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  2. Wood carving - Wikipedia

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    Woodcarver at work Wood sculpture made by Alexander Grabovetskiy. Wood carving (or woodcarving) is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

  3. Relief carving - Wikipedia

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    A low relief carving of a Viking ship Carving tools and a mallet. In wood carving relief carving is a type in which figures or patterns are carved in a flat panel of wood; the same term is also used for carving in stone, ivory carving and various other materials. The figures project only slightly from the background rather than standing freely.

  4. History of wood carving - Wikipedia

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    Wood-carving examples of the first eleven centuries of CE are rare due to the fact that woods do decay easily in 1,000 years. The carved panels of the main doors of St Sabina on the Aventine Hill, Rome, are very interesting specimens of early Christian relief sculpture in wood, dating, as the dresses show, from the 5th century. The doors are ...

  5. Linenfold - Wikipedia

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    The lower parts of the walls of the 16th century dining hall of St John's College, Cambridge are covered with wood panelling in a linenfold design. An English oak chest with complex linenfold panels. Linenfold (or linen fold ) is a simple style of relief carving used to decorate wood panelling with a design "imitating window tracery", [ 1 ...

  6. Mexican ironwood carvings - Wikipedia

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    Seri ironwood carving. Mexican ironwood carving is a Mexican tradition of carving the wood of the Olneya tesota tree, a Sonora Desert tree commonly called ironwood (palo fierro in Spanish). Olneya tesota is a slow growing important shade tree in northwest Mexico and the southwest U.S. The wood it produces is very dense and sinks in water.

  7. List of woodcarvers - Wikipedia

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    Example of woodcarving. This is a list of woodcarvers - notable people who are known for their working wood by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

  8. Want your pumpkin carving to last through Halloween? It’s all ...

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    They make little strobe lights, the little tea lights, those are a safer choice if you want your pumpkin to last longer,” said Wood. You’ll find more pumpkin carving tips and tricks, HERE ...

  9. Ore Mountain folk art - Wikipedia

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    The motifs of this Ore Mountain wood art have a close connection to mining and the working and living environment of the miners, thus the logo of the craftsmen is a miner on a rocking horse. In addition to straw weaving and lace making, this included in particular the artistic woodworking that characterises and dominates the concept of Ore ...