wooden carving

Hand-hewn timber art

A wooden carving is an object or decorative piece shaped from wood by cutting away material—distinguished from wood that's been assembled, turned on a lathe, or molded.

The term covers everything from folk art figures to ornate furniture details to religious icons: The mantelpiece featured an intricate wooden carving of vines and flowers.

As a craft, wooden carving ranges from whittling with a pocketknife to professional sculpture.

Related
  • sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
  • chiselEdged carving implement
  • whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • oakQuercus genus member

figurine · duck decoy · handcrafted · totem · relief · gouge · mahogany · artisan · sandpaper · folk · mask · cuckoo clock · walking stick · teak · ebony · lathe · smooth · ornate

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material

wooden carvingmetal sculpture

Artwork formed from alloys

bronze statue · marble sculpture · glass sculpture · ceramic figurine · iron sculpture

fabrication method

wooden carvingcast metal

Alloy shaped by pouring

molded plastic · bronze casting · blown glass · injection molding · plaster cast

artistic medium and dimensionality

wooden carvingoil painting

Art made with linseed-bound pigments

photograph · drawing · watercolor · print · sketch

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G