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[catbird]

Hello Buddies.
I have a favor to ask, and I think it will be helpful for all of the beginners.
When you post your work could you please include information such as: tools used, kind of wood, dimensions. I bought a book off of the web with small animal carvings, to find out when I got it, they were all made with power tools! That was not mentioned anywhere in the info. I don't own the proper tools and already have enough invested for the time being, you know what I mean? I know it will take more time and if you don't have the time, I understand, but if you could, pretend like you are talking to someone who knows very little about carving.
Thanks a million.

[mark yundt]

That's a good idea. Sometimes I guess I forget or take things for granted.

Then again,,just ask. There are any number of possible things people wish to know and it's tough to cover them all.

Also,,carvings are so individual that whatever tools I'm using may not match yours,,or are you planning on doing the exact item you are seeing in a post? I guess the biggest difference would be between knife and chisel carvings,,O.K. and power. Most leave enough tell tale signs,,or seeing the nature of the cuts,,that even though you might be fairly new,,you'll learn to see them quickly enough.
Whether it's full size,,intermediate size,or palm,,the cuts one makes with chisels looks essentially the same. A number 8 chisel makes the same type of groove as any other 8.

But I do think you have a valid request as sometimes something as simple as size can be deceiving without references. You see a figure,,then find out the thing is almost 2 ft tall ,,,and you're trying to get the same detail in a 6 inch piece.

[doris]

hey catbird, i will try :-) ... and if i forget to mention something you are interested in, please just ask ! i love (really!!!) answering any question, since i know it helps :-)

[catbird]

Mark and Doris, you two are so good at sharing your knowledge, I love reading your answers to others' questions. I have learned so much already but I'm like a sponge...I want to soak it all in.
Thanks for your past help and I look forward to learning as much as possible.

[oldbearx2]

Thanks for the suggestion catbird. I carve with both hand tools and power carvers so will try to remember to post up these things. I think especially for the new carvers it should help some and maybe even gives us oldbears a few new ideas.

[chuckbolton]

anything u carve with power in basswood u can carve by hand-- in some very hard woods you may prefer to have power-- power does speed up the removing of waste-- but makes things so dusty-- i dont care to use it except outside-- my 2 cents

[keithlong]

Well I am a new carver and long time whittler. I use only my pocket knife as for now to carve with. I like the challenge of carving things out of wood with just my knife.