Free Patterns

goneagain · #21 04-21-2008, 03:39 PM

Thanks for the info. Many of us that are getting into woodcarving are seniors and any little way to save on the hobby budget helps. Does anyone know of a place on the web besides ebay for finding used woodcarving equipment, videos, and books? I have found books on bookfinder.com but I would like some videos.
Thanks, Gone Again

Just Carving · #22 04-21-2008, 03:49 PM

You can rent videos on carving from SmartFlix, the Web's Biggest How-To DVD Rental Store for $9.99 for a week. Not a big list of videos/DVDs but it's a start.

Littleshavers.com has some reconditioned tools for sale. Buy tools from Rick and Terese and you get free sharpening on the tool for as long as you own it. Otherwise, I believe he charges $2 per tool to sharpen.

Bob L

Claude · #23 04-21-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtcarver

I Am Looking For Cat In Hat Pattern About 12 IN Tall,good Profie Will Work

Go to your local public library, check out the book, and make a tracing of the Cat. Note: I didn't say make a photocopy, because that's violating copyright...

Claude

goneagain · #24 04-22-2008, 02:55 PM

Those are both good ideas. Thanks, Claude and Bob. Hey I bet I could trace any picture I liked and use it...Don't really need an official pattern! Great idea. Then I would just have to figure out relief levels and start carving. I guess that is how one learns- by just trying it and seeing if it works!

Just Carving · #25 04-22-2008, 05:36 PM

Once you trace the pattern, determine your relief levels. On the pattern, place a number in each area of depth. So, if you hav a shallow area, that would be a 1 for 1 /16". If you had a deep area, that would be an 8 for 8/16" or 1/2". Just a tip I picked up from an old carving book.

Bob L

Keoma · #26 04-22-2008, 06:04 PM

Ha HA HA...the warning on this thread cracks me up! Thank you for sharing!
Carving a Pine Cone Ornament at Little Shavers

Just Carving · #27 04-22-2008, 06:21 PM

Well that's me--I'm always turning somebody into an alien!

Bob L

whittlinguy · #28 04-22-2008, 10:38 PM

THANKS FOR THE PATTERNS. If you guys don't want to loose the websites just highlight and copy then paste into a new text document on your desktop.

goneagain · #29 04-22-2008, 11:28 PM

Keoma,
In this house the wife carves her own pinecone ornaments and makes as many as she wants! Guess they haven't learned yet. Ha ha. I am not offended, just think it is funny. But then I train my own horses too.
Sharon

Keoma · #30 04-23-2008, 11:23 AM

yeah yeah...this wife carves her own too