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  1. 15th May 2010, 08:19 PM #1
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    Hi. I was browsing a US website on decoy carving and read about a product which is used to build up small areas on a carving, and then is carved along with the base timber. I assumed it is specially developed to have carving properties close to bassword or jelutong or some other carving woods. I also assume that its especially easy to mould. Now I cant find mention of it. Does anyone know what this product is called and if we can buy it locally.

    If not, is there some substitute that is good enough.

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    If the carving is to be painted, auto body filler, e.g. Bondo, is sometimes used by patternmakers to form fillets and such. Should be available at auto parts stores.

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    G'day Arron,

    Is this the stuff you are looking for.
    Epoxy Glues, GREEN STUFF, DISCOUNT, WHOLESALE, WAREHOUSE PRICES on Epoxies - - Discount prices on Epoxies and glues

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  5. 16th May 2010, 09:28 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by schaf View Post
    G'day Arron,

    Is this the stuff you are looking for.
    Epoxy Glues, GREEN STUFF, DISCOUNT, WHOLESALE, WAREHOUSE PRICES on Epoxies - - Discount prices on Epoxies and glues

    Terry
    I dont think so, but I'm not sure. My initial thoughts when looking at this product is that its probably a little too hard. Perhaps thats just because its epoxy based. The impression I got (perhaps wrongly) was that the product I read about had roughly the same hardness as a typical carving timber. As this was the US then I guess thats basswood.

    In my extremely limited experience I've found that if the product is hard then it tends to chip out as the tool slides across the timber and into it. Thats why I'm not using 'plastic wood' or something like that.

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    Sorry I did not see this before. What you need is acrylic plastic filler, it is about the same consistency as soft wood, sticks to wood and holds fine detail. It is also cheap, about $4 a tube (Selley's Pro-Spec, for example), you could do the whole sculpture/model/figurine/decoy with it. That's why if it is painted it's not woodcarving anymore, IMHO...

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    Note for the golfball carvers: if the inside of the ball is lousy for carving or you want to speed up the preparation, just saw the ball in two halves and put a blob of it on each. Let it dry for a coupla days and pronto! Two nicely carveable golf balls.
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    thanks Frank, I'll take a look for pro spec.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest View Post
    why if it is painted it's not woodcarving anymore, IMHO...

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    Note for the golfball carvers: if the inside of the ball is lousy for carving or you want to speed up the preparation, just saw the ball in two halves and put a blob of it on each. Let it dry for a coupla days and pronto! Two nicely carveable golf balls.
    In which case its not golf-ball carving anymore... IMHO
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    Quote Originally Posted by Whittling View Post
    In which case its not golf-ball carving anymore... IMHO
    Touche'. But who can tell? It's some sort of plastic anyway.
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