Art of Letter Carving in Stone by Tom Perkins

B2914. The Art of Letter Carving in Stone By Tom Perkins. 2007. 192pp. 8.5" x 11". Hardcover.

For the beginning and more experienced letter cutter, this how-to manual first covers the basics of letter carving, drawn lettering, and making simple designs in stone. It includes development of 20th-century letter carving; tools, materials, stone; making an easel; drawing a range of alphabets for use in letter carving; inscriptions, gilding, and painting letters; detailed instructions for V-incising the keystrokes of letters; designing headstones & plaques. Gallery of contemporary letter carvers' work. 380 color photos and diagrams.