Roughing out a large carving, or even a medium-sized one, can be a very laborious process. In the interest of saving time and energy, many carvers opt for 'power'.
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Carving/Intarsia
Carving and Intarsia from Canadian Woodworking, offers practical tips and proven techniques to help you develop and refine your carving and intarsia skills.
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“Intaglio”, the reverse of “relief” carving, is an age-old carving technique. It involves carving everything below the surface of the wood. In other words, intaglio is carving negative rather than positive shapes.
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Many carvers believe that to carve, they need dry wood, but I ask, "How long are you prepared to wait?"
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Renowned Canadian woodcarver David Bruce Johnson shares some of his top carving tricks.
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To carve any realistic object, an understanding of its construction is essential. In fact, the more you see when studying a subject, the more you will be able to reproduce it.
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Most wood carvers are familiar with the concept of relief carving from the very beginning of their carving experience (probably even earlier).
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Without a doubt, "sharpening" is a skill that many carvers (and other craftsmen who work with wood) pursue endlessly with varying degrees of success.
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Relief carving is very appealing. Wood for carving is readily available, little working space is needed, good results can be achieved quickly.
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When carving wood, one thing is a certainty – you must deal with wood grain.
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Direct carving – the Johnson method
Direct Carving can be defined as "the process of creating a three dimensional image without using a pattern or a clay model for reference".
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When you buy a new tool, it is reasonable to think you can use it right out of the package. In many cases this isn't the case.
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Golfers have been known to say that the more they play, the greater their chance of getting a hole-in-one. Something similar can be said of carvers.
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Getting started (with carving)
Ever toy with the idea of carving? I don’t mean entering competitive challenges across the country. I’m just talking carving: something to do with your time that results in pleasure, accomplishment, pride or satisfaction.
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The Windsor Wood Carving Museum hosted its 4th annual Wood Carving Show and competition.
