num_pages: 104
description: Learn how to carve beautiful designs in wood with just a few basic knives! 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 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!
language: English
title: Chip Carving Workshop: More Than 200 Ready-to-Use Designs (Fox Chapel Publishing) Beginner-Friendly Guide to Correct Hand Positions, Precise Cuts, Geometric Patterns, and Free Form from Lora Irish
publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing