From: "Puppet People" <puppetpeople-AT-nycap.rr.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 18:37:13 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Makin' tools


if you make tools with tools what does that mean????
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mathieu René" <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:04 PM
Subject: [Puptcrit] Makin' tools


>I made myself a round wooden mallet today.
> I needed one for wood sculpting when using chisels and gouges.
> Since I just received a set of chisels as a gift, I thought it was about
> time I had a proper mallet.
> The one at the specialty store was too perfect-looking for my tastes.
>
> I wrote an article about the process on my laboratory blog.
> http://creaturistelab.blogspot.com/2009/05/wooden-mallet.html
>
> Do you ever make your own tools?
> What are your favorite kinds to make?
> Got any tips or ressources to share with us?
>
>
> I once made my own modeling tools out of metal, for when I work with
> oil-based clay.
> Which came in handy as extra tools when giving workshops. Or when I need
> special shapes and sizes.  Recently I misplaced my favorite, which I had
> gotten in a kit of "dental" tools from Lee Valley. Thankfully, I still had
> my home-made copies, so I went on with the work without delays.
> Because of what I learned when making these tools, I now know a little bit
> about working metal (mostly cold hammering and grinding), which allowed me
> to make miniature tools to scale, for a puppet movie I worked on. Making a
> mini crowbar from scrap metal was a loud task, but very satisfying.
>
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