Q: What is chip carving?
Chip carving is a technique for decorating wood by removing small triangular, square or rectangular chips to form a pattern, using the resulting cavities to create shadows that bring out the design.
MK117 - Lee Valley MIY Chip Carving Holiday Ornaments Kit
Get into the holiday spirit by creating your own custom ornaments with chip carving, a technique used to decorate wooden surfaces of all kinds.
For this project, you will carve a series of triangle, square and rectangle-shaped “chips” to create designs on four pre-drilled diamond-shaped ornaments. The resultant cavities will create shadows to bring out the design.
Before carving the project itself, you will practice making a variety of cuts and patterns using each of the three chip carving knives on two 12" × 4" basswood practice boards. You will draw a simple grid template with a pencil and a ruler to guide your cuts. Since there are endless ways to combine these basic shapes, you can use your imagination to create your own festive design or use one of our included templates.
As you learn how to use each knife safely, you will eventually find your rhythm and discover the calming nature of this carving technique. You will also learn how to care for the knives and keep them sharp, as well as how to finish your wooden ornaments.
The kit comes with everything you need to carve the ornaments, including the hand tools and supplies, which can be reused for future projects. A step-by-step video and a downloadable copy of the written instructions are also included. Components of the kit are listed under the Specifications tab.
Chip carving is a technique for decorating wood by removing small triangular, square or rectangular chips to form a pattern, using the resulting cavities to create shadows that bring out the design.
Practice basic cuts on scrap first, then follow a pencil-drawn grid to guide stop cuts and sliding cuts with a chip carving knife, removing each chip to reveal the pattern underneath.
Strop the blade on a leather strop with honing compound to keep the edge keen between carving sessions.
The chip carving kit includes three carving knives, four pre-drilled ornament blanks, two basswood practice boards, sandpaper, furniture finish, a leather strop, honing compound, design templates, a pencil, cotton rag, vinyl gloves, guard tape and graphite tracing paper, plus leather lace, a step-by-step video and written instructions.
No, the kit has you practice a variety of cuts and patterns on the basswood boards first, so you build the basic skills before carving the ornaments themselves.
| Materials | Basswood; steel carving knives; leather strop |
| Dimensions | Ornaments 6 3/4" × 2 1/8" (2) and 3 1/4" × 3 1/4" (2); practice boards 12" × 4" × 1/2" |
| Includes | Chip carving knives; wooden ornaments; basswood practice boards; sandpaper; pencil; furniture finish; leather strop; honing compound; cotton rag; vinyl gloves; guard tape; graphite tracing paper; design templates; leather lace |
| Package Quantity | 1 kit |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Make It Yourself Chip Carving Holiday Ornaments Kit
Get into the holiday spirit by creating your own custom ornaments with chip carving, a technique used to decorate wooden surfaces of all kinds.
For this project, you will carve a series of triangle, square and rectangle-shaped “chips” to create designs on four pre-drilled diamond-shaped ornaments. The resultant cavities will create shadows to bring out the design.
Before carving the project itself, you will practice making a variety of cuts and patterns using each of the three chip carving knives on two 12" × 4" basswood practice boards. You will draw a simple grid template with a pencil and a ruler to guide your cuts. Since there are endless ways to combine these basic shapes, you can use your imagination to create your own festive design or use one of our included templates.
As you learn how to use each knife safely, you will eventually find your rhythm and discover the calming nature of this carving technique. You will also learn how to care for the knives and keep them sharp, as well as how to finish your wooden ornaments.
The kit comes with everything you need to carve the ornaments, including the hand tools and supplies, which can be reused for future projects. A step-by-step video and a downloadable copy of the written instructions are also included. Components of the kit are listed under the Specifications tab.
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