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16th June 2019, 05:29 AM
Thread: Carving Tools: Couple of Questions
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I plunked all the tools into several boxes.. In...
I plunked all the tools into several boxes.. In excess of three hundred... Am dyslexic, so when I concentrate on something, it hides ,then pops out, " SUPRISE"...Was wandering around not paying...
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16th June 2019, 05:08 AM
Thread: Carving Tools: Couple of Questions
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Tell you what, when it turns up. Present location...
Tell you what, when it turns up. Present location unknown, but near. You can refund my postage , and buy me a Dude, which is a drink at a dive known as Taco Dan's, that I limit myself to ONE. Dan...
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14th June 2019, 10:31 AM
Thread: Carving Tools: Couple of Questions
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Talk about karma, just got back on the site....
Talk about karma, just got back on the site. Kestrel tools mentioned. Went out to the garage, and there were several tools that had " taken a vacation" on my bench. One is a bent knife I had...
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14th June 2019, 10:13 AM
Thread: Carving Tools: Couple of Questions
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I have some wood that I traded for, from Oz....
I have some wood that I traded for, from Oz. Stubi is not a great brand to carve on these . The wood is harder than my last Stubi tool which I drove into a joist to hang coats on.. Everyone to their...
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23rd January 2007, 02:14 PM
Thread: arbortec mini carver
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New cutting head for the mini grinder.
Last thread, was Nov of 2005, this jan 07, a bit of time between..Have a new cutting head, much like the Tungsten Tornado sold by Rod Naylor in the UK with the rotating little carbide cutters..I am...
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13th October 2006, 01:04 PM
Thread: Pantagraph
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Pantograph reply to des
Wow, got back on after 12/05..just a couple of hours ago.. Des how are you doing with the copy machine..?Am in the process of building a larger T110 type machine, then sell origional to a friend...my...
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16th August 2005, 01:09 AM
Thread: Sharpening Pfeil Carving Chisel
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Power strop
Always thought the Power Strop was developed by Ted Kona, who died a few years back...Flexi cut may have purchased the rights,,they were using the system to edge their tools years ago.. Draw back...
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16th August 2005, 12:35 AM
Thread: Sharpening Pfeil Carving Chisel
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Sharpening a short bent chisel
Lost the origional description of sharpening tools available..However,Moving the stone over the tool, instead of the tool over stone may give better control.Then use a sewn rag wheel which everyone...
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21st October 2003, 01:08 PM
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V tool sharpening,colored wood,cherry,help
Sharpening the v tool: square it first on a stone or wheel. Set the angle of the keel to the angle you carve at.Now sharpen each wing to that angle. Then roll the center of the vee,and check for that...
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Burning cherry
Kids ,I hate to tell you this,I am burning a fortune in my wood stove right now. The stuff grows wild around here and is cut for firewood. I just got a plank for $5.00,don't know metric,but 10 'x 16...
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11th October 2003, 12:12 AM
Thread: old chisels
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old tools and guitars
Why not drop a short note about carving in your neck of the woods, guitars, the type of wood,how you got started,etc.Maybe we can get some of the" down under people" to carve guitars while they...
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10th October 2003, 02:54 PM
Thread: old chisels
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old tools
zoki, with the masonic symbol, the tools are probably Addis,very excellent jems for carving. Now, the age, the very early tools would be marked gravel lane southwork,or worship street finsbury....
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10th October 2003, 02:03 PM
Thread: Where are the wood carvers
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carvers
where have all the carvers gone, they are carving one by one, send me the damn tool, it will be back in two weeks.I can't sit in front of a computer,there is just too much to do. For me, the busy...
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10th October 2003, 01:36 PM
Thread: Tool sharpening 101, the white line
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white line
The origional intent was to make you aware that you could see the dullness of a tool before you used it. When sharpening, I can't afford to mess around.I pay some $1200. us in prescriptions to keep...
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11th July 2003, 02:27 AM
Thread: Tool sharpening 101, the white line
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Tool sharpening 101, the white line
Tool sharpening is removing the dullness,visible as a white line at the cutting edge of your tool. Starting with a knife,and a bright light source, reflect the light off the cutting edge.If dull,you...
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29th May 2003, 11:44 AM
Thread: Pantagraph
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Pantagraph
Des, the most common machine for your type of project is the childs teeter totter,the play ground toy on which a child sits at each end and goes up and down in relation to the kid at the opposite end...
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24th May 2003, 11:57 AM
Thread: what wood carving tools to buy
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what wood carving tools to buy
Everyone interested in woodcarving asks ,"what tools do I buy?' Every expert has a set of tools that is touted as a starter set.And,the tool companies all have sets marker "beginner". Yet,the advice...
