| Blog series by lovestoys | updated 796 days ago | 9 parts | 17347 reads | 16 comments total |
Part 1: Coasters
Just a pattern I’ve been playing with. Pretty basic approach to a rosette. The outer dimension is 3 1/2” square. The pattern starts with approximately a 10mm border. Enjoy.
Part 2: Burst
Another basic coaster pattern. I use the straight lines to practice my “pull” cuts. The star bursts are done with a stab knife.
Part 3: Grid pattern #1
Found a cool trick to help with the dry air of winter carving. I’ve been placing a piece of dampened paper towel around the wood blank an hour or two before I carve. When I first did it, I just put it on one side, which lead to some weird warping, but when the blank re-dried it was flat again (whew). This pattern relies almost entirely on the basic triangle cuts, so it’s good for practice. I used a simple flower motif in the center, it can be left blank or used for some...
Part 4: Wheat 1
Perhaps a good design for coasters that will hold those beer bottles! Keeping the knife in a near vertical position where the stems cross over will help to keep tear out to a minimum.
Part 5: Fans 1
I based this on the form used in a cross pattern from myChipCarving.com
Part 6: Burst 2
I added a simple border around this design, the sides are cut from the inside first, then the outside.
Part 7: Flake 1
Another basic pattern, builds on the simple triangle—but it’s set up to cut across grains at different angles.
Part 8: Test Pattern
I don’t know, it just looked like an old style TV test pattern.
Part 9: Leaf 1
Time to start with some curves – I’ve created a pattern that’s based on an article that Wayne Barton published about designing your own leaf patterns. I did a simple leaf, and just reflected it around the boundary. I put in a tulip pattern in the center, but feel free to fill the center with a design of your own.
A collection of basic chip carving patterns for coasters. I use a 3 1/2" square size on 1/4" thick basswood for most of my coasters. A few coats of spray shellac, and the little rubber adhesive feet on the bottom is all it takes to finish them off.
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