Tag: carving

March 29, 2016 at 10:51 am

Incredible USA Counties Map Made from Over 3,000 Carved Wooden Blocks

Incredible USA Counties Map Made from Over 3,000 Carved Wooden Blocks

Artist Ben Graves used 12 types of wood and carved over 3000 wooden blocks to make this amazing 8′ x 5′ map of USA counties (contiguous US)

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March 9, 2016 at 10:35 am

Incredible Chair Carved From Single Oak Stump (12 Photos)

Incredible Chair Carved From Single Oak Stump (12 Photos)

For his art residency at the White House Farm in Suffolk, UK, artist Alex Johnson carved this incredible chair from a single large oak stump

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February 18, 2016 at 12:12 pm

Cindy Chinn Carves Miniature Trains Out of Carpenter Pencils

Cindy Chinn Carves Miniature Trains Out of Carpenter Pencils

with a steady hand and very sharp knife, Cindy Chinn turns everyday carpenter pencils into works of art

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January 14, 2016 at 10:58 am

Picture of the Day: Polished Sphere of Petrified Wood

Picture of the Day: Polished Sphere of Petrified Wood

Petrified wood is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization

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December 8, 2015 at 4:48 pm

Chinese Chef’s Knife Skills

Chinese Chef's Knife Skills

An amazing compilation of precision cuts with a Chinese chef’s knife. Although the knife looks similar to a meat cleaver, a Chinese chef’s knife is thinner in cross-section and intended more as a general-purpose kitchen knife.

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November 24, 2015 at 10:16 am

Miniature Sculptures Carved Onto the Tips of Pencils (21 Photos)

Miniature Sculptures Carved Onto the Tips of Pencils (21 Photos)

You won’t believe what Salavat Fidai is able to carve onto the tips of pencils.

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October 14, 2015 at 2:33 pm

Fraser Smith Made These Beautiful Quilts… Out of Wood

Fraser Smith Made These Beautiful Quilts... Out of Wood

Each quilt is carved from giant blocks of glued basswood and the finished pieces can weigh over 60 pounds!

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October 13, 2015 at 9:49 am

When the Lights Go Off, These Pumpkins Come To Life

When the Lights Go Off, These Pumpkins Come To Life

deviantART user ceemdee creates incredible pumpkin artworks that come to life when the lights go off and the candle is lit. You can see all of her pumpkin artworks in her gallery where most of her works are based on popular video game characters. Also be sure to check out ceemdee’s pumpkin carving tips,…

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September 14, 2015 at 12:04 pm

Shinji Nakaba Carves Amazing Miniature Skulls Out of Pearls

Shinji Nakaba Carves Amazing Miniature Skulls Out of Pearls

Since 1974, Shinji Nakaba has been experimenting with skulls and other anatomical forms, creating ‘wearable sculptures’ like rings and brooches.

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July 29, 2015 at 1:04 pm

Paper Plants and Animals Cut By Hand with a Surgical Knife

Paper Plants and Animals Cut By Hand with a Surgical Knife

Maude White uses a surgical knife to make precise cuts into paper that play with positive and negative space.

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