Chip carving in history
– Style of carving using knives or chisels
– Originated in woodcarving and later transferred to metalworking
– Became important in Migration Period metalwork
– Famous examples include jewellery from Sutton Hoo and the Tassilo Chalice
– Style originated in mainland Europe
Technique and materials
– Knives or chisels are used to remove small chips of material
– Faceted surfaces create a glinting appearance
– Casting is often used for imitation chip carving
– Wood carving examples have not survived
– Materials used include wood, metal, and pottery
Woodwork
– Style is also called spoon carving
– Traditional in folk art of many countries
– Patterns can be free form or geometric
– Basswood, butternut, pine, or mahogany are commonly used
– Chip carving knives can be used for whittling and cabinet making
Modern applications
– Chip carving knives are used for general workbench purposes
– Style is still used in contemporary wood carving
– Chip carving is a popular technique in America
– Chip carving can be found in furniture and decorative items
– Many artists and craftsmen specialize in chip carving
Resources and references
– Chip Chats magazine is a valuable resource
– National Wood Carvers Association provides information on chip carving
– Additional sources can be found in newspapers, books, and scholarly articles
– JSTOR is a useful online database for research
– It is important to cite sources to ensure accuracy and credibility Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_carving
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Chip carving or chip-carving, kerbschnitt in German, is a style of carving in which knives or chisels are used to remove small chips of the material from a flat surface in a single piece. The style became important in Migration Period metalwork, mainly animal style jewellery, where the faceted surfaces created caught the light to give a glinting appearance. This was very probably a transfer to metalworking of a technique already used in woodcarving, but no wooden examples have survived. Famous Anglo-Saxon examples include the jewellery from Sutton Hoo and the Tassilo Chalice, although the style originated in mainland Europe. In later British and Irish metalwork, the same style was imitated using casting, which is often called imitation chip-carving, or sometimes just chip carving (authors are not always careful to distinguish the two), a term also sometimes applied to pottery decorated in a similar way.
