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Originally Posted by Kenny_S

Understand what you posted on learning experince. However, I don't adjust the carving I completed but try to change the next one. Sometimes the change or adjustment works and sometimes it doesn't. I hear a lot about carvers throwing away a piece they don't like. I don't as it does the mind and heart good to look back and see if there is any improvement or how much improvement that has been accmplished.
Just my thoughts.

Dave, I have what you suggested for painting but Have not used it to hold while carving. Mine was made from a 2 x 4 x 4 base with a 3/8 hole and dowell and a screw epoxed on the dowell. Works wonders for painting.

I have several with different lengths of screw sticking out for the different sizes of carvings...I have a couple with about 1/4 to 5/16 for the very small carvings and some with 1 1/2" for larger things...I use them for all kinds of things, carving, painting, holding to add something etc.. useful tool. actually I said dowel, thats just for ease of posting ..I grabbed some wood from the waste wood box and used that, has a curve for the hand already in it and seems to relieve hand fatique?