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Chip Carved Christmas Ornaments: 46 Patterns with Infinite Variations (Fox Features: Fox Chapel Pub Co Inc Description: Product Description Make a tree full of festive chip-carved holiday ornaments with this handy guide! 46 designs for holiday ornaments for chip carvers Full-size patterns for stars, flowers, trees, crosses, and more Beginner-friendly step-by-step project to get you started chip carving in no time Basic instruction on cuts, wood selection, safety, sharpening, finishing, and more Chip carving, one of the earliest forms of traditional woodcarving, is also one of the easiest methods for beginners to learn. Inside Chip Carved Christmas Ornaments, award-winning chip carver Bruce Nicholas shows how to create an endless variety of exquisite ornaments, using just three basic cuts and only two knives. Drawing on his many years of chip carving experience, carving competitions, and class instruction, Bruce shows how to produce finely pierced carvings that let the holiday lights shine through. Judy Nichols also reveals her beautiful techniques for staining the ornaments with wax crayons. This book covers everything you need to know to start chip carving ornaments to sell, give as gifts, or donate to charity. It includes an easy step-by-step project and 46 beautiful patterns that you can start carving right away. These ready-to-use full-size patterns feature versatile elements that can be combined again and again with infinite variations. The only limit is your imagination! From the Back Cover Carve an Endless Variety of Festive Holiday Ornaments Chip carving, one of the earliest forms of traditional woodcarving, is also one of the easiest methods for beginners to learn. Create a tree full of festive chip-carved holiday ornaments with this handy guide. Award-winning chip carver Bruce Nicholas shows how to make an endless variety of exquisite ornaments, using a few basic cuts and only two knives. Drawing on his many years of experience as a competitive carver and class instructor, Bruce shows how to produce finely pierced carvings that let the holiday lights shine through. This book covers everything you need to know to start chip carving. It includes a step-by-step project and 46 patterns that you can start carving right away. These ready-to-use, full-size patterns feature versatile elements that can be re-combined with infinite variations—the only limit is your imagination. About the Author Bruce Nicholas is the author of Transitional Projects for Chip Carvers, and an award-winning chip carving artist. He has taught beginning and advanced chip carving classes for more than 20 years at his Ohio studio, as well as for clubs and organizations around the Midwest. Bruce carves on a regular basis for both show competitions and collectors. He operates Nicholas Woodcarving, an online vendor of chip carving materials and supplies. Judy Nicholas's interest in painting began in the early 1980s. After taking a variety of classes, she focused her efforts on folk painting. Over the years she has studied and painted American, Swiss, and Norwegian styles of folk art. She quickly saw the potential for combining her painting skills with Bruce's chip carving. Dissatisfied with results from conventional paints, she developed her own method of using water-soluble wax crayons. Judy is also responsible for the finish applied to the unpainted carvings. Today her work blends seamlessly with Bruce's carvings to create a line of unique and colorful pieces. Payment Immediate payment is required upon selecting 'Buy It Now' or upon checking out through your eBay cart. We accept payment through either PayPal or major credit card. Shipping Standard shipping is always free of charge. Orders with standard shipping travel via the best courier based on size and weight. The estimated delivery window will also be displayed during checkout. International shipping is not available at this time. Returns We offer simple and easy returns on almost all items within 30 days of delivery. Contact us for a return authorization and address to ship your item to.