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Chip Carving

n Jeff Fleishern (540) 740-4602n jeff@jeffswooddesigns.comn www.jeffswooddesigns.com

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Historyn Dates back to prehistoric civilizationsn Modern Chip Carving originated in Europe

n known as Kerbschnitzen or ‘engraving carving’ in Germany & Switzerland

n Used to decorate wooden tools, furniture, kitchen & farming utensils (water buckets, breadboards, spoons, milking stools, cupboards,...)

n Today it is a decorative art formn Modern 3-cut technique

popularized by Wayne Barton

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Design n Designs are based upon

n trianglesn geometric curvesn freeform lines

n To Createn geometric shapesn rosettesn free form shapesn letters

n Onn platesn boxesn furnituren plus much more....

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Toolsn Two Knives

n cutting knife - used to make all cuts both straight and curved

n stab knife - only used to indent or impress a mark in the wood to create or enhance a design

n Tools to sharpen & Shape the cutting knifen Drawing tools

n compassn rulern lead pencil (grade ‘B’, 0.5 mm lead)n erasern graphite paper

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Chip Carving Examples

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Chip Carving Examples

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Chip Carving Examples

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Chip Carving for Woodturners

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Chip Carving for Woodturners

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Chip Carving for Woodturners

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Chip Carving Demonstration