Chip Carving Coaster Patterns

After chip carving my previous design that was a combination of my free chip carving patterns I decided to design a few more unique chip carving coaster patterns. I challenged myself with the goal of using only three corner chips with straight edges; I try using lines and rectangle chips as sparingly as possible.

Even though some patterns below depict easily recognizable things this is not a free style chip carving. These chip carving patterns can be carved using simple classic chip carving techniques.

The boards are 8 x 4″ (20 x 10 cm). They are 1/4″ (6 mm) thick. I found that thickness is ideal for coasters. I like carving two coasters at a time as it is easier to hold a larger board while carving.

Supernova

This chip carving pattern reminds me an exploding star, so I named this chip carving pattern: Supernova. Two versions of the patterns are available in the store: Square and Round.

Supernova chip carving pattern is an ultimate project for new chip carvers. To make it an easier project I placed the chips apart, so no two chips share the same edge. That makes the project forgiving to some common mistakes that lead to broken or uneven ridges such as excessive undercutting and curved cuts. One coaster has 108 three corner chips.

Buy a basswood board with the applied Supernova pattern from my online store.

Chip Carving Coaster Patterns: Camping Under a Palm

The “Camping” coaster design consists of 153 chips including 104 four-corner chips for the border. Work is still in progress. It was a challenge to combine a recognizable palm using only 3 corner straight chips. The palm trunk is straight; I am thinking making it a little curved next time.

Well, I broke one or two ridges while carving the coaster. Since I usually carve the designs in pairs I hope the second coaster will be a better one.

Chip Carving Coaster Patterns: Dandelion

The pattern’s name is “Dandelion”. It consists of 123 standard 3-corner chips with all straight edges. It is very easy to carve.

I like the scene dynamic: a gust of wind not just bends the flowers on the right and disturbs the dandelion but also helps the dandelion flakes to break the wall/border.

All coasters carved above are carved on basswood boards 1/4 (6 mm) thick. Buy a basswood board with the applied Dandelion pattern from my online store.

I will update that post with several other patterns as I carve them.