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Design Resource
Wood Carving - Kerala
The Art of Woodcarving, Kasaragod Kerala
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Sandhya B
Tools and Raw Materials
The tools that are required for woodcarving are;
A set of chisels – used to carve and give depths to the wooden board.
Hammer – used in chiseling out the wood.
Pencils & Pens –used to draw the reference lines to carve.
Papers – on which drawings are usually done and is cut along the outline.
Scissors –used to cut papers.
Knife –used to cut tricky drawings drawn on paper.
Scale – used to measure the length of the wood.
Straight gouges – used to mark outlines before chipping wood.
Wood – teak wood and wood of jackfruit are used.
Wood Polish – used to give quality look.
