Let’s talk about woodcarvingAdministrator2020-02-03T16:00:40-05:00
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Getting started
Michael Shirk@nisterius
2 Posts
Quote from Michael Shirk on May 7, 2021, 11:01 pm
I just received my gouges and some wood today! But the #3 - 6mm fishtail (the most useful!?) was back-ordered. Alas!
The wood as it arrived is a little rough - not as smooth as it looks in the getting started videos. Should I run it through a planer before I dig in?
I just received my gouges and some wood today! But the #3 - 6mm fishtail (the most useful!?) was back-ordered. Alas!
The wood as it arrived is a little rough - not as smooth as it looks in the getting started videos. Should I run it through a planer before I dig in?
Michael Shirk@nisterius
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Quote from Michael Shirk on May 9, 2021, 4:11 pm
Here's my first donut!
Here's my first donut!
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MaryMay@marymay
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Quote from MaryMay on May 11, 2021, 9:51 am
Yay! Great start! It's a great lesson for beginning, isn't it? Everything else that you carve is just a misshapen donut 🙂
It is nicer to work with wood with a smooth surface, so I would recommend either running it through a planer, or use a hand planer to smooth the surface. It's also a lot easier to transfer a design to a smooth, clean surface.
Sorry to hear about the #3, 6mm backordered. I guess it's a popular tool...
Yay! Great start! It's a great lesson for beginning, isn't it? Everything else that you carve is just a misshapen donut 🙂
It is nicer to work with wood with a smooth surface, so I would recommend either running it through a planer, or use a hand planer to smooth the surface. It's also a lot easier to transfer a design to a smooth, clean surface.
Sorry to hear about the #3, 6mm backordered. I guess it's a popular tool...
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