I'd rather see more than less myself. As you say, the grain changes for each "lobe" of the fan, and watching how you deal with that change is very instructional.
Mary,
You sure got some exercise in episode 1, even the gloves came on 🙂 Would it still be authenticate to use a router for this excavation? If so what bit profile would you advocate, a cove bit?
The template doesn't indicate the depth of the excavation to form the bowl part.
Thanks for the detail you are putting into these videos. I watched the 1080p version and the clarity is remarkable on an iPad with retina screen resolution.
Sometimes you need to use whatever works to get the wood out (and when you do it for a living, getting more than minimum wage is a good thing). Since I don't even own a router (that's my husband's job) I wouldn't know what profile to use. I would assume simply a flat one to remove the flat surface and remove the curved edge by hand.
I mention it goes down 1/4" in the video, but forgot to put that in the template. I'll get that updated soon.
Hi,
I ordered two number 1 fishtail pfeil gouges from Woodcraft and when they arrived I was surprised to find that they were double bevel, not single bevel as I expected. The description did not mention that they were double bevel. What is your opinion on double bevel number 1 gouges for a beginner carver? Should I send them back or keep them?
I prefer the single bevel because then it can be used as 2 different chisels - sometimes bevel up and sometimes bevel down. However, it has been very difficult to find a single bevel flat fishtail carving chisel (that's a mouth-full). Lie Nielsen has them, but they are not necessarily a "carving chisel", but are still very nice (as all their tools are). I am still on the search for a good supplier of a single bevel flat chisel, and so far I have not had much luck. Double bevel flat chisel fishtails work fine, and might just have to do for now. I will announce when I can find a good supplier of single bevel fishtail.
Hi Mary,
I kept the double bevel flat fishtail gouges. I found they were OK to use for some smoothing of the donut beginning lesson, but I found the different bevel angle troublesome when I was doing the lettering lessons. I have some single bevel non-fishtail gouges and switching from single bevel to double bevel made it more difficult for this beginner carver to hit the right angle when making letters.
Hi Jim. That makes sense. The double bevel can be awkward in getting it positioned correctly. I'm still searching for a supplier of single bevel fishtail flat carving chisel. Anybody out there want to make one??
Hi Jim and Mary. I would love to make one, but I am in need of a new anvil and furnace. (I may need a new shoulder too, given I haven't forged my own tools since I was in high school. 🙂 )
Anyway, I have been searching single bevel carving chisels and found that Woodcraft carries the Pfeil straight flat and straight skew chisels in single bevel (Ex. 1/8e, or 1S/8e), but there was no listing for the fishtail variety. Searching further, I found a brand called Lamp at Wood Carvers Supply, in addition to the Mastercarver brand they carry. The Lamp brand does include single bevel fishtail flat carving chisels in 6 sizes from 6mm to 25mm. However, I have no idea about the quality of this brand.
Thanks! I think the Lamp brand are German, but I am not very familiar with them. From what I understand they are similar to Two Cherry - in shape and appearance. As most German tools are high quality, my guess is that you can trust that these are good tools. Maybe I'll go shopping!
I use water with diamond stones. DMT recommends either water or water with a little detergent. Make sure you wipe them off as soon as you finish using them.
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