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chip-carving-msg - 11/29/99

 

Suggestions and comments on chip-carving (A type of wood carving)

 

NOTE: See also the files: woodworking-msg, wood-msg, Relief-Carvng-art,  wood-bending-msg, wood-finishes-msg, tools-msg, tools-bib.

 

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    Mark S. Harris                  AKA:  THLord Stefan li Rous

                                          Stefan at florilegium.org

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From: "Michelle \"TJ\" Brunzie" <mbrunzie at radix.net>

Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

Subject: chip carving woes!

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:34:11 -0400

 

Greetings all!  I have recently taken up chip carving, and I'm having a lot

of problems.  For one thing, my knife seems very reluctant to cut diagonally

across the grain.  I've tried sharpening it on the strop, and that only

helps marginally.  This is a piece of basswood I'm practicing on, and

everything I've read says basswood is *perfect* for chip carving, so I'm

completely baffled.  The next guess is that there's something wrong with my

technique, not inconceivable since I'm trying to teach myself with W.

Barton's _Chip Carving Techniques & Patterns_, and learning crafts from a

book frequently produces dubious results.  I'm especially having problems

because my hands are so small.  In one section on holding the knife for the

first position he says "Your thumb should never leave the handle while

cutting," and elsewhere he says, "In the first position, your thumb should

always be on your work."  My thumb isn't that big!  I have to hold the knife

blade instead of the handle to pull this trick off.

 

Suggestions?  Anything would be appreciated at this point!

 

Violante de las Manos Pequeas

 

 

From: "Esther Heller" <munged at kodak.com>

Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

Subject: Re: chip carving woes!

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 10:14:32 -0400

Organization: Eastman Kodak Company

 

Michelle "TJ" Brunzie wrote in message ...

>Greetings all!  I have recently taken up chip carving, and I'm having a lot

>of problems.

Details snipped...

 

>Suggestions?  Anything would be appreciated at this point!

 

Join the oldtools listserv devoted to hand toll woodworking, FAQ at

http://www.mcs.net/~brendler/oldtools/OTFAQ.htm

and ask there.  I don't carve but I am sure some of us do. For anyone

interested in non-electric woodworking of any sort, this is _the_ place.

I am by far the most vocal female but the the natives are friendly without

being forward.  Also an excellent source of tools, be sure to read the

section that describes "standard oldtools terms" for tool buying over the

internet that depends on the buyer's honor...

 

Otelia

eoh at kodak dot com

 

 

From: Amy <kennedy at c3net.net>

Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

Subject: Re: chip carving woes!

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 18:43:06 -0400

 

Michelle "TJ" Brunzie wrote:  

> Suggestions?  Anything would be appreciated at this point!

>

> Violante de las Manos Pequeas

 

Check the angle on the bevel of your slicing knife--it should be about

25-30 degrees. If the bevel's angle is greater than that, you're going

to need to reshape the edge.

 

Brian Cullen of Ormond

 

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