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What is chip carving?

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What is chip carving? What does this technique do?  

Chip carving is a very old technique of woodworking, almost every nation has at some point invented a style of decorating wood which can be considered chip carving. Of course, they didn’t have the best wood carving tools back then. We don’t know when the art originated, but it surely was invented somewhere at the dawn of our civilization. This may give you the idea of how basic and natural to a human being the chip carving is.

No wonder this hobby helps you relax, gain peace of mind and recreate after busy and stressful days. So, select the best wood carving knife and get started.
  No matter how complicated it may seem, chip carving is easy-to-learn and will not require spending much money. It is one of the simplest wood carving techniques. However, with a little practice and using the best beginner wood carving kit, you will be able to create beautiful handmade pieces, which will look like they were made by a professional craftsman. You will be able to create personalized gifts to your friends and family that will serve not only as decoration but will be used in everyday life.  

How to start, and what do I need to start?  
First of all, you will need the best wood carving tools, choose the best beginner wood carving kit, because you want your tools to be sharp and convenient.  Dull blades or wrong handle shape could ruin all the fun. Sharpening compound and a leather strop will come in handy for keeping your best wood carving knife in good shape. You will also need a brick of wood for chip carving. Basswood is great for beginners, it is not too hard and not too soft, exactly what you need for learning. You will use a pencil and a ruler for drawing a pattern on the wood.
about chip carving

The basic idea of chip carving  
Chip carving consists in cutting out chips (small pieces) from the surface. In your pattern, for each triangle or other figures that need to be taken out, you will do the following. You will have to press your knife along the line of your pattern down into the wood with approximately 45 ° angle to the surface, pointing towards the imaginary point below the surface inside the figure. With the last cut, hopefully, you will be able to take this chip out. Find a good tutorial or a teacher, and learn the technique in detail, and then soon enough you will create your first amazing masterpiece.  

Using chip carving techniques with the best wood carving tools, you will be able to create all kinds of ornaments on a flat wooden surface. You will be able to use it on all kinds of wooden household objects, starting from boards which serve solely decorative purposes, to boxes, stools, kitchenware, and even precious beautiful pieces of jewelry. You will be able to carve all sorts of patterns from simple geometric style to Celtic and fantasy ornaments. The best wood carving knife is all you need to chip carve letters and signs, abstract pictures of animals and any object you name it. Because with chip carving all is in your hands, well, literally. Start today and you will never regret you did it.

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