Want to see and learn the heart of it?

Let me show you: this DVD is next best thing to joining me at the bench for a personal lesson!

Lettercarving is straightforward and really only uses a few basic carving skills - but you have to know what you are doing.
I've described the whole process in my book Lettercarving in Wood - A Practical Course but there is nothing, nothing, that beats being shown.

"Seeing is believing!"

 
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In this DVD I show Rob Cosman (a complete beginner at woodcarving), in complete and intimate detail, the 4 fundamental skills you need to carve letters successfully.
You participate, as if I am personally giving you a masterclass in my workshop!

I take Rob step by step through these fundamental skills of lettercarving. I work entirely with him; I don't look at the cameras once. I show him; he copies me. He makes mistakes; I correct him. He asks the sort of questions beginners ask and I give him clear explanations and answers.

Additionally there were 4 cameras filming the whole process. One camera was in the ceiling, focussed down on the wood and letters. You can see every detail very clearly, just as Rob and myself saw it.

So, if you really want an insight into lettercarving, here it is!
 

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Contents:

  Shop Safety

  Letter Design and Layout (and practice!)

  Tool Selection (Matching the tool to the letter)

  The 4 Elements of Lettering (that make up all letter styles)

  Straight Elements using a mallet (and swapping hands!)

  Serifs: step-by-step

  Cutting Junctions Safely (my unique step-by-step method)

  How Gouges Work (knowledge that helps your other carving)

  Incising Circles

 

 

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• 1hr. 29mins.

• Price: £22.95 (Your credit or debit/checking card will automatically convert and charge you in your own currency.)

• Postage & Packing: £2.35 (flat rate worldwide)

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• I aim to mail the same day as receipt of order but, life being what it is, please allow up to 14 days for delivery.

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If you have never used PayPal: you will be asked to create an account using either your credit card or your debit/checking account. This takes a few minutes. You then pay absolutely securely through the PayPal service. I get your order and your DVD is dispatched as deftly as possible.

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If you would prefer to pay by cheque or direct bank (wire) transfer for example then simply email me, Chris Pye here

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By the way: my book Lettercarving in Wood - A Practical Course contains lots more information about lettering and letterforms - it's essential background information to what I am doing here. To maximize your efforts to become a competent lettercarver, I strongly advise you work through it in conjunction with the DVD, rather than see the book or DVD as alternatives.