Mankind has always had a dependence on wood. It is the most common substance that we use next to the earth itself. Throughout the years of man's history it has been a potent source of comfort: heat, shelter, tools, benches and transportation. There is hardly a field of activity in which wood does not play a part. What is more natural than for a man to use such a versatile material as a medium in which to express his love of form and line and shape?

In imagination we can go back into the past and see man using wood to his immediate advantage—the first wheel, the first means of water transport, the first fire, the first place to sit off the cold of stone or earth. Even today we can find primitive men using wood for these elemental needs. What is more logical than to expect that man should resort to this most plentiful material as a means of expressing himself in tangible form—a way to embellish things?

This book will not just go into the history of wood carving but will teach how to master the methods and techniques of other great wood carving artists! Secrets passed down through long lines of hertiage - ENJOY!