Wood carving I too carved a hand! (with pictures this time....) |
- I too carved a hand! (with pictures this time....)
- Anyone mess around while they are supposed to be working?
- Professional carving skills of artisans - Carve flowers to decorate the headboard in classical style
- Jig for carving a wooden handle.
- Humpback whale carved from bocote
- WIP redfish pendant is coming along nicely
- I'm looking to upgrade from a fixed blade and a Leatherman Surge multitool into a whittling decent knife/knives that are sold in Europe or made in Europe. I found Helvie knives on youtube but sadly they are US based, high taxes when importing & very long waitlist. Cheers!
- A few general questions about finishing carved wood
| I too carved a hand! (with pictures this time....) Posted: 24 Sep 2021 03:10 AM PDT
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| Anyone mess around while they are supposed to be working? Posted: 23 Sep 2021 05:25 PM PDT
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| Professional carving skills of artisans - Carve flowers to decorate the headboard in classical style Posted: 24 Sep 2021 03:38 AM PDT
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| Jig for carving a wooden handle. Posted: 24 Sep 2021 06:16 AM PDT
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| Humpback whale carved from bocote Posted: 23 Sep 2021 07:50 PM PDT
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| WIP redfish pendant is coming along nicely Posted: 23 Sep 2021 11:20 AM PDT
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| Posted: 23 Sep 2021 03:19 PM PDT Howdy!
I've carved things out of wood using a regular fixed blade knife and a multitool since forever. Yesterday I found out that there is a specific term "whittling" where people use knives with ergonomic handles and small blades that seem so handy for carving small details. When carving something for a long time, especially small details, my hands get so god damn sore (this doesn't happen when I do other woodworking stuff or cutting larger pieces - only happens with carving). I found "helvie knives" on youtube and those look very nice, but they are US based (and have a very long waitlist). Are there any EU based companies or brands or knife makers that you suggest? The suggestions can also be for knife makers/brands/products that are sold in Europe.
It doesn't have to be top of the line, but I'd prefer to buy something that is of quality since I rarely replace out a working piece of equipment unless it's broken (but I am happy to expand with tools for different purposes). Thank you very much for reading my post! May your blade never dull :) [link] [comments] | ||
| A few general questions about finishing carved wood Posted: 23 Sep 2021 12:44 PM PDT I carve little animal figures and stuff. I sand them 80 100 200 300 400 600 1000. By that point they're pretty shiny. What I've tried at this point as far as finishing:
What I'm wondering I guess is: is the oil followed by wax a mistake? Is butcher block wax actually not good for this kind of things? (I used it because it's all safe ingredients and I'm sending one little figure to a kid) 3) Can I just finish things with lots of coats of walnut oil? If yes on that one, please let me know about the timing, like how long I let it dry and how many coats. Thank you for your expertise! ETA: the woods I have used at this point are basswood, butternut, sycamore, and redwood. The one I'm wanting to finish now is redwood. I wonder if the oil would bring out the grain nicely. [link] [comments] |
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