The finest examples of wood carving can be found in churches and palatial houses throughout Europe.
Arguably the finest exponent of the craft was a Dutch/Englishman called Grinling Gibbons. This photo shows a Gibbons carving from St James Church, Piccadilly, London.
Where would wood crafters be without their Dremel?
These small, versatile drills have a huge number of accessories to choose from, which enable you to drill, sand, rout, cut, engrave, grind, polish and more….
Again, where would a woodworking be without electric tools?
So many time consuming jobs can now be carried out with powered tools. Not only can the work be carried out quicker, but also with much greater precision.
Hand tools were the only way to work wood until Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker launched their pistol grip, electric drill in 1916.
Before that date small woodworking jobs had to be carried out using hand tools. The origins of basic hand tools like hammers and axes are lost in the mists of time.
Intarsia uses different shapes, thicknesses and species of wood to form a mosaic like design with a 3D effect. The grain and colouring of various woods are used to create the picture or pattern.
The pieces of wood, which are cut out with a scroll saw, interlock tightly together.
I have always loved wood crafts. In my teens it was model gliders, ships in bottles, puppets, wooden toys.... Then I had to earn a crust and became a civil engineer designing and building bridges, motorways, schools...until I became a video producer. On retiring I started making dolls houses but now I am a blogger concentrating on my love of wood.
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