You Can Whittle and Carve by Amanda Watkins Hellum and Franklin H. Gottshall
$19.00
A charming vintage practical handbook on hand whittling and decorative wood carving, written by Amanda Watkins Hellum and Franklin H. Gottshall. Illustrated guidance introduces the techniques and patterns for creating small carved figures and other handmade projects, making this an appealing resource for traditional craft enthusiasts and collectors of older woodworking books.
Bibliographic details: Bonanza Books, New York; undated hardcover reprint of the work originally copyrighted in 1942 by The Bruce Publishing Company. Comparable Bonanza editions are catalogued around the 1950s; this copy has no printed reprint date. Approx. 82 pages, with black-and-white illustrations. Language: English. No ISBN established for this printing.
Condition: Vintage hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket is yellowed and soiled, with creasing, rubbing, small tears and chipped edges, including a more pronounced folded/torn area at the bottom-right front corner and wear along the top edge. General age-related cover wear.
Book details
- Title
- You Can Whittle and Carve
- Authors
- Amanda Watkins Hellum, Franklin H. Gottshall
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Published
- circa 1955 (estimated reprint date; original copyright 1942)
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Edition
- Undated Bonanza reprint; original work ©1942 Bruce Publishing Company; circa 1950s
- Subjects
- Whittling, Wood carving, Woodworking, Craft patterns, Vintage crafts
- Page count
- 82
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: A0014, AMANDA WATKINS HELLUM, BONANZA BOOKS, BOOKS, CRAFT BOOKS, FRANKLIN H GOTTSHALL, HANDICRAFTS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, NON FICTION, Stocktake16/10, TRADITIONAL CRAFTS, VINTAGE BOOKS, WB101-102, WHITTLING, WOOD CARVING, WOODWORKING
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