Jan 152012
If you talked to 20 different wood carvers, you would probably get a lot of different responses if you asked for some quick and easy tips for wood carving. Here are 20 tips to get your wood carving started out on the right foot for 2012.
- Learn to Sharpen your tools
- Wear a Wood Carving Glove and Thumb guard
- Keep all wood carving patterns
- Keep a small mirror in your wood carving box to examine your own facial expressions.
- Buy some good wood carving books
- Purchase tools individually, not as a set
- Use good quality paint brushes
- Use a business card as a carving ruler
- Strop your wood carving tools often
- Use blade protectors to keep wood carving tool blades safe and sharp
- Keep band-aids in your carving box
- Keep a notepad and pencil with your to record ideas when you have them
- Find a wood carving club or carving friend to guidance and motivation
- Maintain your wood carving tools
- Keep a folder of pictures of your carving subjects to refer to
- Take pictures of all of you wood carvings as a record to see your progress
- Subscribe to Wood Carving Illustrated and/or Chip Chats
- Buy quality wood carving tools
- Mark your wood carving tools
- Practice, Practice, Practice
