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Overview
This is a collection of 20 diverse Celtic designs to inspire woodworkers of all levels and the projects are accessible even to those readers with limited woodworking skills: by working systematically through the book, beginners can acquire a good mastery of the subject, while the more advanced carver will find lots of new ideas for a long-neglected area of celtic design. Projects have been cleverly devised so that it is possible to make all of them with a fairly basic range of tools.
Synopsis
Their works have all but disappeared, but woodworkers were some of the most prolific artisans of Celtic cultures. Twenty of the most popular Celtic designs appear in patterns just for woodworkers, based on surviving stone-carved and iron-engraved versions of knotwork, borderwork, overlays, and other intricacies dating back to Stone-Age tribal weapons and medieval religious symbols. Use your regular hand or power tools to fashion Celt-inspired projects such as an Eagle Wall Plaque, Mirrored Candle Sconce, Coasters in a Holder, Tree of Life Seedkeeper, Dragon Trinket Box, and Celtic Cross, along with a variety of picture frames, message boards, and hand mirrors. Instructions also show how to transfer designs from other Celtic artbooks and apply them in your own original works.
Library Journal
Celtic knot work and other designs of early Ireland are immensely popular, so it's about time that someone created a woodworking title featuring these powerful images. Bennett, a self-taught woodworker who hopes to encourage beginners, here offers a collection of 20 projects appropriate for woodworkers of every skill level. This reviewer has not been so excited about a new project book in years; the designs are beautiful and so diverse that they should appeal to nearly everyone. Projects include appliqu knots and borders, a Claddach love spoon, a hand mirror, an eagle wall plaque, picture frames, boxes, coasters, a mirrored candle sconce, and a standing Celtic cross (this reviewer's current project). Several projects successfully combine multiple materials, including scroll-sawn brass or stained glass. Each project includes excellent step-by-step instructions, profuse color photos, and a pattern. This title is a pleasure to read and, more important, to work from and should be included in every public library collection. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.