These tools feature long ... For more artistic or detailed work—like figurines, ornaments, or relief carving—choose a kit that has smaller, precision blades and gouges for creating intricate ...

Gouges and chisels are the usual tools for relief carving, often accompanied by a mallet to drive the tools into the wood. You’ll also need clamps or a bench-top vise because the flat wooden ...

A retired tool maker from Chrysler Corp., Murphy likes ... “I came to carving 12 or 13 years ago to do relief carving and I have yet to do relief carving. I sat next to a guy who did bark ...