Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-4, страница 29

the letters, called serifs, were also added by stone carvers. The reason lies in the difficulty of finishing vertical letter strokes neatly in stone or wood. The carvers developed the technique of adding a small right angle cut to the end of each letter to solve this problem. The serif is still a useful device for finishing carved letters neatly. And it adds a nice decorative touch.

There are several secrets to carving nice, crisp, clean letters. First, draw the design on paper and view it from a distance lo make sure the spacing is pleasing to the eye. Next, lay your design oul accurately on the wood. Then make sure your tools are perfectly sharp. Above all. take your lime and enjoy the process of woodcarving.

To make these Roman letters I used a 10 mm no. 13 V-tool. The two sides of a no. 13 V-tool are set at a 90-degree angle w hich makes a w ider cut than the more

BONUS LETTER/NUMBER TEMPLATE*

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July/August 1993

'Use a photocopier to enlarge the template to the size you need