When wood carving, the wood carver essentially used about four basic carving cuts to accomplish their mission of completing a wood carving project.
Paring Cut
The paring cut is performed by slicing the carving blade towards your thumb on your dominant carving hand. Use of a good quality thumb guard is highly recommended to ensure safety while wood carving. Paring cuts are very useful for shaving or slicing detail areas in a controlled manner.
Push Cut
Push cuts are performed by slicing or pushing the carving blade away from your wood carving hand. To add control to this cutting motion, use the thumb of your supporting hand (the hand not holding the wood carving knife) to push against that back of the wood carving knife blade and aid in making a stable, controlled cut. Continue reading »