What is a woodblock print?

An artist carves an image into a flat piece of wood, then applies ink to the carving and presses the inked woodblock against a sheet of paper to create the print.
What is a woodblock print?
ok, here is where confusion can come in.





technically speaking there are woodcuts and wood engravings, both of which use a block of wood.





woodCUTS are cut into the grain which presents its lengthwise surface of a soft wood wich as pine to the printmaker;


wood ENGRAVINGS are engraved with special tools into the END GRAIN of a hard wood such as box





both are referred to as woodblock prints but that is vague.





use the proper terminology and all sorts of other info follows naturally:





wood cuts are generally tho not always rougher looking, with broader lines and a softer appearance. they often are mad eto include colours http://www.maryazarian.com/fftech.html





wood engravings have the hard edge look of other engravings and can include greater precision and much more detail.http://www.oldstilepress.com/Pagescreens...





wood cuts are easier to cut and correct if mistakes are made





wood engravings when past a certain point are almost impossible to correct.