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Welcome Norm! So glad to have you on board. There’s a lot to learn from everyone in the My Chip Carving Community!
I’ll leave Doug’s post but know that the basswood I sell in the MyChipCarving Store is always clear, clean and creamy white.
It comes from NW Wisconsin which is prime basswood country. Always northern grown.
It needs a bit of sanding with 220 grit but that’s about all.
Hello Terry and welcome to the My Chip Carving Community!
Your goal to chip carve ornaments for your congregations is possible, but you’ll need to get started on Step 1 soon.
Step 1: Go lesson-by-lesson through the Chip Carving Essentials Course. https://mychipcarving.com/courses-overview/ This Course is included with the Platinum and Ruby Memberships. https://mychipcarving.com/membership/
when you start the Course it will help you build a solid foundation. When the time comes to start carving ornaments, I can help you with a pattern that you can find success with!
I’ll see you in the Course,
Marty
The easiest way to locate video in the Video Archive is to use the Search bar.
Use “Lettering” and “Font” individually and that will bring up all of the videos I’ve created to date
Happy carving!Gary!
Your work continues to get better and better! I really like this plate, the pattern you created and the skill you executed in the chip carving.
Keep a good thing going!!
Try using a circle template. The ones I have are thin and flexible so they curl nicely around round objects. The circle will be a little distorted but it won’t be noticeable when the carving is done. Looking forward to seeing your pictures!
Hello Brandon,
Laying out patterns on eggs is a challenge as you’re finding out. If you haven’t watched it already, check out
the video where I show you how to make a layout rotating gizmo from a small cardboard box. It really helps laying out lines in both directions to get a consistent grid for your pattern. Go to Videos/ and Search “egg”Marty
Welcome, Mark. Nice to meet you in person at our Charlotte, NC, class. Keep in touch and post your work and questions as needed for help from all who show up in these forums.
Hi Guy,
I’m going to guess that you’ve grown some mold on your basswood. Most likely it hasn’t moved very deep into the pores of the wood. Try letting it dry and sanding the surface. Maybe most of it will sand off. If some remains you can try a bleach solution and see if it that will do it with some light scrubbing with a toothbrush.The real problem is when mold penetrates deep into the wood. I’ve not found anyway to remove the gray color left behind.