Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set: Patterns and Instructions for Caricature Carving
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Carve one incredibly creepy masterpiece project! Perfect for both beginner and advanced woodcarvers, this guide includes simple caricature carving techniques and step-by-step instructions for each Halloween-themed chess piece. With 6 full-size patterns, you’ll carve werewolf knights, a witch as Queen, Dracula as King, and many more! Also include
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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Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set - Dwayne Gosnell
Photo credits:
Dwayne Gosnell: 7, 48, and all step-by-step photos
Mike Mihalo: front, 2-3, 4-5, 6, 8, 9, 16-17, 18, 22, 26, 30, 32, 38, 44, and all photos of finished chess pieces
Courtesy Shutterstock:
FOTOKITA 16-17 (background); primopiano cover, 1, 4-5, 17 (wood background); YummyBuum 18, 22, 26, 32, 38, 44 (spider web)
© 2020 by Dwayne Gosnell and Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.
Woodcarving a Halloween 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 customerservice@foxchapelpublishing.com, quoting the ISBN and title of this book, as well as the pattern or patterns required.
Print ISBN 978-1-4971-0082-4
eISBN 978-1-6076-5773-6
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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
Halloween Chess Set
Halloween Pawn
Halloween Rook
Halloween Knight
Halloween Bishop
Halloween King
Halloween Queen
Patterns
About the Author
Acknowledgments
I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone along the way who told me to