{"id":47771,"date":"2020-12-18T13:43:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/?p=47771"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:26:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T15:26:55","slug":"how-to-carve-lion-head-applique-onlay-like-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/how-to-carve-lion-head-applique-onlay-like-master\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Carve Lion  Head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay Like Master"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"\" howu-index=\"1131\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How To Carve Lion  Head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay  Like Master\" data-id=\"47773\" width=\"936\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"526\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"How To Carve Lion Head Applique\u0301 Onlay Like Master\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/05dc060d2968656e8b50cb2eec6cf3e7.jpg\" data-width=\"936\" data-height=\"526\" style=\"\" ml-d=\"0\" mt-d=\"-32\" 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href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/how-to-carve-lion-head-applique-onlay-like-master\/#Modeling_Stage_of_Lion_Head_Carving\" title=\"Modeling Stage of Lion Head Carving\">Modeling Stage of Lion Head Carving<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/how-to-carve-lion-head-applique-onlay-like-master\/#Is_Modeling_important_for_woodcarving\" title=\"Is Modeling important for woodcarving?\">Is Modeling important for woodcarving?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/how-to-carve-lion-head-applique-onlay-like-master\/#Carving_stage_of_Lion_Head_Carving\" title=\"Carving stage of Lion Head Carving\">Carving stage of Lion Head Carving<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/how-to-carve-lion-head-applique-onlay-like-master\/#%E2%80%9D_How_to_Carve_a_lion_head_Applique_Onlay_%E2%80%9C\" title=\"&#8221; How to Carve a lion head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay &#8220;&nbsp;\">&#8221; How to Carve a lion head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay &#8220;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 howu-index=\"1117\" id=\"t-1607872351494\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Carve_Lion_Head_Applique_Onlay\"><\/span>How To Carve Lion Head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p howu-index=\"1110\"><span data-offset-key=\"bf572-0-0\" howu-index=\"1109\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1108\"><strong howu-index=\"1107\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"1106\">Wood Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay of a Lion Head is one of the multiple projects I carved during my professional life as a woodcarver. I am talking about Lion-related carving projects.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"1105\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"1104\"><span data-offset-key=\"2pdqu-0-0\" howu-index=\"1103\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1102\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"1101\">When I was in my 20s I had a first paid project of a lion head. I remember it as if it was today. Big private property of one &#8220;big shot&#8221; business people. He built multiple very expensive houses throughout of USA. And one of those homes was in Elkhart, Indiana. It was definitely one of the biggest and nicest homes in a small town. 10000 sq. feet, as I remember. I had a construction business back then, and multiple people worked for me. While my employees worked on installing Doors and all the fancy moldings, I was working on just one raised panel.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span howu-index=\"1083\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lion Head Onlay\" data-id=\"47777\" width=\"826\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" data-init-height=\"703\" title=\"Bar-with-Carved-Lion-Head-Onlay-1024x703\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/feda780e477c8e14bc493318189d002c.jpg\" data-width=\"826\" data-height=\"567\" howu-index=\"1082\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"1080\"><span data-offset-key=\"ckvt2-0-0\" howu-index=\"1079\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"1077\" style=\"\"><span data-offset-key=\"d8mqh-0-0\" howu-index=\"1076\" style=\"\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1075\" style=\"\">It was a unique panel. That panel was a central focus of a bar and visible from a great room. The owner of this beautiful Classical Home involved one of the best interior designers in his home.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"1074\" style=\"\"><span data-offset-key=\"20p9p-0-0\" howu-index=\"1073\" style=\"\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1072\" style=\"\">My part was to carve a lion head onlay and install it on this central raised panel of a bar. I was young and passionate about carving. I thought, I know everything. Later I found out it is not the case. I would have to carve this lion head again I would take a different approach. I would carve like a Mater. Or I should say like Master woodcarvers of the past did. The approach of the Past. And I have no doubt My Lion Head onlay would look much better. Much more beautiful.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"1071\" style=\"\"><span data-offset-key=\"f4j4p-0-0\" howu-index=\"1070\" style=\"\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1069\" style=\"\">Like I said above, I was Young, and thought, I-know-all.