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“I used to have an iron hold on mine when I first started, which left my fingers and forearm uncomfortable.”
I’m glad you discovered this James. All of the pressure on the knife should be on your index finger pushing down on the blade. If you get a callous it should be there!
Hi Tim,
Wonderful to know that the lessons and Courses are so helpful to you. Perfect! This helps me keep producing great content!
Good observation about grain direction when carving letters and numbers.
The order of cuts “may” change. You’re right that short grain areas will be less especially on letters like W, M, N etc.
As you recognized this, you’ve already conquered a major part of the struggle!
I’d suggest you apply some of the letters in the opposite orientation with the grain and carve away!
If you have any other thoughts, observations and questions, please reach out!!
Marty
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!
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!
A big welcome to the Platinum Community, Mark!
Everyone you meet here is always ready to help and I’m always available as well 🙂
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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.
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!
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 🙂
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 🙂
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!
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