Art of Wood Cut

Tools you need 

• Sheet of drawing paper  trace paper  (kitchen  greaseproof paper )
• Soft pencil.  Permanent marker 
• Block of plywood.
• Spoon or baron
• Set of wood carving gouges.   Small  V and U shape  larger U shape  and Knife
• Perspex sheet
• Oil base printing ink.  Works well with hand printing
• Putty knife.
• Rubber brayer.
• Printing paper  40 gms up to 200  gms   for hand burnishing
• Old cooking oil and old rags for cleaning

The best wood to use as a beginner is birch plywood. It is cheap, but still has a nice surface to work with. I put a colour wash on the plywood which help you see where you cut

You may also need sharpening tools for your carving gouges. Such tools include a strip of tooling leather, a Slipstrop, or a sharpening stone. To sharpen your gouges and knives,