What is Hand Carving?

WOODEN HAND CARVING

Wood carving is the technique of creating elaborate (Complex) designs in wood by hand, with the help of carving tools. Wood carving may vary (different) from floral, traditional motifs to geometrical or abstract patterns. Carving wooden handicrafts is a laborious process as great attention (consideration) needs to be paid to the minutest of details.

THE ART OF CARVING: WOOD ART IN INDIA

Wood carving in India has been around a long time ago, with ancient wood carved temples in Uttar Pradesh bearing witness to this. While Sheesham is the most broadly used type of wood, walnut, deodar, Teak, mango, pinewood and sandalwood are also used. Artistic & architectural woodwork began as a palace & temple craft and over time evolved to daily use artifacts. Let’s rediscover the beauty of intricately designed wooden artifacts made by immensely talented artisans through this collection of handpicked wooden products.

 

Wooden Hand Carving Item

Our nation is not only diverse but it is unique in all senses. We get to see some of the most intriguing exciting artworks made out of small and day-to-day things. Wooden handicraft is also one of those phenomenal crafts. There are some amazing artisans that turn a simple log of wood into extraordinary marvels (Wonder).

HOW IT IS MADE

Hand Carving Work

Wood carving is done totally by hands; the wood which is majorly used is Sheesham Wood. Though teak, rosewood and mango wood are also popular. These carvings are done by hands. However, due to the massive demand, it is also carved on a massive scale using high-end machines. Wood carving, cutting, sanding, and polishing. It definitely takes patience and precision. It is the epitome of hard work and success.

There are major five types of carvings done on wood:- Latticework (Jalidhar), Semi Carving (Padri), Deep Carving (Vaboraveth), Undercut (Khokerdar), and Shallow Carving (Sadikaam).

WALNUT CARVING/LATTICEWORK(JALIDAR CARVING)

Walnut Carving Design

Latticework(Jalidar Carving)

USAGES

Wood has been material with a lot of character and a lot of grace. It reflects your taste for class and wooden artifacts are used for various purposes. Wooden craft is a classy elegant and timeless process, some of the amazing wooden craft items used in your household can be very easily found.

From home decor to utility goods. Wood brings endless possibilities with it. The utility factor of woodcraft is phenomenal it is easy to maintain and it is available easily.