Introduction to Chip Carving for Wooden Patterns

Overview

“In this lesson, you will begin carving one of the parts of your course project: the border. I will also help you identify the patterns in your design and how you can carve them in a series of cuts. ”

In this video lesson Bernat Mercader (Wood Bern Carvings) addresses the topic: Carving the Border, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Chip Carving for Wooden Patterns. Learn the fundamentals of chip carving to create organic, geometric, patterns from the initial design to the final cut.

Partial transcription of the video

“Carving the Border In this lesson, I'll show you how to carve the borders of our final project. I've prepared this pattern. I encourage you to create your own patterns and to develop your own style. You can share your own designs in our practice in the Forum. I transferred the design using the acetone method that we did previously. Sometimes it doesn't transfer perfectly, so you can fine-tune with a pencil those areas. Before starting, we need to know where the end grain is. In this particular piece, the end grain is on the left and the right sides of this board. I'm going to start here wit...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Chip Carving for Wooden Patterns

• Level: Beginner
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• 14 lessons (2h 12m)
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