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"1068\" style=\"\"><span data-offset-key=\"1eci3-0-0\" howu-index=\"1067\" style=\"\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1066\" style=\"\">Since this carving project, I had multiple <strong howu-index=\"1065\">Lion head&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"1eci3-0-1\" howu-index=\"1064\" style=\"\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1063\" style=\"\"><strong howu-index=\"1062\">Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay<\/strong> commissions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"1061\" style=\"\"><span data-offset-key=\"fn1df-0-0\" howu-index=\"1060\" style=\"\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"1059\" style=\"\">And every time I was getting better and better. I will try to show You what works for me. What steps I am taking when carving <strong howu-index=\"1058\">Lion head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 howu-index=\"948\" style=\"\" id=\"t-1608317106807\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Stages_To_Carve_Lion_Head\"><\/span>3 Stages To Carve Lion Head<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span howu-index=\"939\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"37653\" width=\"106\" data-init-width=\"190\" height=\"8\" data-init-height=\"14\" title=\"gouge small 2\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1b27534cfa5cb731bb540bdab4b6b373-1.png\" data-width=\"106\" data-height=\"8\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" howu-index=\"938\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"\" id=\"t-1607872351481\" howu-index=\"933\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Researching_Stage_of_Lion_Head_Carving\"><\/span>Researching Stage of Lion Head Carving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span howu-index=\"930\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Learn to Carve Lion Head\" data-id=\"32852\" width=\"876\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"493\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Lion Head Onlays db\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4e1e4741af2852939a0befa542642eda.jpg\" data-width=\"876\" data-height=\"493\" howu-index=\"929\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"924\"><span data-offset-key=\"9tt16-0-0\" howu-index=\"923\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"922\" style=\"font-size: 19px;\">Stage number one in <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/the-art-of-wood-carving-techniques-and-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wood Carving<\/a> should be always researching stage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"921\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"920\"><span data-offset-key=\"4lku5-0-0\" howu-index=\"919\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"918\">My teacher asked me.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fcol1\" data-offset-key=\"6vsot-0-0\" howu-index=\"917\" id=\"t-1608317106812\" style=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_want_to_be_a_Master_Wood_Carver\"><\/span><span style=\"\" howu-index=\"916\"><span data-offset-key=\"6vsot-0-0\" howu-index=\"915\" style=\"\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"914\" style=\"\">Do you want to be a Master Wood Carver?<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p howu-index=\"913\"><strong howu-index=\"912\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"911\"><span data-offset-key=\"34nqh-0-0\" howu-index=\"910\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"909\">Research the work of old masters. Visit museums. Read books. Look for old images and try to understand why they carved the way they carved.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"908\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"907\"><span data-offset-key=\"fjbma-0-0\" howu-index=\"906\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"905\">It was much harder back then. Now it is easy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"904\"><span data-offset-key=\"6kfa1-0-0\" howu-index=\"903\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"902\" style=\"font-size: 19px;\">I spent a lot of hours researching. I was looking for many references. And it is good practice. It surprised me how many lion heads You can find on the internet. Today it is easy. You can plug Your search term &#8211; How to carve a lion head and You will find many <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a> posts and images.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"\" howu-index=\"900\"><span data-offset-key=\"7b7gu-0-0\" howu-index=\"899\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"898\"><strong howu-index=\"897\"><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"890\" style=\"\"><span data-offset-key=\"dfqac-0-0\" howu-index=\"889\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"888\">For example, when I was searching for reference materials I found one of the oldest carvings on a Lion Head carved by a carver who lived in the seventh century BC in Assyria. I can only imagine his workshop and the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/category\/wood-carving-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-offset-key=\"dfqac-0-0\" howu-index=\"889\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"888\">tools<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-offset-key=\"dfqac-0-0\" howu-index=\"889\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"888\"> he used. The smell inside of his tiny shop. How do I know if it was a tiny shop? By researching old master's shops.