Originally a folk art used to decorate every wooden object around the house and barn, chip carving gets its name from the process in which the carver chips away precise, regular pieces of wood, leaving a design cut into a flat wood surface. Requiring a minimum of tools--two knives, sharpening stones, inexpensive wood--anyone can do it. Here 160 close-up photos demonstrate the process and projects. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.