Everyday Chip Carving Designs: 48 Practical Projects from Coasters to Coffee Spoons

The must-have project guide for chip carvers!

• 48 projects for useful and attractive chip carved designs that are perfect for everyday life, all year-round
• Step-by-step instructions with coordinating photography, supplies and tools lists, and expert tips
• Full-size patterns for chip-carved barrettes, beard combs, calendars, coasters, ornaments, home décor, and more
• Compilation from Woodcarving Illustrated contributors such as Wayne Barton, Marty Leenhouts, Charlene Lynum, and Vernon DePauw

Explore this best-of compilation of original chip carving projects from the archives of Woodcarving Illustrated magazine and find inspiration every day!

Perfect for chip carvers of any skill level, this 96-page chip carving resource features a compilation of 48 original projects. As functional as they are decorative, with these projects, you'll carve a collection of achievable chip carved designs for your home and everyday life!

From bowls, boxes, and beard combs to Christmas decorations, coasters, coffee scoops, and so much more, each original project includes detailed step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, chip carving patterns, complete supplies and tools lists, and expert tips to guarantee beautiful end results. These achievable chip carved designs are just as fun to carve as they are to use!

Written by several contributors to Woodcarving Illustrated, industry-leading artists, and popular authors including Wayne Barton, Marty Leenhouts, Charlene Lynum, Vernon DePauw, and many others, the projects inside this chip carving project book range in difficulty from beginner to intermediate.

Learn how to create all these decorative and useful projects:

• Pineapple Welcome Sign
• Cozy Candle Plate
• Modern Chess Set
• Art Deco Light Switch Cover
• Family Photo Frame
• Rosette Cribbage Board
• Coffee Scoop
• Summery Supernova Coasters
• Simple Cereal Bowl
• Afternoon Tea Caddy
• Stylish Combs
• Aloe Leaf Earrings
• Keepsake Box
• Milk Paint Jewelry Box
• Trio of Barrettes
• Perpetual Calendar
• Bethlehem Star
• Holiday Snowflakes
• "Stained Glass" Baubles
• Nostalgic Sleds
• Classic Flower Ornament

Get started chip carving practical projects from coasters to coffee spoons that you can use in your everyday life, with Everyday Chip Carving Designs!

"A treasure chest full of valuable, useful, and creative chip carved items!"
—Marty Leenhouts, founder of MyChipCarving.com

"From the simple to the sublime; a fantastic curated compendium of chip carving projects."
—Jason Weymouth, founder of carvedwoodenspoons.com

As the leading how-to magazine for woodcarvers, Woodcarving Illustrated promotes woodcarving as a fun pastime and recognized art form. Whether you're just getting started in the world of woodcarving or have been making chips for decades, Woodcarving Illustrated is designed to help you make the most of your carving time. Each quarterly issue is jammed with projects, instructions, photos, tool reviews, tips, and techniques. Expert guidance from the world's most talented carvers helps you to complete more projects and hone your skills.

Charlene Lynum is a talented chip carver with over 35 years of experience. A member of the West Wisconsin Woodcarvers Guild, she is a regular contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated magazine, and also contributed to the popular booklet Functional Chip Carving Designs for the Home (2020), as well as Everyday Chip Carving Designs (2021). With her woodworker husband, Kim, they often collaborate on his joinery projects inlaid with chip carving elements, which you can see on their Instagram (@thelynums).

Bruce Nicholas is the author of Transitional Projects for Chip Carvers, and an award-winning chip carving artist. He has taught beginning and advanced chip carving classes for more than 20 years at his Ohio studio, as well as for clubs and organizations around the Midwest. Bruce carves on a regular basis for both show competitions and collectors. He operates Nicholas Woodcarving, an online vendor of chip carving materials and supplies.

Ben Mayfield is from Orem, Utah, and has been carving for several years. He also prospects for gold. His work has been displayed at a local woodcarving supply store and at the Springville (Utah) Museum of Art.

Barry McKenzie is a popular instructor and owner of the School of Chip Carving. He has several instructional and pattern booklets available. Barry also writes a regular chip carving newsletter.

Amy Costello is known for her delicate chip carving on turnings and small joinery projects. While she has built furniture in seceral industrial-sized shops since starting in 2014, she currently does all of her woodworking on a 6' by 10' platform in her bedroom, with a long curtain splitting the room. When she's not in the shop, Amy enjoys illustrating, throwing pots, and playing Dungeons and Dragons.