Learn how to carve beautiful designs in wood with just a few basic knives!
- Over 200 designs, ready to use, with layout ideas, grids, borders, and motifs
- Step-by-step practice project helps you master the simple chip carving shapes and techniques you will need
- Expert advice on knife selection & sharpening, how to prepare your wood blank, and how to transfer patterns
- Tips & techniques for hand positions, knife positions, gang cutting, and how to handle a chip out
- Blank practice grids so you can use your new chip carving knowledge to create your own designs
Chip carving, also known as spoon carving or "Kerbschnitt," is the ideal introduction to woodcarving for beginners.
This simple traditional carving method uses just a few basic knives to remove selected chips of wood in small triangles, squares, and free-form curves, producing amazingly intricate and delicate results.
Internationally known woodcarving artist and author Lora S. Irish shows you how to get started in this venerable craft! Inside Chip Carving Workshop, Lora takes you through all the essential chip carving techniques, from tool sharpening and preparation to hand positions, chip cutting, and finishing.
You'll discover how to use both geometric shapes and free form designs to create wonderfully detailed patterns. A step-by-step practice project shows you how to master the simple shapes that will allow you to cut any grid pattern in the book.
Hundreds of ready-to-use designs offer a rich treasury of chip carving layout ideas, grids, borders, and motifs for you to trace and reproduce in any combination or size.
Decorate household items and create artistic pieces in a variety of original designs: Hope chests, wooden spoons, jewelry chests, clocks, candle plates, serving trivets, and decorative plaques are just a few ideas for your new chip carving skills!
