Wood Carving Blog
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220Historical Cabinet Woods
This is a list and description of woods that were traditionally used for fine woodworking in the nineteenth century and earlier. They...
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Chisels
Best wood carving chisels will allow you almost all the freedom you need in fashioning a piece of wood into whatever you...
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Drawknives, Scorps, Jiggers and Inshaves
These are double or single handled tools designed to remove more wood than planes and less than an ax. In some cases...
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Buying a Table Saw
The table saw is a necessity in any woodworking shop. You can use it to rip or cross cut wood and it...
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Hand saws
Hand saws are good for cutting blanks for small carved figures. A hacksaw is not, of course, a chisel, but it can...
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Carver’s mallet
Carver’s mallets are especially useful when working with hardwoods or with large chisels, but you can use them when carving any type...
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Basic carving knives
A carving knife is one of the first tools that most craftsmen buy. Knives come in different shapes and sizes, so it...
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20 Minutes with Russell Birch
We join Russell Birch as he offers us an insight into his world of miniature carvings When did you first start to...
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Marc Fish
Andrea Hargreaves meets furniture maker Marc Fish Alvaro and Marc share a workshop at their own benches If your workshop is at...