carving – studio ASAGI

Silver Inlay Box

The black walnut box with silver inlay and sycamore as secondary wood is now complete. This project draws inspiration from Japanese art and architecture.

The first thing I ever carved was this love spoon in mahogany that I made for a friends’ wedding, with a presentation box in oak and sapele based on the Mastermyr chest. Not the finest love spoon in the world by a very considerable margin, and certainly not the finest example of box making, butContinue reading “Humility and Giving”

VIKING CHEST FOR A CHILD: CARVING THE LID (PART 2)

I’m back to the carving on the lid of the Viking chest. After wasting away most of the ‘negative space’ material from the background, time to do some further shaping and to put some detail in.

Viking chest for a child: carving the lid (Part 1)

I started carving the lid for a wee chest I have made. I made the chest in oak but, although I punish myself regularly, the carving will get done in black walnut, a very agreeable species to carve. I had a few unusually clear boards to chose from which helped as well.