To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:00:36 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Woodcarving


Wow, Thanks a lot Conrad for mentionning this approach.
It seems like a good way to go for me. I'll try it soon.
I trust your methods, the few works I've seen of your all look exquisite.
I'd like to see a lot more, do you have any plans to update your website?

I think I have just the bench for what you mean. I made it a while ago from 
a big wooden speaker, I added an extra thickness of wood on top. It's 
extremely stable, and can be used vertically or horizontally.


Thanks Caro, your way also makes sense to me.
Do you wear a protective glove in the hand that holds the block? I've seen 
it in a video, it seems wise.

I'm gradually collecting online videos of wood carving, (shall share the 
list here shortly), and the more I see, the clearer all the options seem to 
me. I even realize that it's possible to make one's own chisels from scrap 
pieces of metal (staight or pipes), even though I've yet to find any online 
tutorial about it.

I also realize, as is the case with most new techniques I learn, that I make 
it much more complicated than it truly is. As a paradox, some of the 
simplest methods and tips are the hardest to find, even with online searches 
and tech books. Nothing beats talking to a real pro.

I'll never say it enough: Long live Puptcrit!
And all its members!






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Caro Stewart" <taocila-AT-yahoo.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Woodcarving


When carving I always held the wood piece in one hand and the knife and 
rarely the chisel, in the other. It did the trick for me :O)

--- On Tue, 12/30/08, Conrad Hartz <conradhartz-AT-islc.net> wrote:

From: Conrad Hartz <conradhartz-AT-islc.net>
Subject: [Puptcrit] Woodcarving
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 12:29 PM

In my 30 years of basswood carving, I've never user a vise for mallet and
chisel.   I've used a bench which I sit on one end and place the head or
whatever against a half circle cut board nailed in at the other end.   This
gives you a stop and something that will hold the head against the mallet
and chisels whacks as well as let you carve with a pro knife while the other
hand holds the head from moving sideways.  My bench is only 24" long  and
very thick.

Conrad
Conrad Hartz....Professional Puppets in Wood
3140 Clydesdale Circle S., Beaufort, SC 29906
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