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    Boys’ Toys, Books & Gear

    Dec 07, 2022 4 minutes

    CHIP CARVING

    Our weekend project in this issue is a chip carving exercise that will open the doors to a very rewarding and contemplative craft. Tatiana Baldina has distilled her deep fascination with chip carving into an encyclopaedic 175-page tome. The book itself takes you on a journey through 14 classic chip carving patterns, each one more complex than the one before, building skills and confidence.

    The first chapter introduces you to a simple and clever method of honing your blade so it is always sharp. It consists of a small sheet of glass with four strips of abrasive glued down on the plate edges. Like all carving, you never want to lose the geometry

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