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Lettering
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Lettering

by Andrew Haslam
September 2011
Beginner
240 pages
13h 41m
English
Laurence King
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4.1Letter-cutting in wood

4.2Letter-cutting stone by hand

4.3Letter-cutting stone by machine

4.4Sandblasting

4.5Machine-routed letters

4.6Water-cut letters

4.7Hot-wire cutting

4.8Laser cutting and etching

4.9Pop-up and paper lettering

4.10Machine engraving

4.11Hand engraving

4.12Glass-engraving

4.13Acid-etching glass

4.14Photographic etching

 

4.1 Letter-cutting in wood

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An easel in Caroline Webb’s studio supports an oak beam into which she has cut a text which references the wood. Oak is a hardwood, which makes it resistant to the paring knife. ...

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ISBN: 9781856696869