Gouges and chisels are the usual tools for relief carving, often accompanied by a mallet to drive the tools into the wood. You’ll also need clamps or a bench-top vise because the flat wooden ...

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — With the rhythmic sounds of mallets on chisels shaping wood, Jerry Galligar of Oswego, ... Wood carvers practice craft in Maquoketa. 0 Comments Share this.

Most wood carvers need knives made specifically for different shapes and sizes. We list the seven essential wood-carving tools every beginner needs.

Mallets and chisels of every type and size abound. Garrity is an artist, able to birth beauty from the wood as a painter brings life to a blank canvas. “I could always draw," said Garrity.

More than 80 wood carvers gather at North Harris College each month to share their love of the hobby. Pat VanDeCapelle thinks of wood carving as a form of therapy. "You can be creative, and there ...

MASTER AT WORK Justino “Paloy” Cagayat Jr., one of the master carvers of Paete town in Laguna province, is among the keepers of the traditional art of wood carving that has been supporting ...

Hand-carved, they were on display for the annual Wood Carvers Jamboree at DeLeon Springs State Park. Their carvers, nearly 20 local artisans, talked with visitors, ...

Most wood carvers need knives made specifically for different shapes and sizes. We list the seven essential wood-carving tools every beginner needs.