[Robert Cahill]

I have never tried chip carving and was wondering if x-acto blades would be good. I was going through back issues of WCI (issue # 3 ) and saw an article by Roger Nancoz and he went into thin blades quite a bit so instead of buying a knife rightoff I thought I might try to get some X-acto blades. I don't need to mail order for those. Thanks in advance for any advice

Robert

[HadACall55]

Hay '

Iv been using X-ac to on about 90% of my carvings for years , they work good an they made all kind of blades . The price isn't to bad ,you can use a stoup on them with a lite touch , they will get very sharp fast but they bard quiet .

[Lightningbolt]

I'd say that you will be fine using X-Acto. That is what my dad bought me for my very first carving set at 12 years old and that is what I used for the most part through at least the 1980's and they did just fine for me.

I was a full-time, year-round camp counselor during the 1980's and I must have bought thousands of the blades in the camp trading post for me and the kids during those years as we did a LOT of carving. They worked for me!

[Robert Cahill]

Thanks for the rely is there any special blade you recommend for chip carving.
Robert

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

I have exacto knives and use mostly for craft stuff or cutting leather etc. If you are serious about chip carving...either get a Wayne Barton chip knife, a Dennis Moor knife or maybe a Harold Woods chip knife, I have several chip knives and like these the best.....

[mdallensr]

Ditto Hi Ho. I use Xacto blades a lot, but not for chip carving. I don't know of a blade that's broad enough and shaped properly for chip carving.

[Robert Cahill]

As I said I have not tried chip carving and I don't want to put out $30.00 dollars or more for a knife until I know I will like it. Thats the reason I was asking about x-acto. Thanks for the response I may just stick with what I have already been carving.

Robert

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Well the knife is not a waste even if you don't like chip carving, its good for in the round carving too.....but then, buying any kind of tool isn't a waste bwahahahahha

[Just Carving]

I'm not into chip carving, but maybe this booklet might be of some help:
http://www.craft-supplies-online.com..._nbr=200-90102

Otherwise, depending on what you want, the cheapest chip carving knife I could find so far is here:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx...fcode=05INFROO

and here:
http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com.../cPath/1_7_461

Someone else might be able to do better.

Also, look at the knives, and compare with the X-acto blades. Maybe there's something comparable to what you need.

[Robert Cahill]

Thanks Bob I'll check then out.