INTRODUCTION TO WOOD CARVING

     WOOD CARVING   

Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on the chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. This may also refer to the finished product from individual sculptures , to hand worked moulding forming part of a tracery. Some examples of wood carvings include drums, doors and wooden dolls etc.

METHODS AND STYLES OF WOOD CARVING

• Chip carving
• Relief_carving
• Scandinavian flat-plane
• Love spoon
• Treen
• Whittling

THE BASIC TOOL KIT FOR CARVING WOOD

• Carving knife: A specialized knife used to pare, cut and smooth wood. 
• Gauge: A tool with a curved cutting edge used in a variety of forms and sizes for carving hollows, round and sweeping curves.
• Coping Saw: A small saw that is used to cut of chunks of wood a once.
• Chisel: Large and small, whose straight cutting edge is used for lines and cleaning up flat surfaces.
• V-tool: Used for parting, and in certain classes of flat work for emphasizing lines.
• Veiner : A specialized deep gouge with a U shaped cutting edge.