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Concept
Wood carving
Summary
Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also refer to the finished product, from individual sculptures to hand-worked mouldings composing part of a tracery.
The making of sculpture in wood has been extremely widely practised, but doesn't survive undamaged as well as the other main materials like stone and bronze, as it is vulnerable to decay, insect damage, and fire. Therefore, it forms an important hidden element in the art history of many cultures. Outdoor wood sculptures do not last long in most parts of the world, so it is still unknown how the totem pole tradition developed. Many of the most important sculptures of China and Japan, in particular, are in wood, and so are the great majority of African sculpture and that of Oceania and other regions. Wood is light and can take very fine detail so it is highly suitable for masks and other sculpture intended to be worn or carried. It is also much easier to work on than stone and can be carved more thinly and precisely due to it's fibrous strength.
Some of the finest extant examples of early European wood carving are from the Middle Ages in Germany, Russia, Italy and France, where the typical themes of that era were Christian iconography. In England, many complete examples remain from the 16th and 17th century, where oak was the preferred medium.
The oldest wood carved sculpture, the Shigir Idol carved from larch, is around 12,000 years old.
Chip carving
Relief carving
Scandinavian flat-plane
Lovespoon
Treen
Whittling
Chainsaw carving
Florentine carving
Pattern,
Blocking,
Detailing,
Surfacing,
and Smoothening
Image:Carvingknives.JPG|Carving knives
Image:Carveknife.JPG|Carving knife used to round a corner of a piece of wood
Image:Vtoolusage.JPG|V-Tool used to part lines and cut V-shaped channels
the carving knife: a specialized knife used to pare, cut, and smooth wood.
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