The highest-quality basswood is used to manufacture these chip-carving practice boards. This popular board features multiple classic 3-corner chip patterns and is great for beginners and experienced chip carvers alike. I pre-carve 3 chips so you can see how different chips should be carved. Click on the image below to enlarge the pattern.
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I transfer the patterns using a computerized plotter-like machine to achieve ultimate precision. A regular mechanical pencil controlled by a machine is used to draw the chip triangles (so it is easy to clean up), and a red pen is used to highlight the middle dash lines.
The board features mostly 3-corner chips arranged in various ways; these are standard chips with all three facets carved with the same angle. The board includes a grid area on the bottom right; you can repeat some existing patterns there or draw a new design or two to practice more.
Board Size: 1/4 x 4 x 8″ (0.6 x 10 x 20 cm). The board is 1/4″ (6 mm) thick; it is designed for carving with angles up to 65 degrees. With the steeper carving angles and/or undercutting, it is possible to cut through the board; use solid material under the board while carving to avoid accidents. I found that the board thickness is perfect for avoiding and unlearning a heavy undercutting habit/mistake.
The board surface is flat but not sanded; you may see some very minor tool marks from a thickness/surface plainer. If a surface is sanded, the wood fibers retain some of the abrasives from sandpaper, which may dull a chip carving knife faster; therefore, I don’t usually sand the boards. Please contact me at learn@readNtry.com if you would like to place a custom order for a sanded practice board.
Two rows on the bottom left of the board feature a different type of chips (4-corner chips) for you to try — I pre-carved those chips as well. Those chips are carved by using two vertical cuts and two beveled cuts.
Don’t forget to sign and date your chip carving practice board; it may be helpful when you find your carved board decades later. Read a story about how the chip carving practice board project started, tips, feedback, comments, and see examples of carved practice boards.
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