Hello Mary
What is the cost of your lessons? I first saw you on Roy Underhill's show. It would be nice if you had a program of your own on PBS.
Thank You
Merry Christmas
Thanks so much for the videos, I am finally putting my gouges to good use but still have a long way to go 😉
A few suggestions:
To protect your project from clamps, holdfasts etc. use a pad that you would put on the bottom of a chair leg to protect hardwood floors. They are self-adhesive thick and dense felt.
Before gluing backer-to-paper-to-project... drill some holes in the backer, then you can drip some water through the holes to facilitate separating them.
As an alternative to using 2-sided tape, try the 3M "command" strips. They are sold as refills for the removable wall hangers. Make sure to leave the pull-tab exposed, then pull the tab to release the project. They probably wont hold up to a much mallet work.
Great ideas Dane! You could use the hold drill idea also for double sided tape. The solvent can be poured into the holes to access areas in larger pieces.
Not only a great Christmas ornament, this star is the symbol for the great state of Texas! 🙂 ... and lots of other places. So, there are many reasons for having a few stars like this. Maybe also as gifts to people who are "stars."
Your order of steps was something missing when I carved stars like this some time ago. Your order of steps is definitely much easier than the order I used. Thanks!
As this is my first question, I'd like to say: Hi! and thanks for the great job 🙂 I'm waiting for the tools listed in the "Donut", so I can accomplish that task and go on with the next lessons. I like your videos a lot, the way you're hosting, the scope of information and the techniques You present.
I have a question about the sharpening process. You say, that it may take around 10-15 minutes to get to the wire edge with the 8000 grit stone. Why don't You use the 1200 or something intermediate, to expedite the task?
I also would like to ask, what is the "endurance" of a sharpening. If it takes 25 minutes to sharpen one tool...for how long can You use it (if it's possible to assess ;)).
Hello Lukasz,
If you look at the "Sharpening a Curved Gouge" lesson, I do mention that I use the 1200 if I have more metal to remove, and then move to the 8000 for more of a final sharpening. I do this quite often if it just takes too long with the 8000.
The other question of "endurance" is always difficult to answer because it depends on so many things - type of wood you are using, how you are carving (mallet or just pushing), bevel angle of tool (how fragile is the edges?), etc. On average if you use a tool for a full day, you would certainly want to put in on a strop several times during the day, and possibly put it on an 8000 grit stone. If you can actually feel a rough edge, then put it to the 1200 first, get the wire edge, and then finish with an 8000 grit.
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