Carved Bread Board - Woodcarving Raised Letters

 I love doing some carving projects, and I love sharing them almost as much as doing them.

This is a bread board for an upcoming magazine article in Woodcarving magazine. I wanted to make a bread board, but do it a little different to the norm, and have the lettering raised rather than sunk in. this is harder to do, but gives the board a really unique look. 

I carved it in sycamore, a perfect wood for this type of project. Hard enough to be a bread board, but takes detail brilliantly. 

The video below has a full step by step guide on how I created it. 

I think this makes a really great project, manageable in a day and not needing hundreds of tools. I think I used just the 13 carving chisels above to do the carving, I probably could have got away with less. 

As I write this the board is still available for sale (I'd love to keep it, but we need the money more really - selling the items is the only way I really justify being able to afford the time to do the magazine articles).

It would make a great Christmas present for the bread lover in your life or a nice treat for yourself. Send me an email if you fancy it, or buy on Etsy here. As always you'll get a free packet of home saved seeds as well! 

Let me know what you think! 

What would you carve on a board like this?