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"887\"><span data-offset-key=\"c89on-0-0\" howu-index=\"886\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"885\" style=\"font-size: 19px;\">I am interested in every little detail. This lion head sculpture has the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"884\"><span data-offset-key=\"c89on-0-1\" howu-index=\"883\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"882\">face of a roaring lion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"881\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"880\"><span data-offset-key=\"4obaf-0-0\" howu-index=\"879\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"878\">Archaeologists found <\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/325562\" target=\"_blank\" howu-index=\"877\" style=\"outline: none;\"><span data-offset-key=\"4obaf-1-0\" howu-index=\"876\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"875\">this carved lion head <\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-offset-key=\"4obaf-2-0\" howu-index=\"874\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"873\">during excavation by one of the oldest cities on the planet earth<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"4obaf-2-1\" howu-index=\"872\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"871\"> Nimrud. It was a royal building in ancient times. This lion was most likely an element of furniture. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"870\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"869\"><span data-offset-key=\"bij2c-0-0\" howu-index=\"868\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"867\"> At the last defeat of the Assyrian empire at about the end of the seventh century Before Christ, the royal buildings at Nimrud were burned, and the lion head carving element was blackened through exposure to fire.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"866\"><span data-offset-key=\"aj1pj-0-0\" howu-index=\"865\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"864\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"863\">I don't know about You, but for me it is a very interesting.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span howu-index=\"858\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"research stage of carving lion head\" data-id=\"47779\" width=\"252\" data-init-width=\"696\" height=\"315\" data-init-height=\"870\" title=\"Assyrian Carver who carved a lion head\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cd63bb2039ba21a4a9c265cc53eb2af.jpg\" data-width=\"252\" data-height=\"315\" howu-index=\"857\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"\" id=\"t-1607872351482\" howu-index=\"852\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"851\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p howu-index=\"849\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"848\"><span data-offset-key=\"3matl-0-0\" howu-index=\"847\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"846\">The Goal of research is to understand as much as possible about subject you research. I our case it is a lion head. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"845\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"844\"><span data-offset-key=\"6q1tc-0-0\" howu-index=\"843\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"842\">It is always a good idea to research not only work of old masters but real live lions. I am not asking you to go to safari and take a lot of pictures, no. Just go to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/woodcarvergrabovetskiy\/lion-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" howu-index=\"841\" style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"840\"><span data-offset-key=\"6q1tc-0-0\" howu-index=\"839\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"838\">Pinterest <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"837\"><span data-offset-key=\"6q1tc-0-0\" howu-index=\"836\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"835\">and search for&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"6q1tc-0-1\" howu-index=\"834\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"833\">Wooden <\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"6q1tc-0-2\" howu-index=\"832\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"831\">Carved Lion Head High Resolution Stock Photography. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"830\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"829\"><span data-offset-key=\"e1o08-0-0\" howu-index=\"828\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"827\">I assure you you can find very interesting photos of a lion. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"826\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"825\"><span data-offset-key=\"ejv8n-0-0\" howu-index=\"824\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"823\">Before I even did not realise that lions don't look the same. African lion differs greatly from Asian lion. Face is different. Now it makes sense. Lion is a cat. And just like cats not all the same. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"822\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"821\"><span data-offset-key=\"ejv8n-0-0\" howu-index=\"820\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"819\">Same applies to lions. For example, I have Persian cat and it has a flat face but when I was growing up in Russia cats, we had were different.