Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:30:49 EDT
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Chip Carving for puppet making


Just want to point out that chip carvers tend to use such soft, lightweight  
woods as basswood. Of course I know that most wood-carving puppetmakers in  
the US also use basswood, which cannot take a beating for long. Therefore,  
unless you are making marionettes, or other puppets who have little  physical 
contact, you may want to move to a tougher wood, one which will not of  course 
lend itself to chip carving. I have to speak out in favor of  the faster 
woodcarving tools, such as Dremels and Foredoms, as they  can remove even the most 
ornery wood with speed. As for chisels and gouges,  assembling a good set is 
costly, and learning to sharpen them is a study unto  itself. Plus the piece would 
need to be properly clamped in several angles to  access different sides. So 
for freedom and speed, I recommend high-speed  carving. It is no more (nor 
less) dangerous than gouges and chisels, and  lets you select the perfect wood, 
rather than a white, soft, wood.
Hey,
Alice  
 
 
In a message dated 9/6/2008 10:03:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
creaturiste-AT-primus.ca writes:

After  seeing a video on the main page of a chip carving website, I thought I 
would  share this with the group.
I think those chip carving knives and techniques  should come in very handy 
for sculpting wooden puppets.
A chip carving  knife seems to remove a lot of wood, quickly, and  precisely!





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