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Pruning: Cut Vs. Woodcarving

Pruning is the removal of chips to counter or cutting small pieces from a piece of wood with a knife or similar tool corner edges. Â It is the basic form of woodcarving is, but it is not really the art of wood carving, as at present. A sculpture requires a set of tools, power [...]

Wood Carving: How to Choose the Right Tools

If you’re going to be a wood carver and not just a whittler, you’ll need to select a number of tools. There’s just no way around it. So what are the right tools for wood carving? Tools for Sharpening. Before the carving tools, it seems appropriate that tools for sharpening them should come first. After [...]

Whittling: Whittling Vs. Wood Carving

Whittling is the removal of pare shavings or the cutting of small bits from a piece of wood using a knife or similar wedge-edged tool.   It is the most basic form of wood carving but it is not actually the art of wood carving, as it is done today.   Wood carving requires a [...]

Wood Carving: How do I choose the right tool

If you go to a wood carver and not just a Whittle, you must navigate a series of tools. There is simply no way around it. So what are the right tools for wood carving? Sharpening tools. The realization of carving tools, it seems appropriate that tools for sharpening them should come first. Because we [...]