Home handicrafts, needlework and repairs.

Date:
[1900?]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Home handicrafts, needlework and repairs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    to a point at the ends. In other cases the excavation may be a small triangle with its three sides sloping to a point at the bottom. A number of these are generally cut in a series forming straight lines oi the pattern. Examples are shown in Fig. i. More elaborate forms of chip carving are shown in Fig. 3. The method is the same in detail, but the complexity of the design is increased. After the design has been drawn on the wood the lines are followed with the knife sloping, so that when at the correct depth the edge of the knife is midway between the surface lines. First one side is cut, and then the slope of the tool is reversed for cutting the other. Instead of reversing the knife it is often more convenient to turn the work round. Material for chip carving should be evenly grained, quite free from knots or splits, and soft enough to cut easily. Lime and American wh tewood are excellent for the pur-pose ; they are light in colour, pleasant to handle, and thewhite- : Fig. 5 CHIP CARVING. Fig. 3. Geometrical design. Fig. 4. Chip carving knives. Fig. 5. Circular bread board with carved border. Fig. 6. Detail of pattern which is used in the border wood is particularly amenable to treatment with water stain. Articles adapted for chip carving include wall brackets, cabinets and occasional tables. Varieties of knives are shown in Fig. 4, the one most commonly employed being that which is bent in relation to the handle. A straight cut may run with the grain or across it diagonally, and in either case the knife can travel along it in the direction which suits the grain. In following a curved line it may be necessary to reverse the direction of cutting
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