[Woodcarver] What is relief carving?

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Dave,

Relief, as per Webster relating to our topic, is the projection of a figure
from a plane surface.

An applique, is kind of what you are describing with the vine that could be
glued on. The applique, in itself without the back, could be considered a
pierced relief without even being glued to a back. A pierced relief is
carved through with the plane surface being imaginary or the wall behind.

Essentially a relief carving could be any carving with the surface relieved.
It could be shallow, deep, undercut or positive draft angles, it could be
bordered or without a border it could almost be anything not carved in the
round and yet several of my relief carvings, like the latest American Farm
Bureau Federation project, is a combination of relief and carving in the
round all in one. There is no strict definition so I suppose Webster comes
the closest.


Joe Dillett
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Andreychek" <chipps96 at mindspring.com>
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:21 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] What is relief carving?


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> I am looking thru my new book, Inspirational Relief Carving by Bill Judt
> and found a pattern for a grape vine. It is carved so well that it
> appears that the grape vine was carved separately  and glued to the
> background.  Which leads me to the question.....
>
> Is carving a figure and then attaching it to a background considered
> relief carving?   The back of the figure is not carved, but flat.
>
> Also In Bill's book is a pattern for an angel blowing a trumpet.  It is
> a flat carving - I mean that it could be  less than 1" thick and 12"
> long with the back not carved, and meant to be hung on a wall.  Is this
> considered relief carving?
>
> I was under the impression that relief carving was using one piece of
> wood with lots and lots and lots and lots (phew) of undercutting.
>
> Comments?
>
> Dave
>
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