TomHoffman
23rd November 2005, 05:15 AM
New Here..
I am in the middle of a project that I would like to add some carved lettering. It is an Arts and Crafts Mission style bed. I would like to carve some words into the top of the cap board on the foot board.
The wood is kiln dried white oak with heavy tiger striping. I would like to incise the letters down into the board about 3/8" deep using the Roman Clasical Style.
I have the letter templates, so should be good to go.
Now the porblem, I have never carved wood before, and have been looking into th various reciprocating carvers, I have a Fordom shaft tool, I could buy a new shaft end for it, Just don't know which one to buy and what kind of results I could expect.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.......
I am in the middle of a project that I would like to add some carved lettering. It is an Arts and Crafts Mission style bed. I would like to carve some words into the top of the cap board on the foot board.
The wood is kiln dried white oak with heavy tiger striping. I would like to incise the letters down into the board about 3/8" deep using the Roman Clasical Style.
I have the letter templates, so should be good to go.
Now the porblem, I have never carved wood before, and have been looking into th various reciprocating carvers, I have a Fordom shaft tool, I could buy a new shaft end for it, Just don't know which one to buy and what kind of results I could expect.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.......