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Review title: Misleading Cover, Useless for the Beginner
Product review: The cover of this book says "Step-by-Step Instructions & Patterns for 40 Flat-Plane Carving Projects".What it should say is "Step-by-Step Instructions For 2 Projects, & Patterns for 40 more".In this 120 page book, there are less that 20 pages of step-by-step instructions. Two projects are covered (I admit, in detail and with good photos) but there is no foundation whatsoever for those 20 pages. What kind of knife do you use? How do you hold it? What strokes are used for carving? What do you need to know about cutting with or across the grain? None of these questions are answered in this book. If you are a beginner picking up this book, you will be completely lost.The section on the history and practitioners of Scandinavian woodcarving takes up the majority of this book. While it is somewhat interesting, that is not why I bought the book.
