Description: Classical ornamentation is all around us -- on housing, joinery, furniture, and decorative objects. Its most distinctive aspects, including enriched moldings, volutes, intricate rosettes, and capitals, entice the eye and the imagination. This thorough and indispensable primer, written by a professional carver who has done both original and restoration carver who has done both original and restoration work on many prestigious buildings, introduces woodworkers to classical vocabulary, elements, principles, and carving techniques. Through over 300 color photographs, illustrations, and drawings (plus 50 in black and white), the entire process of holding, setting out, and carving unfolds, and a selection of projects shows how to combine a variety of features to make such items as mantelpieces, gateposts, and frames. Whether your specialty is cabinetmaking, bringing antiques back to their former glory, making dollhouses and miniatures, or any form of woodwork at all, these traditional, ornate, and sumptuous techniques will enhance anything you craft!

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