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Old 11-15-2017, 05:05 PM
cliffrod cliffrod is offline
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I'll add that the term "blocking" may have been appropriated from other pre-existing disciplines, much like the caulking-corking discussion a while back.

In carving, "blocking" means initial basic development of an overall form or gesture from the block of stone or wood. In stone work, you work the initial block of stone from the block to a more recognizable shape. In wood carving, blocking includes this action plus address of necessary stabilization such as removal of knots which are then replaced with wooden plugs to allow further carving. For either, only basic bulk removal tools are used- hammer and hand point for stone or hammer/mallet/dummy and large chisels & gouges for wood. You also use a brace or drill and auger to remove the knots in wood.

I would describe blocking as the initial development of a form in three dimensions using basic tools before further refinement takes place. Fine-tuning the definition to be metal specific will probably vary between preferred hammer/wheel/etc work methods.
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