WOOD CARVING

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NILA REDDY
OJA GUBBALA
OWJANYA MITTAPALLY AND
LEKHYA CHITTURI
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FACULTY:Mrs. BINKY

INTRODUCTION (craft) : One of the oldest types of art, woodcarving is an

art-form common to all cultures, from the Stone
Age onwards, not least because of its widespread
availability, plasticity and low cost.
Being water absorbent and vulnerable to insects
and airborne fungi, wood can degrade quite rapidly.
Wood carvingis a form ofworking woodby means
of a cutting and carving.

STONE AGE CARVIN

HISTORY OF THE CRAFT :The History of wood carving has from

the remotest ages the decoration of wood
as a foremost art.
It is not always realized at the present day
to what extent color has even from the
most ancient times been used to enhance
the effect of wood-carving and sculpture.
Man has always used wood. Adam was
probably the first woodcarver. He must
have used wood as one of his first tools.

ADAM THROPE

TONE AGE CARVING TOOLS

HISTORY OF THE UNIT :The unit was started 15 years ago.

The founders are Parweez and Mustafa.
First the unit was started for the wood
marketing and wood purchasing unit.
After achieving experience, the owners
developed wood carving in the same
unit.
Now, they are also doing wood works
for interior design sites.

PROCEDURE :-

The unit does any design on the wood.

From the straight line to the sharp curves.
The process time takes according to the design
The first process is drawing
DRAWING
PASTING ON THE WOOD
CARVING ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN
POLISHING
FITTING

PES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WOO

Methods and styles of wood carving include chip carving,
relief carving, and Scandinavian flat-plane.
Both softwoods and hardwoods are used, principally oak,
mahogany, walnut, elm, lime wood, chestnut, ebony,
boxwood, cedar, cypress, olive, teak, Indian teak, African teak
,Burma teak and pine.
Wood has both advantages and drawbacks as a sculpture
medium.
Because of its fibrous strength, it can be carved more thinly
and precisely than stone or animal bone.
Hardwoods are more difficult to sculpt but possess greater
lustre and endurance, while softwoods are easier to shape,
but less durable.

CHIP CARVING

SCANDINAVIAN FLAT-PLANE

RELIEF CARVING

YPES OF WOOD :-

OAK WOOD

WALNUT WOOD

MAHOGANY WOOD

ELM WOOD

CHESTNUT

EBONY WOOD

BOXWOOD

CEDAR WOOD

OLIVE WOOD

INDIAN TEAK

CYPRESS WOOD

AFRICAN TEAK

TOOLS :-

There are more than 150 tools which are used for wood carvin

TERMINOLOGY
Term Definition
Gouge :- Carving tool with a curved cutting edge. The most used
category of carving tools.
Sweep :- The curvature of the cutting edge of a carving gouge. A
lower number (like #3) indicates a shallow, flat sweep while a high
number (like #9) is used for a deeply curved gouge.
Veiner :- A small deep gouge with a U-shaped cutting edge.
Usually #11 sweep.
Fluter :- A larger #11 sweep gouge with a U-shaped cutting
edge.
Sloyd knife :- A whittling knife having a strong, blade slightly
shorter than the handle (around 5 inches), suitable for marking or
carving.
Chisel :-- A carving tool with a straight cutting edge (usually
termed #1 sweep) at right angles (or square to) the sides of the
blade.
Skew chisel:- A chisel with the edge at a "skew" or angle relative
the sides of the blade. Often termed #2 sweep in the Sheffield list
or #1s in continental lists.
V-tool :- A carving tool with a V-shaped cutting edge.[2] Used for
outlining and decorative cuts. Referred to as 'the carvers pencil' by

Short bent:- A gouge, chisel or V tool where the blade is straight

with a curve at the end, like a spoon. Use for work in deep or
inaccessible areas. Spoon gouges were often referred to as 'tracery
tools' which indicates their use in the type of decorative carving
found in churches
Spoon
Fishtail:- A gouge or chisel with a straight, narrow shank that flares
out at the end to form a "fishtail" shaped tool. The narrow shaft of the
tool allows for clearance in tight areas.
Back bent:- A spoon gouge with a reverse bent end. Used for
undercuts and reeding work. Palm tools Short (5"), stubby tools used
with one hand while the work is held in the other. Great for detail and
small carving.
Full-size tools 10" to 11" tools used with two hands or a mallet.
Tang:- The tapered part of the blade that is driven into the handle.
Bolster :-A flared section of the blade near the tang that keeps the
blade from being driven further into the handle.
Ferrule:- A metal collar on the handle that keeps the wood from
splitting when the tool is used with a mallet. Some tools have an
external, visible ferrule while others have an internal ferrule. Some
old, small detail tools have neither bolster nor ferrule as their light
use makes them unnecessary.

BY PRODUCT :-

The advantage of wood

carving is that the waste
material which is out while
carving is also not wasted.
Its is used for making decolam
sheets or ply wood sheets

PLY WOOD

DECOLAM SHEET

ARTISANS :Same as the workers, the

requirement of artisans are also
depended on the work and the
design.
The fixed number of artisans required
for a simple door are :Drawing (1)
Carving for a simple door (2)
Carpenters (2)
Polishing (2)

ARTISANS

COLORS:The colors which are used, are

called polishing colors and
stainers.
The most popularly used colors
are : Natural wood color
Rose wood color
Walnut color
Wenge color

Natural wood color

Rose wood color

Walnut color

Wenge color

PAYMENT :The workers are paid, on daily basis.

The payment amount depends on the
design and time duration given by the
customer.
Drawing person 200/Carving 200/Carpenter 500/Polishing 500/-

PRESENT MARKET :The present demand in the

market is optimum.
There is no competition for the
wood carving. As, it has its own
use which is irreplaceable.

GOVERNMENT AIDS
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