Relief  Woodcarving.

5: Shaping.

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Now you can turn back to the main part of the carving. Using a very small flat gouging chisel you can start to shape the head, eyes and the beak. This needs to be done very carefully as it is very easy to make a mistake at this stage, which can ruin your carving and you would have to start all over again.