Woodcarving: 20 Great Projects for Beginners & Weekend CarversWoodcarving is fun, any way you cut it! Whether your interest lies in chip, incised, pierced, relief, sculptural, or architectural carving-or if you'd just like to whittle your weekend away-here's what you need to gain self-confidence in the craft. From a review of tools and techniques to advice on sanding and finishing to an array of quick and wonderful projects, this guide has it all. Begin by following the tips on selecting knives, gouges, saws, power tools, and specialty cutting equipment. Master the major cuts, and see how to transfer patterns or templates to the wood. Then, start carving! A trout key chain makes a wonderful gift for a fisherman-or carve several and create a miniature mobile. Carve a beautiful weed pot from driftwood, an old beam, or limb. Or try a stretching cat on a block, miniature mask, love spoon, roly-poly Santa, and more! |
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11 gouge 320-grit abrasive acrylic paints backsaw basic shape Basswood or white bench hook bird blade bottom carvers centerline chip carving clamped Cloth-backed abrasive coat color coping saw corners create cross-grain cuts curved cut your blank Desired finish dowel Drill drum sander edge Finish as desired fishtail palm Fixed-blade carving knife flexible sander fret board front glue grain grit hole HUMMINGBIRD in-the-round carving inch 1.3 cm inch 6 mm incised Jan Oegema knife or V-tool legs Love Spoon Mark mouth mustache nail set NEED Basswood nose oil finish paring cuts Photo by artist piece of wood relief carving remove the waste riffler file Ron Ramsey sandpaper sealer shaping phase shoe Sketch slicing cut Slide Whistle squared piece stop cut surface tail taper Ted Nichols TOP VIEW Transfer the patterns undercut V-cut V-tool gouge VIEW SIDE VIEW walnut white pine wood should run woodcarving