Karvsnitt: Chip-Carved Patterns in Whittled Objects (book, Swedish)

Carving patterns and symbols into wood is a folk tradition thousands of years old that is still alive in sloyd. With chip carving, also known in Swedish as skureut, everyday objects have through history been given meaningful symbols and beautiful patterns. Today chip carving is a natural continuation of a whittled spoon, cutting board or box, and a source of everyday joy and creativity.

The book describes how to whittle the objects and the techniques for triangle cuts, nail cuts, lines and letters, and which wood, knives and tools you need to get started. It contains 15 projects, from simple decoration of knife handles and signs to more demanding boxes and combs. It also opens the door to older sloyd and folk art and describes the traditional meanings of the symbols, so you can develop your own world of patterns. In Swedish.