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Within Vinony's link graph, wood carving is referenced by 1,443 other articles, and connects out to chisel, Victorian decorative arts and bucksaw.
Vinony files it under Commons link is on Wikidata, Sculptures by material and Woodcarving.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- process
- Image
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- Commons category
- Wood carving
- topic's main category
- Category:Woodcarving
- Commons gallery
- Wood carving
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- intangible cultural heritage status
- National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France
- practiced by
- wood carver
- uses
- wood
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Encyclopedic overview
Woodcarver at work Wood sculpture made by Alexander Grabovetskiy Wood carving, also spelt woodcarving, is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also refer to the finished product, from individual sculptures to hand-worked mouldings composing part of a tracery.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “wood carving” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.