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The purpose of this book is to teach the reader how to carve small human figures from blocks of wood using a limited assortment of tools. Throughout the book there are pictures and text that show and describe how to make the cuts that produce delightful small characters.

This book is divided into four parts. Part one, Carving 101, includes some rudimentary information about tools, wood, and carving cuts. Experienced carvers will find this portion superfluous and may want to skip ahead.

The second section, Carving 102, describes in detail how to carve the body of a small person, how to carve a face, and how to dress and paint the character.

The third section, Carving 201, portrays ways to carve more sophisticated characters. The information in this section will enable the carver to make the face and head more interesting by adding parts, making facial alterations, and repositioning the head.

The last section, Carving 202, contains the Rogues Gallery and information that will be helpful to those who seek excellence in character carving.

This book describes the way I carve small characters. It is not THE way; it is MY way. I have tried diligently to take the reader from a pattern on a block of wood to a carved character that makes people smile.

Some of the cuts that I advise will produce parts of a character that are not anatomically correct. Of course, a 2 in. (51 mm) carving of a person with a head that is one-third the length of the total piece is usually not considered to be a “realistic” carving. The only requirement for these little people is that they must be “cute” or “darling” or some such adjective. These are some of the words that people who buy my carvings use to describe them. Of course, I agree with them wholeheartedly.

Good Luck!!!

My Pedagogical Beliefs

In the years that I have taught people to carve small characters, my students have taught me many things. It is the same with this book. I tried my very best to write a book that a neophyte carver, who could read and follow instructions, could carve a satisfactory character just by following the written instructions and studying the pictures.