Complete Guide to Soap Carving: Tools, Techniques, and Tips [Paperback]

This comprehensive guide provides everything readers need to know about carving soap, from basic carving methods for beginners to sophisticated techniques for accomplished artists. Complete Guide to Soap Carving shows how to choose the best carving soap, and how to test soap for carving quality. Twenty-six step-by-step projects range from quick carvings to elaborate soap sculptures. Fun and easy-to-learn, soap carving is a perfect craft for children, who wont need to handle sharp knivesthis book shows how to make simple wooden carving tools that are safe for kids.

Fun and easy to learn, soap carving is an enjoyable craft for both adults and kids. This comprehensive guide teaches everything from basic carving methods to sophisticated techniques for accomplished artists. Twenty-six projects include simple carvings for beginners as well as complex soap sculptures.

Janet Bolyards mission is to inspire you to be creative, have fun, and to keep the art of soap carving alive.?

If you are looking for some good, clean fun, soap carving may become your next obsession. Carving instructor and author Janet Bolyard uses inexpensive soap and some handmade tools to teach basic carving skills in a less intimidating way than traditional methods. With a new book out in September  Complete Guide to Soap Carving  Janet has made it her mission to encourage soap carving and inspire creativity in young and old alike.

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