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Tom Sterling Carving Netsuke
Carving
The Miniature
Sculpture of Japan
Ancient Traditions,
Modern Methods
by Tom Sterling
Second Edition 2006
Copyright © 2006 Tom Sterling
Netsuke
CARVING NETSUKE
The Miniature Sculpture of Japan
Ancient Traditions, Modern Methods
Second Edition 2006 by Tom Sterling
Copyright © 2006 Thomas J. Sterling, Jr. All rights reserved. No part of this
publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any
form or by any means, graphic, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. The purchaser of
this publication may, for personal use only, produce hardcopy output or otherwise
reproduce the carving patterns contained herein for the purpose of personal and
non-commercial carving of the subjects. Persons conducting carving classes for
the purpose of carving education may likewise reproduce the carving patterns for
use only as class carving projects.
Second Edition Published August 2006, First Edition Published March 1994
Foredom™ is a trademark of Foredom Corporation.
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Note the netsuke and pouch
worn by the attendant.
My Old Office...
Copyright © 2006 Tom Sterling
Tom Sterling Carving Netsuke
Tom Sterling Carving Netsuke
Table of Contents
About the Author
6
Introduction
6
What is a Netsuke?
8
WhySuch an Exciting Art Form?
9
The netsuke “Formula”
9
Equipment
11
Power Carving Tools
11
Rotary Hand Pieces
11
Rotary Cutters
11
Rotary Finishing
13
Knives, Chisels and Scrapers
16
Netsuke Carving Materials
20
Ivories and Ivory-like
20
Corals, Stones
20
Ceramics and Metals
20
Boxwood
21
Ebony (Gabon)
22
Desert Ironwood
22
Lignum Vitae
22
Holly
23
Hawthorn
23
Fruit and Nut Woods
23
Basswood
23
Ivory
24
Elephant and Fossil Ivory
24
Hippopotamus teeth
25
Bone
25
Antler and Horn
26
Antler
26
Horn
30
Ideas, Subjects, Research and Design
32
Ideas and Subjects
32
Research
32
Design
33
How long do carvings take?
33
General techniques of power carving
34
Work Holding
34
Hair and Fiber
36
Oblong cuts
36
Dimple Texture
37
Small Raised Dimples (Lizard Scales)
37
Punch textures
39
Short knife cuts
40
Hair and Fiber Textures
41
Wire brush Texture
41
Oblong cuts
41
Combined Texture Techniques
41
Shadow
41
Making and Inlaying Small Wood Eyes
42
Round Eye Inlay
45
Cat or Reptile Eye Inlay
47
Pitfalls to watch out for
49
Fitting Pieces Together
50
Dental Amalgam Inlay
51
Gold and Silver Leaf Inlay
52
Making Barnacles
52
Ukibori Bumps and Warts
53
Wood Ukibori Techniques
54
Ivory, Bone and Metal Ukibori
55
Adding Elements to Carvings: Ladybugs 56
Some other ladybugs
58
Carving the Spawning Sockeyes Netsuke
76
Inlaying Thin Elements
123
Errors and Common Mistakes
142
Filling holes and correcting errors
142
Common Mistakes by Novice Carvers
143
Finishes
143
Polishing
143
Silver Nitrate
143
Ivory Finishes
144
Wood Finishes
144
Mini-Project: Practice Cuts
146
Project: Carving the Duck Decoy
147
Project: Carving the Sleeping Mouse
156
Pyrography and Small Carvings
161
Project: Carving the Baby Sparrow
177
Netsuke Patterns
184
Snail on a Bucket Netsuke
184
Manju Netsuke
Texture and Shadow
36
Dimples (holes)
36
Small Raised dimples
36
Punch textures
36
Wire brush
36
186
Short knife cuts
36
Crab in a Bucket
187
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Table of Contents
Netsuke Patterns (continued)
Crab in the Weeds
188
Hatching Dragon
190
Octopus in Basket
192
Hermit Crab
193
Octopus on Broken Pot
195
Sometimes the Dragon Wins!
196
Wasp in Gourd
197
Hatching Alligator
199
Assorted Patterns Yet to Carv
e
202
Netsuke: First Night Out
206
Netsuke: Chickadee and Pinecon
e
208
Netsuke: Cloud Dragon
208
Netsuke: Diving Helmet
209
Netsuke: Haida Harvest
209
Netsuke: Humpback Whale
210
Netsuke: Sea Nettles
211
Netsuke: Praying Mantis
213
Netsuke: "The Old Ones Gather Firewood"
214
Netsuke: "Pitcher Thief"
215
Netsuke: Yin/Yang Stingrays
215
Netsuke: Fugu (Japanese Puffer Fish)
216
Netsuke: Box Turtle
217
Netsuke: Brother Cellarer
218
Netsuke: Bumblebee on Blackberry
219
Netsuke: Calimari and Prawn
220
Netsuke: Chickadees in a Nest
221
Netsuke: Cicada on Curled Leaf
222
Netsuke: Crab Kagamibuta
224
Netsuke: Crab Kagamibuta
225
Netsuke: “Spring Phlox” in the Snow
226
Netsuke: Crab in an Oyster Shell
227
Netsuke: Dead Duck Decoy
229
Netsuke: Entwined Fate
230
Netsuke: Tree Frog on Mushrooms
231
Netsuke: Wormy Garlic
232
Netsuke: Hermit Crab
233
Netsuke: Inro, Netsuke and Ojime Suite
234
Netsuke: Golden Crowned Kinglet
235
Netsuke: Woodworking Plane
238
Netsuke: "Puget Sound Symphony"
240
Netsuke: Washtub Pumpkins
241
Netsuke: Siamese Fighting Fish
245
Netsuke: Spanish Dancer
247
Netsuke: Twins
248
Netsuke: Golden Orb Spider
249
Netsuke: Shrimp
250
Ojime: Cicada
251
Ojime: Frog on Branch
252
Ojime: Fugu
253
Ojime: Ladybugs
253
Ojime: Blackberries
256
Ojime: Sea Nettle
256
Ojime: Spider and Web
257
Miscellaneous Carvings
257
Inspiration Pages
258
Ox, by Ryuun
258
Goat, unsigned
266
Rat on Lotus Root, unsigned
267
Monkey, u nsigned
271
Tiger and Monkey, by Ran
272
Tiger, unsigned
273
Tigers, unsigned
274
Sea Horse, unsigned
275
Centipede on Rock, unsigned
275
Snail Ryusa, unsigned
276
Hawk Manju, unsigned
276
Blind Men on Plank, by Ikkosai
277
Dancer, by Minkoku
278
Robber on Log, unsigned
279
Wise Man with Scroll, unsigned
280
Gamma Sennin, unsigned
280
Root netsuke, unsigned
281
Pea Pods
282
Frog and Basket
283
Okimono
284
Miscellaneous Items:
286
Press Molds and Precious Metal Clay
286
Carving Porcelain Netsuke
292
Floating Treasures
310
Elegant Display and Presentation Box
314
Making a Buckskin Pouch
322
Medicine Pouches
342
Carving Bird Skulls
351
How To Identify Different Kinds of Ivory
357
Netsuke: Pygmy Owl
242
Netsuke: Seahorses
244
Copyright © 2006 Tom Sterling
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Table of Contents
Tools List
357
Bibliography and References
358
Contemporary Netsuke Carver Web Sites
359
Good Netsuke or Carving Web Sites
359
Sources of Supply
360
About This Book
361
Copyright © 2006 Tom Sterling
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