If you like fine detail and working in miniature this book will inspire. In Japan netsuke once functioned as a way of suspending valuables from the sash of a kimono. They have evolved into an art form with a surprising number of permutations. The author advises on tools (hand and power), and the woods and other materials that are suitable to use. He talks about planning and making models for a piece, and then illustrates the entire process in nine projects that offer a range of techniques and complexity. A gallery of work by masters of netsuke carving, including Australian Susan Wraight, shows how much can be achieved with very little.
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