Debut Rose Relief
General info
- My first tutorial ever
- This rose relief is a traditional Thai carving design
- This tutorial shows you how to carve an open rose and leaves in detail
- All you need are a bar soap and a carving knife!
- Perfect room decoration!
- Great gift for your friends and family
- Difficulty: Intermediate
What you will need

- Soap
- Carving knife
Soap info
COW bath size soap (red box)
Used in tutorial

- Available
- COW brand
- Floral scented
- Size: 8.5 cm (3-3/8") x 6 cm (2-3/8") x 3 cm (1-1/8")
- Weight: 125 g (4.41 oz)
Instructions
To cut off the soap thinly, move the knife away from your body.

Usually the surface of the soap is dry and crumbly, so remove the surface. Then draw a 3 cm (1-1/8") circle in the center with a pointed tool such as a knife point or a toothpick.

Tip: Turn your soap with the hand holding it and don't move your knife. Either clockwise or counterclockwise is fine.
Then tilting your knife, cut the soap along the circle by turning the soap.


Divide the top of the center into five equal parts by marking five dots.

Thinly cut off the inside of the petal.








Cut the second petal in the dent. The second petal overlaps the first petal. Cut off the soap under the second petal.

The first outer layer is done.

Carve a shallow dent between the first petal and fifth petal of the first layer. Each petal of the second layer is placed between the petals of the first layer.

Carve a shallow dent and carve the second petal that overlaps the first petal.

Slice off the soap around the flower to prepare flat surface for six leaves.

Carve a thick midrib shape in the leaf, then lightly cut off the soap around it.

Cut three notches to both sides of the leaf.

Carve the same leaf set on the opposite side of the flower.


