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I denne bog viser Moa Brännström Ott, hvordan du kommer i gang med at snitte, hvordan du får fat i træ, og hvilke snittegreb du skal kunne. Trin for trin lærer du at snitte lige skeer, bøjede skeer, smørknive, spatler og kopper, du kan have med på tur. Du lærer også, hvordan du holder kniven skarp og plejer din økse.”Når jeg snitter, bliver jeg rolig indeni. Det er min måde at slappe af på, og samtidig minder det mig om skoven – et sted, jeg altid savner, når jeg ikke er der. Skeer, grydeskeer og salatbestik er ting, jeg tit bruger i køkkenet, og hver gang minder de mig også om, hvor vigtigt det er for mig at skabe noget. Selv noget så beskedent som en smørkniv i birketræ,” fortæller forfatteren.

With the Netherlands' author Wouter de Bruijn's easy-to-follow guide, tackle the basics of woodcarving including starter cuts, safety tips, sharpening, and wood grain; more advanced carvers can jump right into the projects, which include cats, birds, rabbits, wolves, foxes, and more. With step-by-step photography, full-size whittling patterns, and a complete materials and tools list, this must-have book has everything you need to create dozens of professional simple woodcarving projects.

Ready to take your soap-making hobby to new heights? Turn your passion into a business with this step by step soap making guide. Not into soap making but want to start a soap business? This book has got you covered. Learn about the basics of soap making and start your business venture - we've created some base recipes for you to start your own range.What's Inside? The Art and Science of Soap Making: Learn about soap making processes, safety, tools and equipment neededBase recipes to get your started: You don't have to be a soap maker to start a soap making business. We provide you with base soap recipes so you can outsource your production and start your own unique range. Supplier info is also provided so you get the best start to your business.Starting your business: From business plans to branding, we cover the step by step details to launching your soap making business.Marketing and Sales Strategies: Ideas to promote your soap products online and offline. From building a website and using social media to attending craft fairs and collaborating with retailers, you'll find strategies that fit your business model.Scaling Your Operation: As your soap business grows, learn how to scale your production while maintaining product quality and customer satisfaction.

Whether you're a seasoned soap maker or a complete beginner, learn to create stunning and sustainable soaps to keep or to gift. Delve into the science behind soap making and gain a deep understanding of the chemistry involved; learn about the properties of different oils and additives and discover how to formulate recipes that result in 16 luxurious, skin-friendly soaps.

"From the author of The Witch's Feast, this is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive introduction to the handicrafts of witchcraft. Through over 60 craft projects, learn all the techniques you need to create your personalized magical toolkit. Empower yourself as a self-sufficient witch, and become a master of the natural arts! This in-depth guide, accompanied by step-by-step images, will show you all the craft and design skills you need to make your own, personalized and fully adaptable magical toolkit. Melissa Madara, magical expert, herbalist and witch, shares 60] unique projects and techniques, many of which revive spells from the history of witches past. Approachable for beginners and stimulating for established practitioners, the crafts are clearly explained through luscious photographs, detailed research, useful charts, and easy-to-follow instructions. Once you are directly in touch with the power of these crafts, understanding deeply the processes and the associations of magical ingredients, you can be inspired to create all your own unique formulations. Chapters include: Incense, including kyphi temple incense, which once billowed from the temples of ancient Egypt, to house blessing incense for cleansing any new home; Inks, including dragon's blood ink and botanical drawing charcoals; Oils, such as flying ointment or the world's first known chemist Tapputi's royal salve; Natural dyes for creating stunning eco-printed ritual gowns or a spring equinox altar tablecloth; Papers, like Japanese knotweed paper or autumn equinox corn husk paper; Powders essential for rituals and spells such as scrying powder and banishing salt; Candles of all shapes and types, including poured, dipped and molded. With all of this knowledge, you can create altars, rituals and spells that are highly specific, personal and in touch with your natural environment."--

Natural Homemade Beauty is an illustrated practical guide to creating your own cosmetics and beauty products from natural materials, some of which you can forage or grow yourself.

Master the art of carving expressive people--with just one knife! Charles Banks, professional carver, longtime instructor, and author of Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood reveals how to take a single blank and turn it into literally hundreds of different characters, both male and female. With illustrated techniques for achieving everything from different hairstyles and facial expressions to painting impressive details without fear, you have everything you need to create showstopping characters with just a knife and a hunk of wood.

Want to learn how to carve a face in wood, but find the process intimidating? Alec LaCasse's Carving Faces in Wood is a comprehensive guide for everything you need to start. Featuring high-quality illustrations that break down each step to wood carving faces, Carving Faces in Wood synthesizes a lifelong carver's tips to shorten your learning curve. To many, producing carved wood faces is daunting. No longer. With Carving Faces in Wood, you'll have everything you need to carve out elegant, beautiful, natural-looking faces--even if you're just starting out!

Knifemaking has become one of the USA's fastest growing hobbies. This is a book that every knifemaker would love to have.Antler Knife's detailed step-by-step instructions concern 1) selecting and preparing the material for the knife's handle and sheath (e.g., the antler, the leather, the wood and the bark), then 2) using the material to build a classic and authentic antler knife the Scandinavian way. Most of the comprehensive and valuable instructions in this book, whose author lives in northern Sweden, concern the intricacies of working with antler, a subject in which the author has over 50 years of experience. The instructions will help you to avoid mistakes and to learn important procedures, tricks and tips so you can develop your own style.Although the author uses reindeer antler for this knife, he explains you could also use moose or caribou antler.The author says, "I hope this book will lower the reader's learning threshold for working with antler, easing the knifemaker into this amazing hobby, and inspire readers to use their imagination and do something new".

In this Book the author describes how she first got into whittling while on a camping trip, and how it became a peaceful and stress-relieving activity for her. She went on to work as a whittling teacher, and through her experience teaching, she developed an interest in communicating information in ways that make sense to the most people. The author believes that whittling is a great hobby that teaches patience and perseverance, and requires only a knife, a block of wood, and some safety knowledge. The book provides a foundation for tool and safety information, followed by a series of beginner projects that build upon each other. The projects in the book are designed to help readers learn and practice the fundamental techniques of whittling, and the book also contains more challenging projects for those who want to take their skills to the next level.

A republication of the early 1900s edition. This vintage book's contents include practical advice on the various methods and materials used to make many types of cosmetics. Contents include: Face Powder; Lotions (Including a Skin Tonic - An Astringent - A Muscle Oil - A Liquid Powder); Olis & Fats - A Cleansing Cream - A Skin Food - A Pore Cream; Vanishing Creams; Powder Cream - Waterproof Cream - Foundation Cream; Rouges - Eye Shadows; Nail Polishing Pastes - Varnishes and Laquers and much more. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition.

"A guide on how to scroll saw 15 wooden toys for kids, including overviews on materials and tools, tips and tricks, and step-by-step instruction"--