Chip Carving

Chip Carving is the art of removing small sections of wood from a single piece of timber, usually to form geometric patterns. Finished pieces can be very intricate and complex, but excellent results can be achieved while being surprisingly easy with the proper guidance. Unlike many types of woodworking, chip carving requires few tools, usually just two knives, and is a beautiful way to decorate objects, including boxes, plates and furniture. Contents include: Detailed step-by-step photographs and accompanying text How to plan and design each project in preparation for the actual carving process. 15 simple step-by-step solid-point projects suitable for the absolute beginner Helpful information on equipment and techniques to guide you through every step of the way. Whether you wish to decorate a wooden bangle or produce a pleasing work of art, you'll find all you need to know to help you achieve your goal. Templates are provided for each design, along with detailed instructions on how to draw each project. Only a few essential tools are needed to create wonderfully decorated objects. Suitable for both novice and experienced chip carvers. Includes 15 chip carving projects that vary in complexity, 700 photographs.

Chip Carving is the art of removing small sections of wood from a single piece of timber, usually to form geometric patterns. Finished pieces can be very intricate and complex, but excellent results can be achieved while being surprisingly easy with the proper guidance. Unlike many types of woodworking, chip carving requires few tools, usually just two knives, and is a beautiful way to decorate objects, including boxes, plates and furniture. Contents include: Detailed step-by-step photographs and accompanying text How to plan and design each project in preparation for the actual carving process. 15 simple step-by-step solid-point projects suitable for the absolute beginner Helpful information on equipment and techniques to guide you through every step of the way. Whether you wish to decorate a wooden bangle or produce a pleasing work of art, you'll find all you need to know to help you achieve your goal. Templates are provided for each design, along with detailed instructions on how to draw each project. Only a few essential tools are needed to create wonderfully decorated objects. Suitable for both novice and experienced chip carvers. Includes 15 chip carving projects that vary in complexity, 700 photographs.

The Art Of Chip Carving is an easy to follow, step-by-step guide to one of the world’s most ancient and widely practiced forms of woodcarving. Anyone, from the completely inexperienced beginner to the veteran craftsperson, can learn to use simple, inexpensive tools and techniques to carve striking decorative designs in wood. Chip carving is an especially good introduction to working wood for the inexperienced because of its low cost-of-entry, and because it puts the most essential concepts of woodworking front and center: safety, precision, and how understanding the nature of the wood itself leads to successful results. This guide is loaded with the technical information you need to start chip carving—the few tools you need and how to sharpen them, how to select and prepare wood for carving, how to transfer carving patterns, how to carve safely and precisely, and how to read and understand wood grain. Clay also teaches the basics of good carving technique, provides step-by-step guidance through two practice boards to build your skills, and then walks you through ten beginner projects that allow you to put your skills to use. The Art Of Chip Carving goes beyond any other how-to manual by introducing techniques and projects for learning freehand carving, and how to use the simple shape-vocabulary of chip carving to create your own carving designs in the style of traditional European folk carvings.

The Art Of Chip Carving is an easy to follow, step-by-step guide to one of the world’s most ancient and widely practiced forms of woodcarving. Anyone, from the completely inexperienced beginner to the veteran craftsperson, can learn to use simple, inexpensive tools and techniques to carve striking decorative designs in wood. Chip carving is an especially good introduction to working wood for the inexperienced because of its low cost-of-entry, and because it puts the most essential concepts of woodworking front and center: safety, precision, and how understanding the nature of the wood itself leads to successful results. This guide is loaded with the technical information you need to start chip carving—the few tools you need and how to sharpen them, how to select and prepare wood for carving, how to transfer carving patterns, how to carve safely and precisely, and how to read and understand wood grain. Clay also teaches the basics of good carving technique, provides step-by-step guidance through two practice boards to build your skills, and then walks you through ten beginner projects that allow you to put your skills to use. The Art Of Chip Carving goes beyond any other how-to manual by introducing techniques and projects for learning freehand carving, and how to use the simple shape-vocabulary of chip carving to create your own carving designs in the style of traditional European folk carvings.