The best way for a beginner to learn woodcarving skills is to carve out a few small figures. But even carving a seemingly simple figure is not so easy.
It is necessary
- - a blank sheet of paper;
- - sharpened pencil;
- - camera;
- - wood;
- - vice;
- - mounting block;
- - screws;
- - felt-tip pen;
- - band-saw;
- - mallet;
- - flat or semicircular 12 mm chisel;
- - grader with a V-shaped blade;
- - paint;
- - varnish for wood.
Instructions
Step 1
To get started, find an easy-to-use pattern from which you are going to cut. Then you can connect your imagination and cut original gizmos. If it's an animal, study its anatomy. Draw several sketches of different angles of the future figurine and choose the most successful version of each angle. If you want to carve out a real-life object, simply photograph the prototype figure from different angles.
Step 2
Select wood for carving. Pay attention to the color of the wood of different types of trees Alder is a soft wood of a reddish or reddish-pink color. Birch is a white wood with a yellow or reddish tint, easy to cut. Hawthorn - wood is reddish or pinkish, easily processed. Aspen is a soft, white, light wood
Step 3
Since the figurine is a three-dimensional product, it needs to be frequently rotated and inspected during work. Attach the workpiece from below with screws to the mounting block. The ends of the screws must not be visible from the finished product! Saw off all four corners of the mounting block to have more options for turning the workpiece. Clamp the block in a vise.
Step 4
If you want to carve an animal, do not start carving from the head. Just mark its location on the workpiece with a felt-tip pen or grader. Make several shallow cuts along the top edges of the workpiece in increments of 25 mm. This is to prevent the wood from cracking. Use a chisel to give the workpiece its basic shape, cutting the wood only to the same depth.
Step 5
You need to start cutting out parts only when the main shape of the product has been cut out. First cut out the head in general outline, then the hair or fur, then outline the line of the eyes, ears, mouth. Start carving out the facial features, but the eyes and ears should be cut last. First outline the arms, legs, or paws without fingers, clothing, and claws. Only after cutting out the main outline, proceed to a more detailed cut of clothes, shoes, fingers and other details. Paint and varnish the finished figurine.
