Thanks for the comment. I'm glad to know you find them helpful. :-)

Thanks. It's a bit of a tricky concept to understand, especially trying to remember whether to pay attention to the grain on the outside of the chip or the inside.

I wouldn't say lime wood (or basswood, as it's known here) is the only kind that works for this. It's definitely the most common, but I know other people do chip carve other types of wood. It takes longer, you have to make smaller chips, and you often can't have as detailed of designs as with basswood.

@@againstthegrainchipcarvings io ho comprato un coltello come quello tuo, molto affilato ,su una tavoletta di pino non riesco nemmeno a creare un triangolo, qui sui video youtube sembra molto pii facile di quello che è in realtà