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Janet Bolyard. Complete Guide to Soap Carving
CONTENTS
PREFACE: ONE SOAP CARVER’S JOURNEY
INTRODUCTION: WHY CARVE SOAP?
Kids Love It
GALLERY
PART 1. GETTING STARTED
MY ADVICE TO BEGINNERS. Keep It Simple
Be Sharp About Your Tools
Use the “Stepping Stones”
Adopt the “Pattern Change” Point of View
ABOUT SAFETY
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CARVING TOOLS
MAKE: CURVED BLADE KNIFE
MAKE: SKEW KNIFE
MAKE: EXTENDED KNIFE HANDLE
MAKE: GOUGE
MAKE: V-TOOL
MAKE: SHARPENING STONES
ABOUT SOAP
Storing Soap
HOW TO MAKE PATTERN TEMPLATES
Draw Your Own
Copy: Low Detail
Copy: High Detail
PREP YOUR WORKSPACE AND SOAP
Prep Your Workspace
Always Start with a Blank Slate
HOW TO TRANSFER TEMPLATES TO SOAP BARS. Low-Detail Template
High Detail—“Stickpin Technique”
ABOUT CARVING
Relief Carving
In the Round Carving
Other Kinds of Carving
HOW TO HANDLE CARVING TOOLS
Carving Knife (Skew, Curved Blade, or Detail)
Push-Thumb Technique
Palm Tools
Over the Top
YOUR FIRST CUT: THE STOP CUT
YOUR NEXT CUTS: ROUGHING OUT
HOW TO USE A GO-BY
HOW TO FIX MISTAKES
When You’ve Carved Off Too Much . .
HOW TO ADD DETAIL AND TEXTURE
ABOUT FINISHING
The Wet-Sanding Technique
Soaps for Display: Seal with Lacquer
Brushes for Painting
PART 2. CARVING THE NOVICE PROJECTS
IVORY ALL THE WAY
I ♥ SOAP MUCH
EYES WIDE OWL-PEN
TEDDY BEAR
The Flat Car
Teddy Bear
WHALE OF A TALE
CHUGGA-CHUGGA NAME TRAIN!
Engine
Letters
Caboose
THE “IT FLOATS” SAILBOAT
SEASHORE TREASURES
Seahorse
Seashell
Starfish
WORKSHOP: SOAP-ON-A-ROPE
SOAP-ON-A-ROPE PIRATE
SOAP-ON-A-ROPE MERMAID
WORKSHOP: MORTISE AND TENON
CHILLIN’ PENGUIN
SUDSY THE SNOWMAN
PART 3. CARVING THE ADVANCED PROJECTS
BEYOND IVORY: MELT-AND-POUR
TIME FOR A TOOL UPGRADE
Knives
V-tools
Gouges
Additional Tools
WOODSY BEAR
Trees
KITCHEN KRITTERS
Cow
Pig
Hen
PAMPERED PUP
CAT WITH ATTITUDE
Detailing
Finishing
The Pillow
WORKSHOP: MELT-AND-POUR SOAP
SPRING BUTTERFLIES
ROSE RELIEF
HUMMINGBIRD KEEPSAKE BOX
RADIANT CROSS
MOTHER SEAL WITH PUP
SNOWFLAKES
CHIP-CARVED MEDALLIONS
Medallions
THAI SOAP FLOWER
TEMPLATES AND GO-BYS
