Hi Mary,
I'm curious to what type of cloth you used. In the past I've tried to apply stain using cloth that's made for staining and supposed to be lint free and it left lint, especially on some "fuzzy" areas. Also I heard cheese cloth is a good way to stain and but again it left lint. I imagine you don't have as many, or any fuzzy areas, but have you ever experienced lint being left? What type of cloth do you use because your pieces look great, and that finish on the women is amazing. What a spectacular bust.
Thanks,
Tyler
Hello Tyler,
Thank you! I have discovered that whether lint is left or not, if you buff it with a cloth afterwards, any tiny bits of lint are removed. Also if you put a light coating of wax, that can help give it a nice sheen, and the process of rubbing the wax also removes lint. This may not be the "traditional" way of doing this, but it works!
It appears as though the third episode of this carving is a repeat of the second episode. The beginning at least is the same as the second episode. Is it meant to be that way or is this a mistake? If it is not meant to be that way then the link to the third video is wrong
Hi Joe,
I just checked and the link for episode 2 and 3 are different. You may want to check it again. I may have been working on adding the lessons at the time you tried to watch it.
Again…tools I forgot. Besides Schaff (wich were copied on a set of Pfeil tools,) you’ll find them under others names too : Yellow Hammer and Wincklesteel. Good steel, not pricey, but a lot a job to do on the grinder… There is also another brand mande in Ukraine that I haven’t tried : Beavercraft. It would be great to hear about them… Finally, there is a company in Czech Republic who do well apparently. Their name is Narex. Unfortunately, I’ve only tried their flat chisels, not their new gouges. Someone did ? Thanks
Hello Stephane,
Wow, thank you, thank you, thank you for all that information! There were names you listed that I have never heard of. I'm going to print out your comment and save the information. Great information for anyone looking for tools. Contact me if you want to set up a class in Canada! I would love to do that.
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