There are a lot of kinds of carving. One of the things you will have to do
is decide what kind you want to do. Some people do minatures others do
monumental pieces. There are many different styles and subjects also;
carcature, chip carving and decorative, faces and human forms, animals,
relief carving, carving in the round, et cetera.

Having done that, probably the best way to start is a book and a lesson. As
for books there are lots of good books, for example "How to Carve Wood" by
Richard Butz. For lessons look around for carving clubs on the internet,
community colleges and arts/crafts stores. Stores will often have lessons
and if they don't they may have a bulliten board.

Get some advice and guidance before buying tools. There is no such thing as
a really generic beginers kit; the tools you will need depend on the kind of
work you want to do. Also, you shouldn't need a lot of tools initially
although as you get deeper into it you will be surprised how qucikly your
tool collection grows.

Be safety concious; there are a lot of ways to get hurt.



"sbeep" wrote in message
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Hi, I have always been interested in wood carving as long as I can
remember. I just don't know where to begin. If anyone could help me as
the tools I would need and any other information you think I should
know about this topic I would appreciate it.
Thanks