Carving letters into wood by hand.
Carving letters in wood by hand.
With the paper stencil glued to the wood trace the outside of one letter with the tip of your chip carving knife.
In order to engrave letters into wood a woodworker will need a very small router with a 1 4 inch routing footing bit.
Gary junken in this video mcdermott demonstrates carving letters in wood starting with the letter r this complex letter covers almost all of the techniques required to carve any other letter in the alphabet.
For more tips on carving read mcdermott s companion article from fine woodworking magazine.
Online you can choose from a wide range of letters to download.
Find out how to do free hand routing to engrave letters into wood with help.
Hold a right angle chisel against your wood.
Carving letters in wood the sharp edges that a hand tool creates give the engraved letters you make a distinctly different look than other more modern hand held tools.
A right angle chisel has.
Pick softwoods for the easiest carving experience.