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Fantastic information and pictures.My 13 foot...
Fantastic information and pictures.My 13 foot kayack looks shoddy by comparison.Once upon a time,I worked for OCF,the fiberglass people,we had a project to make a canoe out of WEP.Which is water...
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20th May 2003, 01:17 PM
Thread: Beginner's Classes
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Carving instructors
Ann,why take a class? Any subject you want to carve probably has three books written about it.Instead of spending money.invest the stuff in books,tools,sharpening equipment.The secret is ,for a...
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20th May 2003, 12:31 PM
Thread: Merry Christmas to All Carvers!
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Christmas carving time is now.Tried carving a...
Christmas carving time is now.Tried carving a turkey once,didn't get the colors right.Now ,to remove you from the shackles of Traditional English woodcarving,it is time to start carving Santa...
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19th May 2003, 03:15 AM
Thread: WHAT TIMBER TO USE?
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Basswood/Cottonwood>carving
Basswood is a member of the Linden family..Small cells,thin cell walls make it nice to carve.Same properties make it easy for the bacteria, etc, to eat,Does not stain well,end grain sops the stain...
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What is a carve-in?
What is a carve-in? Is this a formal show with judges,seminars,dealers.Or are you-all just getting together for a good old carving weekend? Thanks nad
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Had to check Amazon out
Brian,never knew Amazon sold used books.Went wandering around the tittles and found one for 20 bucks that I was going to order for 65 dollars new.Under woodcarving they had almost460 tittles, thanks...
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13th May 2003, 02:05 PM
Thread: Am getting hard of hearing
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Am getting hard of hearing
Having a bit of a problem hearing.Yesterday,went to the post office,on the way home,saw a hearing aid on a garbage can.Picked it up and took home.Walked into house and told wife,I had found a...
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12th May 2003, 01:17 PM
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Only artists with a masters degree can create art
Thought I would have some fun,went to an art show put on by a college and a tenured ARTIST said, Only artists having a Masters Degree in Art (or higher) have the background to CREATE art .Now,before...
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I use clay to design the figure.Have a lot of...
I use clay to design the figure.Have a lot of large walnut,and to a lesser degree cherry.My method to both design,and rough the figure is about like this.Grab a piece of wood,with an idea of what it...
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12th May 2003, 02:16 AM
Thread: Please help me with my college course
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Gordon,copyright that now,before some large...
Gordon,copyright that now,before some large Corporation does and sues you for putting GOUGE on the net without their permission.Really liked the Swiss Army knife idea.Regarding market survey...
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Charles,I bought the book years ago from the...
Charles,I bought the book years ago from the author and had it autographed,it is one of the books I loan out,right now ,don't know who has it.How ever,since the guy lived/lives in Ohio,there are...
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11th May 2003, 11:54 AM
Thread: Please help me with my college course
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Carving tool kit
Great idea,they have been out 30 years.If you are looking for a kit,I suggest Warren tools,have had some experience with their steel and it was/is good. I have seen the kits come up on E-bay US and...
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11th May 2003, 11:14 AM
Thread: Really small carving chisels.
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Ramelson carving tools
Ramelson tools>26 pounds in the U.K.?I just got a new catalogue in today from a Florida company,and the prices and quality are very much out of line.Lamp brand has some small Chinese style "mico"...
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25th April 2003, 11:58 AM
Thread: Epoxy repair
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As noted in another reply,the repair is not...
As noted in another reply,the repair is not structural.Most simple and quickest method is to pack with foam,push a piece of fibergass mat in over the new foam.Then go to a car parts store and pick up...
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25th April 2003, 02:32 AM
Thread: Duplicarver
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Wayne,am sorry,thought you were pulling my...
Wayne,am sorry,thought you were pulling my leg.Don't understand Aussie humor./or English humor .Was trying to buy a pile of old unused Addis (the elder) tools from a gal in the UK,She was a...
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24th April 2003, 01:36 PM
Thread: Really small carving chisels.
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Small tools
Dennis,neil gave you a very good answer.Peter Benson mentioned making small gouges out of umbrella ribs,sorta like Adam and Eve? In any event,I have two small items you can have, a small vee tool...
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24th April 2003, 12:58 AM
Thread: Duplicarver
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Wayne, if you have turned over by now,you found...
Wayne, if you have turned over by now,you found the ceiling,glad you made it back to Earth.Last month,I got off on the wrong planet,and didn't have a transfer pass.Which brings up a bit of...
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22nd April 2003, 02:07 PM
Thread: Duplicarver
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duplicarver
used a duplicarver for last twelve years,once you throw awat the square end router bits and raise the table so it is proper height,the machines start to get civilized.Actually so much can be done...