Carving

Carving is the act of using tools to shape a material by scraping away portions of that material. It can be done on any material solid enough to hold a shape, yet soft enough for portions to be scraped away with tools.

The ceiling of Dilwara Jain Temples famous for its extraordinary marble stone carvings and architectural design.^[1]

Székely wood carving

Examples of material with potential for carving:

1. Wood
2. Stone
3. Brick
4. Plaster (when dry; but usually moulded when moist)
5. Bone

Carving is different from methods using soft and malleable materials like clay and melted glass. Carving needs more work.^[2]

• Stone carving
• Wood carving