Basic Woodcarving Flashcards
Types of Carving
Chip
Incised Line
Pierced
Applique
Relief
Carving in the Round
Combinations
What is Chip Carving?
Cutting out triangular shaped chips of wood that are laid out in a pattern.
Chips are removed as single pieces.
What is Applique??
Two-dimensional design is cut out.
Carved shaped and glued onto the piece to be decorated.
In the past where was relief cutting popular
Ancient Egypt
Europe 17th and 18th century.
What is relief cutting?
The background is cut away so that the design appears raised.
Two types of relief cuts?
Low relief- Background cut away to the depth of approximately 9mm or 3/8.
High Relief- Design appears to stand free of its background.
High Relief cuts are often undercut.
What is Carving in the Round?
It is three-dimensional Carving viewed from all sides.
Common Themes Human figures, animals and plants
Carving a ball and claw foot is also Carving in the Round
Chisels good for cleaning up the bottom of deep recesses?
Bent Chisels
What do gouge Sweeps range from ?
1 - 12
How are gouges categorized
Width and amount of curvature, which is called the Sweep
What Sweep does a flat gouge have?
3 Sweep
A gouge Sweep of 12 has a very small radius T or F
T
Width and Sweep available for V-Parting Tools
60 D
45 D
90 D
1/8
1/4
3/8
1/2
What is a Slip Stone?
Useful for honing different carving tools
Also available as Water Stones and Oil Stones.
How would you make a Strop in regards to carving tool sharpening
Stiff Leather should first have neat’s-foot oil rubbed onto it. It can be charged with abrasive.
Work well for Honing and keeping a keen edge on the tool
Used for inside curve honing
