Originally published: Pencil carving / Randy True. 1999.

· A complete guide for beginners to learn how to whittle · Features 24 easy projects to build confidence and teach fundamental carving techniques · Includes

Book of projects designed to give beginners the experience of work in a wide number of carving styles.

Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and ar