Carving

Smaller in cross section than mallet-driven carving tools, palm carving tools provide the same basic cutting shapes of gouge, chisel, skew chisel, veiner and v-parting tools. Handles are short and...

Skew chisels are ideal for reaching into tight corners and finishing intricate details where a standard chisel won't fit. Proper sharpening will increase the quality and quantity of your work. If...

Traditionally constructed from antler and other animal material, hand-carved knives are a staple among indigenous and stone age hand tools. While the majority of knives found on the market today...

Traditionally made from such natural materials as wood, bone and antler, hand-carved Scottish dirk handles date back to the oldest incarnation of the weapon. Though most dirks on the market arrive...

Stone birdbaths make a great decorative addition to any yard. Making a stone birdbath for your yard is a time-consuming process. Carving stone takes time, energy and the proper tools to complete...

Carving plaster is akin to the grand sculptural tradition of carving stone. However, using plaster is less expensive, lighter, softer and easier to chisel, and, unlike stone, can be worked...

Wooden cigar store Indians have stood outside tobacco shops for decades. They came into existence at a time when illiteracy was high, as a way to let customers know they could purchase tobacco in...

Whether for decoration, historical reenactment, or simply as a source for more healthful eating, wooden bowls are becoming popular again. And while once you could only find this rustic handcraft...

Traditionally, carving stone letters is done by hand, using a chisel and mallet. Usually these letters are v-sunk letters, or letters that are shallow at the edges and deepen towards the center of...

Native American Indians smoked tobacco from pipes thousands of years ago and developed a number of elaborate rituals surrounding tobacco products. These days, there are countless types and styles...

Tagua nuts come from palm trees that are found in South American rain forests. These nuts can be eaten when they are ripe, but when they are allowed to dry, they become very hard and can be used...

Playing pool is fun. How cool is it to show off a handcrafted cue stick, by making your own you can learn a new skill and turn it into profit designing and selling you most prize ware. Here how to...

Carving with a chainsaw is a process quite different from other types of woodcarving. Woodcarvers who create works of art with a chainsaw typically carve statues from tree stumps or larger blocks...

Wood spirits are figures featuring a combination of human features and the elements. These figures are believed by Native American Indians to protect the owners from dangers lurking in the woods....

Native American flutes come in all sizes and shapes. Some Native American flute-makers prefer to construct their flutes from a single piece of wood, while others separate a piece of wood into...

The art of wood crafting is an age old technique that was commonly used by whittling with a knife on a piece of stick or branch. With today's modern tools, crafting complex designs and shapes has...

Carving a chain out of a single piece of wood is a challenging, time-consuming project worthy of any woodworker. You may find yourself spending hours on whittling out a single link of the chain....

Whalers sometimes waited for months between whale sightings. To keep busy, they perfected the art of scrimshaw: making scratches and dots in whale bone to create beautiful drawings. When whales...

Pipe smoking is a practice that goes back hundreds of years. Many people associate an air of sophistication with pipe smoking. This may be due to the fact that intellectual characters such as Mark...

How do you carve stone? Stone carving has been around since before recorded time. We now carve more for enjoyment and decoration than out of necessity, and although the techniques may have...

Any type of yard work or home construction might require knowledge on how to cut masonry. If you're planning to build a retainer wall or to add a simple border for a garden plot using bricks or...

Carving is an enjoyable hobby intended for releasing creativity, as well as relaxing. Although there are scores of different carving knives, a novice carver can carve those first few carvings,...

Scrimshaw is the art of carving designs into whalebone or other ivory pieces and then coloring them with ink. It is a relatively modern art, likely first practiced in the 1700s and reaching the...

Styrofoam is often used in production plants as a packaging tool, but it is also used for backdrops in plays, as stage props and a medium to create safe children's toys. Whales are found in many...

Ivory is one of the most beautiful and sought-after decorative materials in the world market. It is also the material of choice in many of the world's most renowned carvings, sculptures and...

Making a snow sculpture can be a fun activity for the entire family. This activity can take a few hours or up to a week depending on the intricacy and size of the design. The project can be done...

Cypress knees are found in swamps in the south and nowadays removing is prohibited by swampland environmental protection. You can purchase cypress knees on Ebay at discounted prices if the bark is...

Have you ever wondered what you or your family or friends would look like if you were a cartoon? Well, I found the closest thing to it...Learn how to put a heirloom portrait or your favorite...

This simple but effective design for a drawknife is reminiscent of the pioneer days, when scrap stock such as old barrel hoops and wagon-wheel rims were hammered flat and made into tools for use...

Since approximately 2,000 B.C., people have used ink with a brush or pen to write, draw and paint. You, too, can get a taste of this ancient life by making a pen out of a clum, which is a piece of...

What is a riffler rasp sculpture tool?The riffler or rasp sculpture tool is a device used in different types of stone, wood or other like carving. It is a steel flat too that is elongated and...

So you just purchased a really cool sword from either a sword shop or some place on the Internet. You get it home or in the mail and realize it is kind of plain and you want to spruce it up a bit...

Create your own sculpey statuette! No kiln required.

Wood burning, also known as pyrography, is an interesting hobby to have. It is the art of decorating wood with controlled burning. This hobby is an excellent intermediate-level project, because...

Walking sticks are essential when you want to take a nice, long trek through the woods, or for providing you the aura of a mystical wizard, sans the white beard. Walking sticks are fun to make and...

Don’t you just love it when the fall season hits and decorations start going up for Halloween and Thanksgiving! Vacation plans for the holidays start coming together. Someone somewhere always...

Tiki carvings have been around for centuries. Since the advent of computerized sketches, some people prefer to take new approaches to carve intricate designs on a wooden tiki. Others prefer to...

Getting comfortable with a chainsaw in order to produce works of art can be a difficult task. The chainsaw sculptor must be willing to put up with noise, heat and the smell of a gas chainsaw....

Emu egg carving is an ancient tradition originating with the Aboriginal tribes of Australia. Because emu eggs have multiple layers of color, going from dark green to various shades of teal to...

Sculpting with ice is a challenging prospect as the sculpture is working with a medium that is not permanent. In fact, the very impermanent nature of the ice medium is as much of the design as the...