Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:20:04 -0500
From: "Les Lamborn" <llamborn-AT-rbc.org>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sculpting wood (tips?)


Hi Mathieu
  You need to think about the direction of the grain of the wood you are carving. I would not want to carve on the end grain if I can help it.  I would want to carve with the grain of the wood. Picture the wood as a sandwich the center of the face is like the face of a piece of bread the edge of the bread would be found on the edge of the face, where you would place the ears. I would suggest that the ears be carved separately with the grain running up or down on the "face of the ear", not cross grain-that is hard carving. You can glue blocks of wood on the sides of the head for the ears.
  Conrad may be able to explain it better, than I.
  Les

-----Original Message-----
From: puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org [mailto:puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org] On Behalf Of Mathieu René
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 4:08 PM
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sculpting wood (tips?)

When glueing wood to make blocks for sculpting, is there a recommended 
position, so that the joint lines will not show or be problematic in 
carving?

Is the glue line harder to carve than the wood itself?

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