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Article · Crazy Laura
Chip Carving by Hand: How to Hold Your Knife and Cut Every Chip Type Correctly
By Laura
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Explains a light knife grip for chip carving and walks through each chip type (three- and four-sided, straight-wall, curved, free-form V-grooves) with blade angles for each. Also covers how wood choice and wall shape change the light and shadow of the finished pattern.
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