Introduction to Chip Carving for Wooden Patterns

Overview

“Now you will start carving the smaller circles, each with different designs and patterns. When carving a circle, the grain and fibers change in every cut. I recommend you cut chip by chip instead of doing a series of cuts.”

In this video lesson Bernat Mercader (Wood Bern Carvings) addresses the topic: Carving the Small Circles, 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 Small Circles In this lesson, we'll move forward and begin carving the four small circles. Each one is different and has its particular technique. When carving circles bear in mind that the fibers are changing in each one of the cuts. That means you have to be extra careful when carving each one of the chips. I will start carving this one, which is the most basic one to carve. We are carving at the usual angle of 55 or 65 degrees. Remember, when we reach a closer angle, we need to remove the knife from the wood. If the chip doesn't pop out, we need to find where it's standing. R...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Chip Carving for Wooden Patterns

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