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Calligraphy and lettercutting

1235347201 1235692801 9 book online add to wishlist February 23 - February 27 2009 from £318 Lettercutting in stone and slate. Tom Perkins Reference: 4D 0177 Ability:Suitable for all 4319 9

Develop your skills in carving letters with a mallet and chisel on this course. If you are a beginner, you are introduced to the techniques of 'V'-incising letter and gain confidence as you practise letter strokes and create letter forms. More experienced carvers refine and improve their carving technique significantly whilst studying letter forms.

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Tom Perkins

Tom Perkins is a designer-craftsman making inscriptions in stone and slate. Recent commissions include plaques for the Queen's Gallery and the Crafts Study Centre in Farnham. full profile

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