Table of Contents

The raw material - from softwoods and hardwoods to tropical plants and timber; carving and shaping wood - from incising and stamping, relief carving and intaglio carving, to turning and bending; decorating and finishing - from marquetry and inlay, paint and lacquer, to metallic finishes and embellishment; wood at work - from bowls and buckets, furniture and implements, to modes of transport and buildings; heart and soul - from games and toys, dolls and puppets, to ritual and ceremony; tools - from axes and adzes, chisels and saws, to lathes and planes.

About the Author

Bryan Sentance, an inveterate traveller and educator in the field of arts and crafts, is author of Basketry and (with John Gillow) of World Textiles.