Hi Mary
Got my starter set of Swiss tools and have been carving the lessons with some success. My biggest problem is, I have a problem seeing three dimension in my carving. Is that something that can be learned? Is this something tha comes with time and experience?
Thanks,
Dave
Hi Dave,
I have found that ends up being the most challenging part of carving if you have not worked in 3-dimensional work before. But the more you work with it, the more you try and visualize 3-dimensions and layers, the easier it gets. Time with tools in hand, and carving more layered carving helps to get past that. Happy Carving!
I find the "Stubai" chisels made in Austria are quite good i only have about 4 they do for me with the small amount of Carving i do also got a dremel and a Bosch Power Carver thanks for the lessons Mary x
Hi Ronnie,
Yes, Stubai are good quality tools also. My only drawback with them is they are limited in the fishtails, and if you have followed my videos, you know that I LOVE my fishtails! I very rarely use my dremel (yes, I do have one or two) and really only use it for getting into impossible areas for chisels. Even then, they often like to skip out on me and take more than I wanted. I simply trust my hand tools much more. But whatever gets you to where you want to go will work! Enjoy!
Mary, Where did you purchase the paint? Also you said the "Black" was a glaze, but in the remaining minutes of the video, you kept saying stain. I am guessing the "black" was a water based glaze, otherwise the acrylic paint would bead up on the surface [water and oil not mixing]. I am almost finished carving this lesson, and I would like to finish it similarly to the way you did.
Happy New Year, and thanks for the lessons, I am really enjoying them.
The acrylics can simply be purchased from a hobby or craft store such as Micheals. Stain or glaze will work, as long as it is water based. I believe I purchased the glaze from Lowes at their "faux" paint area. Whatever you use, it is best to test all products to make sure they work together. Have fun!
I throughly enjoyed this video and cannot wait to try my first doughnut. I have a question though, regarding the grain. Why does the grain reverse direction from the outside of the doughnut to the inside of the doughnut? Is this unique to the individual piece of wood? I’m truly stumped here.
Hi Michael,
This is standard with any wood with relatively straight grain. The grain does not reverse direction, but the safest way to not snag the wood (by cutting against the grain) is to switch directions of your cut. The challenge is to explain this without being able to show it visually (that's why videos are so good). The main reason these cuts are reversed is because of the position of the background, and what side of the v-chisel will be cutting against the background and what side will be cutting against the carving. Basically if you identify the upper left quadrant of the outside of the circle, the lower right quadrant of the inside of the circle will be cut in the same direction. Wow... reading back on that, it can get really confusing. How about you carve a donut and I hope this will make sense once you put chisel to wood. Try going in the opposite direction of the arrows and see how it works.
Hi,
You mention using a bench on bench to raise your workbench. I have been searching on the internet to try to find out how to make one or where to buy one but I haven't found anything very useful.
Do you have any suggestions of where to look?
Thanks.
Hi Nicki,
Sjoberg has one you can purchase and I think Veritas also.
Here are some links I found from Google: https://www.houzz.com/product/84779799-sjobergs-smart-workstation-pro-contemporary-hand-tools-and-tool-sets
https://www.fine-tools.com/workholding-jigs.html
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