You may buy the highest quality basswood boards with applied chip carving patterns; they are ready for chip carving. These basswood boards are smooth but not sanded. A computerized system is used to apply the patterns with a regular mechanical pencil (0.5 mm) for easy clean-up.

The board size is 1/4 x 4 x 8″ (0.6 x 10 x 20 cm). The patterns are applied with narrow margins so the carved and finished square coasters will be 3.75″ (9.5 cm) in size.

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Basswood board with applied pattern: Supernova Round
Board Size: 4 x 8 x 1/4″ (10 x 20 x 0.6 cm)
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Read more about the chip carving patterns in my post about Coaster Patterns. Let me know if you would like to get more patterns ready to carve on the high quality basswood. If you comment below please specify the pattern name you tried. Thank you!

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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 for expert chip carvers. We pre-carve examples so you could see how different chips should be carved. Click on the image below to enlarge the pattern.

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We transfer the patterns using our computerized system to achieve the ultimate precision. A regular mechanical pencil is used for drawing the chip triangles (so it is easy to clean-up) and a red pen is used for highlighting the middle dash lines.

The board features mostly 3-corner chips arranged in circles and rings to form rosettes; these are standard chips with all three facets carved with the same angle. One rosette features 4-corner chips; those chips are carved by using vertical cuts on two sides.

Board Size: 4 x 8 x 1/4″ (10 x 20 x 0.6 cm). The board is 1/4″ (6 mm) thick; it is designed for carving with the angles up to 65 degrees. With the steeper carving angles and/or deep undercutting it is possible to cut through the board; use solid material under the board while carving to avoid accidents. We found that the board thickness is perfect to avoid/unlearn a heavy undercutting habit/mistake.

The board surface is flat but not polished; you may see some very minor tool marks from a thickness/surface plainer on the board. If a surface is sanded the wood fibers will keep some abrasives from sand paper that may dull a chip carving knife faster; therefore we don’t sand the boards. Please contact learn@readNtry.com if you would like to get a sanded practice board as a custom order.

Don’t forget to sign and date your 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.

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 great for advanced and for experienced chip carvers. We pre-carve examples so you could see how different chips should be carved. Click on the image below to enlarge the pattern.

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The board features mostly 4-corner chips arranged in various ways; these are traditional chips used in old-world style of chip carving where vertical cuts are used on two sides of the chip. The board also includes standard 3-corner chips on top, so you could “feel” the board. The last pattern on the left shows an example of how 3-corner chips and 4-corner chips may be nicely combined.

Notice how we draw the chips with vertical cuts: the dash lines are placed very close to the solid lines of the chip borders on the internal side of the chip to indicate vertical cuts. These cuts are done by holding a chip carving knife vertically about 90 degrees to the board. Experiment with the vertical cuts by holding the knife at 85, 80, or 70 degrees, so they become almost vertical, to achieve different effects.

The third row of patterns features an interesting kind of chips: three corner chips where two sides are done using vertical cuts. These traditional chips are relatively easy to carve; they have a unique play of light and shade. Not sure what is the right English name for those chips but the translated name from Russian is “Splitters” (“Сколыши”).

Board Size: 4 x 8 x 1/4″ (10 x 20 x 0.6 cm). The practice board is 1/4″ (6 mm) thick; it is designed for carving with the 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. We found that the board thickness is perfect to avoid/unlearn a heavy undercutting habit/mistake. The board includes a grid area at the bottom right. You could repeat some existing patterns there or draw a new design or two to practice more.

The board surface is flat but not polished; you may see some very minor tool marks from a thickness/surface plainer on the board. If a surface is sanded the wood fibers will keep some abrasives from sand paper that may dull a chip carving knife faster; therefore we don’t sand the boards. Please contact learn@readNtry.com if you would like to get a sanded practice board as a custom order.

We transfer the chip carving patterns using our computerized system to achieve the ultimate precision. A regular mechanical pencil is used for drawing the chip borders (so it is easy to clean-up) and a red pen for highlighting the middle dash lines.

Don’t forget to sign and date your 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.

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 is ideal for kids, first-time carvers, and carvers who experience sore hands. We pre-carve examples so you could see how different chips should be carved. Click on the image below to enlarge the pattern.

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We transfer the patterns using our computerized system to achieve the ultimate precision. A regular mechanical pencil is used for drawing the chip triangles and a red pen or pencil for highlighting 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 could repeat some existing patterns there or draw a new design or two to practice more.

Board Size: 4 x 8 x 1/4″ (10 x 20 x 0.6 cm). The board is 1/4″ (6 mm) thick; it is designed for carving with the 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. We found that the board thickness is perfect to avoid/unlearn a heavy undercutting habit/mistake.

Two rows on the bottom left of the board feature a different type of chips for you to try — we pre-carved those chips as well. Those chips are carved by using vertical cuts on two sides of a chip.

Don’t forget to sign and date your 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.

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 could see how different chips should be carved. Click on the image below to enlarge the pattern.

$18 | Free Shipping to US & Canada

I transfer the patterns using a computerized system to achieve the ultimate precision. A regular mechanical pencil is used for drawing the chip triangles (so it is easy to clean-up) and a red pen for highlighting 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 could 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 the 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 to avoid/unlearn a heavy undercutting habit/mistake.

The basswood board surface is flat but not polished; you may see some very minor tool marks from a thickness/surface plainer on the board. If a surface is sanded the wood fibers would keep some abrasives from sand paper that may dull a chip carving knife faster; therefore the the boards are not sanded.

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 on 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.