Len Q.

Would you believe that Halloween has been celebrated for over two hundred years Would you believe that it was celebrated for much longer than that in Ireland

Every year at Halloween, jack-o-lanterns are everywhere On doorsteps, on window sills, hanging as paper on walls, even as plastic candy collectors for trick-or-treaters

If you’re just starting out as a wood carver, you’ll quickly discover how wood chisels are used all the time There are many kinds, many sizes

Most wood carving tools are cutting tools Every cutting tool has at least one bevel

If you’re going to be a wood carver and not just a whittler, you’ll need to select a number of tools There’s just no way around it

Once a gouge has been correctly sharpened, it doesn’t take much afterwards to bring the edge back to absolute sharpness This refers to the natural wearing away of the edge from use and not as a result of it being damaged

Wood carving is a special craft It requires extreme patience that could flourish with a fine imagination

Whittling has been around for many hundreds of years All the way back to the days of cavemen

Whittling is the removal of pare shavings or the cutting of small bits from a piece of wood using a knife or similar wedge-edged tool It is the most basic form of wood carving but it is not actually the art of wood carving, as it is done today