Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:48:16 -0500 From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sculpting Pine Wood? I have acres of poplar around my home but haven't carved much of it. I have been wanting to get this great adze tool . It is a fine chisel-like hatchet on one end and the back side is a curved and round chisel. It is for carving logs and such. Looks like it would be fun to carve with. Sort of a carving hatchet. Totem poles maybe...puppet totem poles. On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote: > Thanks Brad, Caro, Hobey and Les for all the input! > > Indeed, I do have a friend who could lend me his hand sander for a while, if > he's got one. > He probably does. He's got more hand powertools than anyone I've ever met. > Yet I keep forgetting that he is a possible help, even though he has offered > plenty of times! > Trying a tool before buying one of the same type is a great move, in my > book. > > I have some Dremel carving bits, but they are for miniature details only, > one is a ball, the other is a point. > I will use the sanding cylinders when I get some more. > > I now use a metal saw for cutting finer cuts in wood. > > My first choice of wood would indeed be Basswood. I've seen and examined > amazing results from the czech republic, and from local artists. I love the > finish, and how easy it is to cut and shape. > I tried to find some basswood in hardware stores, but last time I checked > (2004), those I went to had nothing of the sort. Some store's employees > didn't even know this type of wood, even though I named it three ways in > English and one way in French! Big cities may be practical for a lot of > things, but often, people and stores within big cities forget the basics! > Most people here probably can't even light a proper campfire! > > I know of one store in Montreal that is sure to carry basswood. I haven't > gotten any so far, the prices were prohibitive. It's justified there, the > quality of the wood is controlled and guaranteed (controlled humidity levels > while drying). They have woods from all over the world, as well as > specialized tools to make any sculptor dream awake. They are specialized > store for sculpture and fine woodworking. Now that I have a specific project > in mind and not just some dabbling, I'll go get some of that basswood! And > maybe, if they have one, a Japanese saw! Those cut like nothing else I've > ever tried, faster and cleaner. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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