Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also refer to the finished product, from individual sculptures to hand-worked mouldings composing part of a tracery.
Woodcarver at work
Wood sculpture made by Alexander Grabovetskiy
A selection of woodcarving hand tools: 3 fishtail gouges, a v-parting tool, 4 straight gouges, 3 spoon gouges, and a carvers mallet
Wood carving with a chainsaw
Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinetry, furniture making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.
Wooden house with wooden furniture, spinning wheel, loom and various tools
Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures.
Ancient Egyptian woodworking
Damascene woodworkers turning wood for Mashrabiya and hookahs, 19th century