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"818\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"817\"><span data-offset-key=\"5i6bb-0-0\" howu-index=\"816\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"815\">For the Project in my <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/the-best-workbench-for-woodcarving-school-of-wood-carving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Woodcarving<\/a>, I choose African Lion. It has a prolonged face and looks very scary when roaring. So I studied more African Lions. I took notes about everything. Muscle movements, Position of eyes of a lion. Hair. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"814\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"813\"><span data-offset-key=\"aldo9-0-0\" howu-index=\"812\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"810\"><span data-offset-key=\"d7fvg-0-0\" howu-index=\"809\"><span data-text=\"true\" howu-index=\"808\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\" howu-index=\"807\">Don't skip researching stage. Yes, you could just copy old master's carved lion head but I assure you, you will get a much better result if You invest time in researching. You will understand much better.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span howu-index=\"795\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"37653\" width=\"106\" data-init-width=\"190\" height=\"8\" data-init-height=\"14\" title=\"gouge small 2\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1b27534cfa5cb731bb540bdab4b6b373-1.png\" data-width=\"106\" data-height=\"8\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" howu-index=\"794\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"\" id=\"t-1607872351490\" howu-index=\"789\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modeling_Stage_of_Lion_Head_Carving\"><\/span>Modeling Stage of Lion Head Carving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span howu-index=\"786\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Learn how to cave Lion Head in Wood. Wood Carving School\" data-id=\"32448\" width=\"876\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"493\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Lion Head onlay 1.1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dc3e0db5727456d142a385b77ef01811.jpg\" data-width=\"876\" data-height=\"493\" howu-index=\"785\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 howu-index=\"780\" style=\"\" id=\"t-1608317106813\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Modeling_important_for_woodcarving\"><\/span><strong howu-index=\"779\">Is Modeling important for woodcarving?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p howu-index=\"778\" style=\"\"><strong howu-index=\"777\">Modeling is one of four biggest keys to mastery in the <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/is-mathematics-plus-art-book-good-for-woodcarving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art of Woodcarving<\/a>. &nbsp;Four keys of success in woodcarving are. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol howu-index=\"776\">\n<li howu-index=\"775\" style=\"\">Design for woodcarving<\/li>\n<li howu-index=\"774\" style=\"\">Modelling before carving<\/li>\n<li howu-index=\"773\" style=\"\">Sharpening Woodcarving tools.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li howu-index=\"772\" style=\"\">Mastering Carving techniques<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"\" howu-index=\"771\">\n<p howu-index=\"768\" style=\"\">I believe modeling stage before woodcarving is very important for very simple reason. &nbsp;You are getting your brains ready for Three-dimensional artwork. I always like to give an example.&nbsp; There are three types of artists in life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul howu-index=\"767\">\n<li howu-index=\"766\" style=\"\">Fine artists, who work on canvas with pencils of brushes e.t.c.<\/li>\n<li howu-index=\"765\" style=\"\">Artists who make sculptures.<\/li>\n<li howu-index=\"764\" style=\"\">And Carvers, who <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/sitemap-of-school-of-wood-carving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carving wood<\/a> or stone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p howu-index=\"763\" style=\"\">Remember when you were in school. &nbsp;You can always find a boy or girl talented in drawing. &nbsp;No matter how small town or even village you go you will always find and artist who can paint. Millions of people able to do that. &nbsp;And they all work in two-dimensional world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"762\" style=\"\">But You can find only thousands, not millions of artist who work in 3D. We call them sculptors. Most of them work with clay. With clay you can add some details and if you don't like take is out. And so on. &nbsp;Modeling is more difficult than drawing, but still not the same as a third group of artists. Carvers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"761\" style=\"\">Look around, how many do you find. May be hundred. But certainly not thousands and not millions. Carver is an Artist who also makes sculptures. The only difference is Carver takes away material and can not add it back. In other words, <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/woodcarving-classes-near-me-wood-carving-classes-online-school-of-wood-carving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carving is an art<\/a> of deduction.