Off sculpting due to shoulder injury so trying to learn how to do it right . Hope to pick up knowledge from you saw some stuff on utube sign me up goal make a wooden lion for 2 yr old grandson about 3 - 4 feet high . Was pounding on old tree trunk .
The internet was out for nearly 20 hours. I felt like my whole world turned upside down! It's amazing how much we live in a "connected" world. I think I'm going to go carve to get control over my world again...
I am anxious to try this I am building a chair and want to use this on the cresting rail. Please don't be mad about my next question. I understand that a sharp tool cuts the grain of the wood cleanly and gives a surface you can not get any other way. That the tool marks are the signature of hand craft. I also know that in a finished piece of furniture, my customers want perfection, so the question is would you ever sand ?
Hi David,
:))
The simple answer - yes, it is OK to sand (just don't tell anyone I said this).
Quite often if I have clients who want that polished, smooth look, I do end up sanding this. Just make sure that you do not carve on the wood after you sand - especially if it is the type of sandpaper that leaves grit behind (even if you can't see or feel it) - because it can dull you chisels very quickly. I tested this theory once, and within about a minute, my chisel would barely cut.
So go for it! My recommendation is to simply get all the shaping as close to the finished surface as possible with carving gouges, and simply use sandpaper to remove any facets. In other words, don't use the 50 grit gouge to carve!
I teach radiologic technologists how to inject IV contrast into patients during CT and MR studies. Your teaching skills are amazing. Obviously your knowledge comes from experience and good wits. I have been carving mostly letters and a few basic designs for a couple years now with no real training. Week or so ago went to a class at my local Woodcraft. But I learned more watching donut than from that class. Your making me understand why things happened in my past carving and giving me a real desire to do more.
Thank you Mary May, going to try and get to Maine for your class at Lie Nielsen.
Hi David,
Ahhh... the donut. It still haunts me - it was the first carving I ever did. I'm glad to hear that you learned a lot from that lesson. It seems very basic - but SO much is learned about the grain.
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