required equipment

#1 03-31-2004, 10:49 PM

i want to try my hand at carving. need advice as to what to buy. what are the basic tools i need to get started. i plan to carve nativity figurines, santa and other xmas decor. also which site or company has good deals on these beginner sets?

thanks

martin???

#2 04-01-2004, 05:54 AM

one answer to all your questions ... talk to

rick@littleshavers.com

he'll treat you right with both advice and equipment.

Are you on Guam or from Guam?

#3 04-01-2004, 10:34 PM

ed,

thanks for the reply, i also found the same questions on a different page.

yes to both, from and living on guam

adios

martin

Callynne · #4 04-02-2004, 09:15 AM

Welcome Martin, glad you found answers to your questions, this is a good place for that! Lots of good information and very nice people! Glad to have you join us and we'll look forward to seeing pictures of your work when you're ready to share! Callynne

#5 04-02-2004, 10:38 AM

Welcome Martin: I spent Christmas in '53 in Guam and left in July a year and a half later. I hear it's changed a little. I recently spent a delightful couple of hours reminicing by looking at 35mm slides. Sure brought back memories. Does it still rain a little?
Good Luck Ken in So Cal

#6 04-02-2004, 12:03 PM

Martin - Reason I asked was I graduated from UOG in 1974. Sure did love that little island, Spent a lot of time fishing.

#7 04-02-2004, 12:04 PM

Oh, did I forget to mention ... eating??

#8 04-02-2004, 09:18 PM

I was also there in 1974 aboard a Canadian C130 Herc when I was a young soldier. We were heading for Nam to deliver some bug spray to the US troops. At that time it was a staging area for Nam I have never seen so many B52's in one place in my entire life.
Colin

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #9 04-02-2004, 09:50 PM

I was in Guam in 1959 while in the Navy...enjoyed the visit, short as it was!

nadcarves · #10 04-05-2004, 10:39 AM

Martin,you must ask the right questions. For example you want to carve..Basswood or Cherry,as an example.If it is assumed that you are going to carve the former,then the tools suggested are going to be small. and you will wonder how to carve this 3 foot statue in cherry with palm tools.Should you buy full size tools,then you are not limited to small carvings in soft wood.....SO, what kind of wood,NATIVE/basswood..(the shipping charges of which will be interesting) How large are your carvings going to be...If for sale,larger brings better bucks..The style of your religious figures, realistic,or Santoes style.Are they eventually going to be sold??Now,we can get closer.There is a lot of good help on this site,but you have to let the helpers know exactly what it is you are doing/wanting..Thanks for your time NAD