<\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"760\" style=\"\">Yes, Woodcarving is an art of substruction and if you don't model first you have a lot more chances to make mistakes on a real woodcarving project. It is easy to fix on a clay model and it is almost impossible to fix on wood or stone.<\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"759\" style=\"\">Also, if you model before carving, you can always use this model as reference. That is what I do. I take my callipers and measure every detail and translate my wood lion head project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span howu-index=\"743\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"37653\" width=\"106\" data-init-width=\"190\" height=\"8\" data-init-height=\"14\" title=\"gouge small 2\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1b27534cfa5cb731bb540bdab4b6b373-1.png\" data-width=\"106\" data-height=\"8\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" howu-index=\"742\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"\" howu-index=\"737\" id=\"t-1608317106808\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carving_stage_of_Lion_Head_Carving\"><\/span>Carving stage of Lion Head Carving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span howu-index=\"734\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What Is The Best Wood For Wood Carving? woodcarving school, school of woodcarving, wood carving lessons, woodcarving courses\" data-id=\"47271\" width=\"876\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"493\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"What Is The Best Wood For Wood Carving?\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/b9d9e4b844bcb6750069f31fd2c3305b-1.jpg\" data-width=\"876\" data-height=\"493\" howu-index=\"733\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"731\" style=\"\">&nbsp;The Last stage is Carving process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p howu-index=\"730\" style=\"\">This Stage is the longest. And that is what my <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/woodcarving-class-in-person-at-marc-adams-school-of-woodworking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Woodcarving<\/a> is all about. I have a course&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 howu-index=\"729\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_How_to_Carve_a_lion_head_Applique_Onlay_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/courses\/lion-head-onlay\/\" target=\"_blank\" howu-index=\"728\" style=\"outline: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8221; <span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 300;\" howu-index=\"727\">How to Carve a lion head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay<\/span> &#8220;<\/a><a howu-index=\"726\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/courses\/lion-head-onlay\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p howu-index=\"725\" style=\"\">I will show You my approach not only to woodcarving but also from design to modeling and so on. I will show you my tricks of a carving trade or carving techniques.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(103, 151, 190) !important; --tcb-applied-color:rgb(103, 151, 190)  !important;\" howu-index=\"713\"><span style=\"color: hsla(var(--tcb-main-master-h, 210), var(--tcb-main-master-s, 77%), var(--tcb-main-master-l, 54%), 1);\" howu-index=\"712\">Limited<\/span> Access &#8211; Join now!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\" howu-index=\"683\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alexander Grabovetskiy Woodcarver -Woodcarving School- school of woodworking\" width=\"182\" height=\"291\" title=\"Alexander Grabovetskiy\" data-id=\"14548\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofwoodcarving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/929e3db2f6389fb217d0d0d6c3127690-1.jpg\" data-width=\"182\" data-height=\"291\" data-init-width=\"400\" data-init-height=\"639\" style=\"\" mt-d=\"-10\" loading=\"lazy\" howu-index=\"682\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(215, 215, 215) !important; --tcb-applied-color:rgb(215, 215, 215)  !important;\" id=\"t-1607872351495\" howu-index=\"677\"><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" howu-index=\"675\">Author <span style=\"\" howu-index=\"674\">Alexander Grabovetskiy&nbsp;<\/span>Woodcarver<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/woodcarvergrabovetskiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-dynamic-link=\"thrive_global_fields_url\" data-shortcode-id=\"fb\" data-id=\"icon-facebook\" howu-index=\"668\"><span howu-index=\"667\">                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/grabovetskiy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-dynamic-link=\"thrive_global_fields_url\" data-shortcode-id=\"yt\" data-id=\"icon-youtube\" howu-index=\"663\"><span howu-index=\"662\">                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/woodcarvergrabovetskiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-dynamic-link=\"thrive_global_fields_url\" data-shortcode-id=\"pin\" data-id=\"icon-pinterest\" howu-index=\"658\"><span howu-index=\"657\">                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/woodcarvergrabovetskiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-dynamic-link=\"thrive_global_fields_url\" data-shortcode-id=\"ig\" data-id=\"icon-instagram\" howu-index=\"653\"><span howu-index=\"652\">                     <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Carve Lion Head Appliqu\u00e9 Onlay&nbsp; 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