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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...