Wood carving blanks cut from lime give you a clean, reliable start. No knots, no unpredictable grain, just a wood that responds well to sharp tools and rewards careful work at any skill level.
Lime, also known as linden or basswood, has been the preferred carving wood since Grinling Gibbons was producing his extraordinary work in the late 1600s. Fine-grained, consistent and forgiving under the knife, it holds crisp detail without splintering and finishes cleanly straight from the tool.
At 6½" x 3" x 1⅜" this blank suits a good range of projects:
- Small relief panels - decorative motifs, botanicals, lettering or geometric designs
- Chip carving - coasters, trivets or decorative tiles with geometric patterns
- Small figures or caricatures, particularly in a flatter or bas-relief style
- Spoons, spatulas or small decorative kitchen pieces
- Name plates, plaques or wall panels with carved border detail
The 1⅜" thickness naturally favours relief and shallow three-dimensional work over fully in-the-round carving - worth bearing in mind when planning your design.
Dimensions: 165mm x 80mm x 34mm / 6½" x 3" x 1⅜"