Whittling is one of the oldest forms of wood carving technique. Whittling refers to cutting the small bits from wood with pocket knife. Whittling is known for its sharp and texture cuts made on wood craft that leave knife strokes. Whittling the sculptures make them very angular. There are different knives such as hooked knife, Finesse knife and tri-jack pro made only for perfect whittling.
Relief wood carving is an old technique that is not much popular, but it is still used by many carvers. In this carving, a sculpture is formed out of a flat wood unlike other techniques. Flat wood is carved in such way that it seems to be rising out from it.
Carving in the round is like sculpturing the wood. Wooden handicrafts made using this technique are smooth and rounded, i.e. all sides are carved unlike relief wood carving.
In chip carving, as name implies, a piece of wood is chipped away from source. This kind of wood carving involves a knife, chisel and hammer. This process is used in engraving intricate patterns in wood.
Well, these are main types of wood carving. The description is given along with these, so you can select any of those techniques suitable to your ability.
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