book to give you fundamentals I recommend it. But get a second on simple projects to suppliment it.

Good book clear and concise instructions, a couple of plans would have been nice.

Bought as a present and looks as though it will be very helpful

Very interesting reading

This is a well written book.It’s worth buying it cause it explains about all process.Plus the price is good