File puptcrit/puptcrit.0812, message 583


Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:14:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Caro Stewart <taocila-AT-yahoo.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Woodcarving


I don't, but=A0it's a very good idea=A0to wear a protective glove! Then you can be more careless when handling the knife. I tried once with an oversized glove and the long finger tips of the glove were getting in my way. I noticed only the advantage of getting a better grip with the glove.=A0Get=A0one=A0that fits. I don't think you'll need=A0a glove=A0for the hand that you'll be carving with.
Also, cover the leg (knee included)=A0on which=A0you'll be resting the hand holding the wood (if you chose to carve without the help of a vice) with a thick piece of blanket or anything similar. This is to prevent the knife "stabbing" your leg. It happened to me once :O)

--- On Tue, 12/30/08, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote:

From: Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Woodcarving
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 3:00 PM

Wow, Thanks a lot Conrad for mentionning this approach.
It seems like a good way to go for me. I'll try it soon.
I trust your methods, the few works I've seen of your all look exquisite.
I'd like to see a lot more, do you have any plans to update your website?

I think I have just the bench for what you mean. I made it a while ago from 
a big wooden speaker, I added an extra thickness of wood on top. It's 
extremely stable, and can be used vertically or horizontally.


Thanks Caro, your way also makes sense to me.
Do you wear a protective glove in the hand that holds the block? I've seen 
it in a video, it seems wise.

I'm gradually collecting online videos of wood carving, (shall share the 
list here shortly), and the more I see, the clearer all the options seem to 
me. I even realize that it's possible to make one's own chisels from
scrap 
pieces of metal (staight or pipes), even though I've yet to find any online

tutorial about it.

I also realize, as is the case with most new techniques I learn, that I make 
it much more complicated than it truly is. As a paradox, some of the 
simplest methods and tips are the hardest to find, even with online searches 
and tech books. Nothing beats talking to a real pro.

I'll never say it enough: Long live Puptcrit!
And all its members!



      
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