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Marty Leenhouts

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  • April 4, 2022 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Some of my work from new to chip to a few items in #100017022
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Glad you’re back and able to pick up your knife, Diana.

    Once you go through the Essentials Course you’ll see dramatic changes in your cuts and chips!

    Thanks for posting and looking forward to hearing more from you in the days ahead!

    Marty

    March 22, 2022 at 12:42 am in reply to: I need your opinion #100016826
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Way to go, Neil!!

    Impressive letter carving. You should be pleased!

    I think you could go either way on finishing this one. You’ve got great shadows so the choice is up to you. Leave the shadows or stain?

    Looking forward to what you decide!

    March 7, 2022 at 2:09 pm in reply to: New to chip carving #100016757
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Hi Brian,

    So nice to have you join the Platinum Community. Looking forward to getting better acquainted and helping you move forward with your chip carving!

    February 28, 2022 at 12:51 am in reply to: New Chipper #100016704
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    A big welcome to the Platinum Community, Mark!

    Everyone you meet here is always ready to help and I’m always available as well 🙂

    Say “Hi” in the next webinar on March 8th. Details will be coming to your inbox soon.

    February 22, 2022 at 11:13 pm in reply to: Printing Problems with Practice Sheet!! #100016681
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Hi Pam,

    When printing the pdf patterns, be sure the settings is “Print Actual Size”.

    Give that a go and let me know if any issues persist.

    Some patterns have overly black lines so everyone can see them. Sorry about that.

    February 22, 2022 at 11:10 pm in reply to: What do you think? #100016680
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Thanks all for your thoughts. I can understand all of your comments and how they apply to this carving.

    I’ll share a bit more on this design in the upcoming email. Stay tuned!

    February 16, 2022 at 9:31 pm in reply to: Finally back to my Hobby after surgery! #100016640
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Welcome back, Diana!!

    Glad to know you’re recovered enough to get back to making chips 🙂

    February 4, 2022 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Hello from Colorado #100016548
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Thanks for posting, John!

    I’m always interested in different ways to display chip carving.

    I’ve got several roughed out bowls I’ll get to one of these days 🙂

    February 4, 2022 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Hello from Colorado #100016547
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Thanks for posting, John!

    I’m always interested in different ways to display chip carving.

    I’ve got several roughed out bowls I’ll get to one of these days 🙂

    January 27, 2022 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Hello and Thanks! #100016500
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Hi Joe!

    Glad to know you’re enjoying the materials on the website and are getting back in the chip carving groove!

    It’s nice to have you part of this Community!

    January 11, 2022 at 11:57 pm in reply to: Numb thumb #100016401
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    This from David Bass…

    Just adding my two cents. When I first started I used to have an iron grip on mine and would up with sore fingers and forearm. You may want to loosen your grip a little bit. Also I have found that some basswood is harder to cut than others. So, if it seems  like you are trying to carve a brick use Marty’s method of spraying it with a water/alcohol mix, which could soften it a bit.

     

    I hope that helps.

     

    David

    January 4, 2022 at 3:34 pm in reply to: Chip-carved Christmas ornaments – what ‘cha got? #100016357
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Hi Jim,

    Thanks for posting you new chip carving! As an early carver you did very well. Congrats.

    You’ll learn how to avoid some of the issues you ran into when carving this.

    You’re off to a chippin’ good start!!

    Marty

    December 14, 2021 at 12:32 am in reply to: Chip, Chip, Chipping in Michigan #100016270
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Welcome to MyChipCarving, Jim!  I hope others will reach out to you as well, although the Community can be a bit silent, unfortunately.

    Hope to see you at the next webinar, tomorrow night!

    December 14, 2021 at 12:14 am in reply to: Wedding Anniversary Plate #100016269
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Well done, Andrei!

    Thanks for posting.

    December 1, 2021 at 11:16 pm in reply to: Dry Wood? #100016167
    Marty Leenhouts
    Keymaster

    Hi Didi,

    You can increase the moisture content in wood if need be. Go back to the Forums page and you’ll see several posts about “moisture content”. Those will help you.

    if you have other questions you can post them there.

    Marty

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