Libro di intaglio invertito

I’ve been trying to get cleaner silhouette lines in my leather carving, and the clear step-by-step diagrams in this 48-page guide made it click. The section on rough-out work alone was worth it.

Al Stohlman’s breakdown of rough-out and inverted carving finally makes sense to me—the 48 pages are packed with clear diagrams that show exactly where to start the cut. I’ve already tried the silhouette technique on a scrap piece, and the instructions made it click.

For a small book, it packs a ton of technique into those 48 pages—the section on silhouette carving alone was worth the price. I'm a beginner at inverted carving and the clear breakdown of rough-out versus silhouette made everything click. Finally starting to understand how to get those crisp, clean