Wood Art
Woodworking art is the processes of forming wood into desired shapes or designs utilizing power stationary table tools, hand-held power tools and hand tools. Wood comes in numerous colors and textures with no two pieces being ever alike. Each piece has its own personality lending to an unpredictable nature that may lead to untoward chipping or splintering even when working with the finest and sharpest of cutting tools and accessories available.
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Boxes & ChestsThe art of making box and chests is rooted in the history of folk art and has evolved as fine art. During the slow winter month’s farmers made use of their time working wood, wood was a commodity in abundant supply. Box and chest making initially employed as a practical means for storage, developed into an art form. Rural folk artists created ornamented dowry chests, hope chests and the like. City bound artists disillusioned by the lackluster industrial surroundings in the late 19th studied folk art woodworking. Emulating their rural counterparts, the urban artists refined box making to a fine art.
Wood CarvingWood carving can be defined as the art of shaping statues, ornaments, furniture, and utensils out of wood by means of cutting tools, drills, and abrasives to create, restore, or repair useful or decorative objects. Various woods have been observed to have their own unique qualities and are used accordingly. Wood carving is a specialized fine wood working craft taking advantage of the unique characteristics of wood that have established this medium as humankind’s first useful and still dominant raw material.
Wood TurningThe art of wood turning employs devices designed to transform wood into desired forms by means of rotary or non-rotary cutters brought into engagement with the circumference of the continuously rotating subject. Wood turning can likewise be accomplished by means of rotary or non-rotary cutters revolving around the circumference and in engagement with the subject. The resulting shapes vary, however they are all variations of the cylindrical consequence of wood turning.
WoodworkingWoodworking art is the processes of forming wood into desired shapes or designs utilizing power stationary table tools, hand-held power tools and hand tools. Wood comes in numerous colors and textures with no two pieces being ever alike. Each piece has its own personality lending to an unpredictable nature that may lead to untoward chipping or splintering even when working with the finest and sharpest of cutting tools and accessories available.
