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Sanding a wood carving

Learning goal

  • To acquire useful vocabulary in order to be able to describe the process of sanding a wood carving and the main materials used in it.

To achieve that goal, you should become familiar with the words in the resource, paying special attention to those included in the exercise. The interactive activity provides feedback so that you can evaluate your performance.

Watch the video

Watch the video "Sanding - Carving the Male Torso Clip - Ian Norbury - Woodcarving", posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOPxToFeyZQ by James Norbury, and then do the activity below. If you have trouble following the video, activate the automatic English subtitles.

Complete the sentences with words from the drop down menu

Fill in the gaps in the sentences using words from the drop down menu. You may use some words more than once.

  • If you do not the properly with the (i.e. 80 grit) first, when you move on to the one you will end up with the tool that you failed to with the still there.
  • To get into corners it is a good idea to use rolled into a a .
  • It is just a question of very, very at each .

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