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  1. 26th January 2009, 06:37 PM #1
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    Default Family Coat of Arms in relief

    Hi all I'm new to the group. My query is as follows I want to carve a family coat of arms in relief on a slab of silky oak. I am after any suggestions as to wether to use hand tools or use say a dremel with various bits and as I am new to all this and haven't bought any specialised tools as yet your input would be greatly appreciated.
    The piece of timber is approx 800mm X 800mm thanks greenant
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  3. 26th January 2009, 08:26 PM #2
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    best thing for this job -arbortec grinder Best regard m
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  4. 26th January 2009, 10:02 PM #3
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    Hi Greenant,
    My suggestion would be to dump the Silky Oak and find a nice piece of White Beech.
    Use hand chisels.

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    You dont mention the thikness of the board- but if it's thick enough, say over 2" , (hey, I'm getting used to imperial measures), then you could achieve dramatic results going deep into the board, and THE tool is a plunge router.Some examples:
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    Quote Originally Posted by schaf View Post
    My suggestion would be to dump the Silky Oak and find a nice piece of White Beech.
    Use hand chisels.
    definitely agree with schaf on the white beech greenant, make it easy on yourself,
    you should be able to get hold of plenty up your way.

    Quote Originally Posted by Artesano View Post
    , and THE tool is a plunge router. :
    nice examples Artesano agree, the plunge router is a must, although I reckon there's probably a few more tools involved, some chisels perhaps

    what if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?
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    Quote Originally Posted by underfoot View Post

    nice examples Artesano agree, the plunge router is a must, although I reckon there's probably a few more tools involved, some chisels perhaps
    - the same old, Undy, always the same old- 90% of the wood is removed by power tools, 90 % of the total time is hand tools work
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    Late comment on this thread (looks like that greenant has disappeared anyway).

    Camphor laurel isn't too bad either. This was done with just a few Pfeil chisels.
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  9. 1st February 2009, 08:41 PM #8
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    Thanks to everyone for their input

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    great looking work guys very impressive. Makes me wanna go do my own coat of arms.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Outbackrr View Post
    Camphor laurel isn't too bad either. This was done with just a few Pfeil chisels.
    Good work, Outbackrr- pity I cant get camfor laurel here , I like the grain of that timber
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    Thanks Ivan: I've been appreciating your work (and Undy's) since joining this forum.

    Camphor can have too much colour (contrasting grains) this piece was used because it had comparatively little colour.

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