Making Buddhist Statues with a Carving Knife: Beginner's Guide (Expanded and Revised Edition)

This is a how-to book on carving Buddhist statues using a carving knife. Starting with how to use a carving knife, it goes on to show you how to carve patterns into boards (flower diamond patterns), Buddha hands, Buddha feet, cute little Buddhas, and slightly larger Jizo statues. This book has been expanded and revised with the addition of an article on carving a ground pattern with a saaya pattern, excerpted from a companion book on Buddhist statue carving.