Level: 2
Category: Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies
Year: 1938

Wood Carving

1. Explain the qualities of hard and soft woods and the best woods for wood carving.
2. Describe the different wood-carving tools and explain how to sharpen them.
3. Explain the best methods of handling the grain of wood in designing.
4. Design and carve a plaque in low relief.
5. Design and carve two of the following items: a tray, bookends, a clock case, a whistle, a letter opener, or another equivalent item of your choice.