Guidelines for deciding the size of the work

When creating a wood carving, determining the right size for your piece is an important decision. While ...
The Importance of Building a Solid Foundation

Whether it’s academics, music, sports—or wood carving—having a solid foundation is essential.
Wood carving is s ...
How to carve patterns Part 17 ~Waves~

In this lesson, we’ll carve the wave pattern shown in the next sketch, aiming for simplicity—but make no mistak ...
How to carve patterns Part 16 ~Clouds~

In this lesson, we’ll learn how to carve cloud motifs in the simplest way possible.
Once you're comfortable with t ...How to carve patterns Part 15 ~Kikko and Yagasuri~

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to carve two classic Japanese patterns:
Kikko — a pattern made of regular hexa ...
How to carve patterns Part 14 ~Ichimatsu and Sankuzushi~

In this lesson, we’ll learn how to carve two grid-style geometric patterns:
Ichimatsu — a pattern of alternatin ...
How to carve patterns Part 13 ~Kikubishi and Yaegiku~

In this lesson, we’ll learn how to carve two chrysanthemum-inspired patterns:
Kikubishi — a diamond-shaped chry ...
How to carve patterns Part 12 ~Nejiume (Twisted plum)~

“Nejiume” refers to a plum blossom with twisted petals, a design that expresses elegant movement and depth.
In ...
How to carve patterns Part 11 ~Chidori and Chidori-Goshi~

This time, we’ll be carving with a sharp chisel and a drill.
The patterns we’ll be working on are:
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How to carve patterns ~ [Supplementary lecture] Controlling lines with a single sharp chisel ~

This is a supplementary lecture on how to control lines with a single sharp chisel when carving patterns .
Once ...