Sometimes you are going to run across a particularly hard piece of wood to carve and knowing how to make the wood softer and easier to carve can allow you to safely continue carving. The best...
Category: Beginners Carving Tips
Over the years, I have carved dozens of different species of wood from the super soft balsa wood to the super dense live oak. Each species of wood vary in carving difficulty that beginners and...
Is Balsa Wood Good for Whittling and Wood Carving? How Does it Compare?
After carving with a wide variety of woods over the years, I have found some wood that is an absolute joy to carve while some are stubborn or just difficult to work with. These differences can be...
If you are just getting into wood carving or feel like the wood you are carving is a little hard to cut into, you are probably looking for some quick and easy tips to help speed up the carving...
Spoon carving is a great way to get into wood carving and is a perfect way to make your own spoons or give them away as gifts! To get into spoon carving, you don't need more than a regular carving...
Wood carving is a great hobby and it allows you to pass the time with an enjoyable activity that you can focus on. Even then, some of you may be wondering how long it takes for people to actually...