Woodcarving a Christmas Chess Set: Patterns and Instructions for Caricature Carving

By Dwayne Gosnell

Combine your love for chess, Christmas, and woodcarving into one incredible masterpiece project! Perfect for both beginner and advanced woodcarvers, this guide includes simple caricature carving techniques and step-by-step instructions for each piece. With 6 full-size patterns, you’ll carve reindeer knights, elf pawns, North Pole rooks, snowman

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Release date: Dec 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781607657729

Dwayne Gosnell

Dwayne Gosnell began carving as a way to unwind after a long day in law enforcement. An award-winning caricature carver for over 15 years, and President of the Catawba Valley Wood Carvers, Dwayne participates in events and workshops around the country. He resides in Hickory, North Carolina.

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Photo credits:

Dwayne Gosnell: 7, 48, and all step-by-step photos

Mike Mihalo: front cover, 2–3, 4-5, 6, 8, 9, 16–17, 18, and all photos of finished chess pieces

Courtesy Shutterstock: Sandra Cunningham 16–17 (Christmas tree background); Fortyforks, 17 (top right); primopiano cover, 1, 2, 4–5, 17 (wood background); Verock 19, 23, 26, 30, 34, 39

© 2020 by Dwayne Gosnell and Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

Woodcarving a Christmas Chess Set is an original work, first published in 2020 by Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc. The patterns contained herein are copyrighted by the author. Readers may make copies of these patterns for personal use. The patterns themselves, however, are not to be duplicated for resale or distribution under any circumstances. Any such copying is a violation of copyright law.

For a printable PDF of the patterns used in this book, please contact Fox Chapel Publishing at [e-mail], quoting the ISBN and title of this book, as well as the pattern or patterns required.

Print ISBN 978-1-4971-0137-1

eISBN 978-1-6076-5772-9

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Contents

Before You Carve

Basic Carving Instructions

Getting Started

Cutting Out the Blanks

Materials and Tools

Practice

Carving Eyes

Carving Noses

Christmas Chess Set

Christmas Pawn

Christmas Rook

Christmas Knight

Christmas Bishop

Christmas King

Christmas Queen

Patterns

About the Author

Acknowledgments

I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone along the way who told me to keep carving and never give up.

Dedication

To my loving wife, Melissa, for always supporting me throughout the endless