Carving 101

Additional Tips

• Remember you are working with sharp tools when carving - only do so when you are alert.
• A turntable is useful in place of the scrap paper. You can purchase the turn mechanisms in various sizes at a hardware store and make your own.
• With caution and practice, you may wish to hold the carving material in your hand.
• A terrycloth towel collects the shavings well so you can carve in places other than in your art work space.
• A cigar box makes a wonderful container for a travel carving kit.
• Magnifying glasses are very useful when carving small details, like eyes in portraits.
• There are a multitude of things you can use to create texture - seamstress wheels, pins, brass rods etc. The only limit is your imagination.

Additional Resources

• The Log from class, roughly edited.
• There is a great group of carvers on Yahoo Groups call The Carving Consortium. If you join, you can sign up to get a mentor if you are a newbie carver and sign up for RAK list and join swaps. They are all very encouraging of newbies joining all the swaps.
• A list of Dover Clip-Art Books

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