Category: Chip Carving
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Chip Carved Serving Board: Life Under the Sun
Learn how to create a chip-carved serving board with the ‘Life Under the Sun’ pattern. Download the free PDF pattern, explore wood selection tips, and discover sizing advice for a functional and decorative project.
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Free & Useful Chip Carving Patterns
I enjoy carving items people can actually use, and I’m glad to offer some of my most useful chip carving patterns to the woodcarving community for free. Each chip carving layout is designed with functionality aspects in mind, and I’ve included both an easy and a more challenging version whenever possible, so carvers of any…
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A Simple Chip Carving Pattern for Decorating Strops
Discover a simple chip carving pattern perfect for decorating leather strops. The design offers two sizes that fit standard containers. Ideal for beginners, the chips are spaced to prevent breakage, while grain-aligned ridges add elegance. Experienced carvers can deepen the cuts for contrast. Download the printable free PDF and follow a tip for cleaner cuts.…
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Fir Holiday Rosette Chip Carving Pattern (Free PDF)
Download a free Fir Holiday Rosette chip carving pattern featuring fir trees arranged in a circular design. Perfect for holiday ornaments, coasters, or mandalas, this 3.75” pattern is ideal for beginners and skilled carvers alike. Includes tips for wood selection, creative finishing ideas, and Free PDF Pattern.
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Board Warping (Cupping and Twisting)
Wood moves if moisture content changes unevenly. Chip carving thin boards releases internal stress and it leads to board warping. Review tips to prevent warping
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Boards with Chip Carving Patterns
Find high-quality basswood boards with applied chip carving patterns. The boards are smooth but not sanded. A computerized system is used to apply the patterns
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Rosette Chip Carving Practice Board
The highest quality basswood is used to manufacture these chip carving practice boards. This board includes several different rosette patterns, and it is great for advanced as well as expert chip carvers. We pre-carve examples so you can see how different chips should be carved. Click on the image below to enlarge the pattern. $20…
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4 Corner Chip Carving Practice Board
The highest quality basswood is used to manufacture these chip carving practice boards. This board includes multiple classic Old-World-Style chip carving patterns that require vertical cuts on two sides of a chip. This board can be carved using both modern and old styles of chip carving with your regular chip carving knife. This board is…
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EZboard 3-Corner Chip Carving Practice Board
Green EZboard material from EZcarving.com is used to manufacture these chip carving practice boards. This popular board includes multiple classic 3-corner chip patterns and it is great for beginner as well as for experienced chip carvers. The EZboard material is very soft — it is softer than basswood and does not have grain — it…
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3 Corner Chip Carving Practice Board
The highest quality basswood is used for manufacturing these chip carving practice boards. This popular board includes multiple classic 3-corner chip patterns, and it is great for beginners as well as for experienced chip carvers. I pre-carve 3 chips so you can see how different chips should be carved. Click on the image below to…