BeaverCraft's Glossary

Woodcarving terms, techniques, and materials from A to Z. Short, clear, and packed with useful links for hands-on practice.

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Pierced Carving

Pierced carving (openwork) removes sections of wood completely to create decorative openings. The result is a lace-li...

Incised Carving

Incised carving is a surface technique where you cut clean lines or grooves directly into the wood, leaving the backg...

Low Relief Carving

Low relief carving (bas-relief) uses shallow depth so the design only slightly rises from the background. It emphasiz...

High Relief Carving

High relief carving (alto-relief) is a relief style where subjects project dramatically from the background—often mor...

All Terms (A–Z)

B

Basswood Bench Knife Burl Wood Burnisher Butternut Wood

C

Carving Knife Carving Mallet Carving Tool Roll Carving in the Round Cherry Wood Chip Carving Chisel

D

Detail Knife Drawknife Dried Wood

F

Finishing Oil Flat Chisels

G

Gouge Green Wood

H

Hardwoods High Relief Carving Hook Knife

I

Incised Carving

K

Knife Bevel Kuksa

L

Leather Strop Low Relief Carving

M

Mahogany Micro Carving Tools

P

Palm Chisel Pierced Carving

R

S

Sandpaper Sculptural Carving Sharpening Stone Skew Chisel Slip Strop Softwoods Spoon & Bowl Carving

U

V

W

Walnut Wood Whittling Whittling Patterns Wood Blank Wood Carving Wood Carving Patterns Wood Checking Wood Grain Wood Toxicity Woodworking