What happens if you carve against the grain?

It can damage the work.

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  1. It is never allowed
  2. It can damage the work ✔
  3. It makes wood stronger

Why: Carvers must carve across or with the grain, never against it.

Huh, didn't know that: Carvers must carve across or with the grain, never against it.

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Against the grain is a rough relationship.
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Answer: It can damage the work. Carvers must carve across or with the grain, never against it.

  1. Wood carving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_carving
    the wood sculptor must always carve either across or with the grain of the wood, never against the grain
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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