Cov txaug hluav taws xob yog cov khoom siv steel nrog hlais ntug ntawm qhov kawg ntawm tus kov lossis tuav. Cov txaug feem ntau tuav ntawm ib sab tes, ntawm kaum sab xis mus rau saum npoo ntawm qhov khoom kom tau carved, thiab ntaus nrog mallet (MALLET) tuav ntawm tes. Carvers siv txaug ntoo los txua pob zeb, ntoo, hlau lossis lwm yam ntaub ntawv, thaum lub tshuab luam ntawv siv chisels los ua woodcut luam ntawv daim hlau. Cov txaug siv nyob rau hauv woodcut cov khoom feem ntau tsuas yog hu ua ncaj chisels kom paub qhov txawv ntawm lawv los ntawm nkhaus chisels.

