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Old 09-21-2007, 04:51 PM
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Default Howdy from the Golden corner of SC

Howdy folks,

I'm fairly new to carving, although I've worked with wood for 30 plus years. I'm a carpenter by trade so I do woodworking on a large scaleIce Cream. The little bit of carving I've done has been on found wood, usually Mountain Laurel. I have a huge pile of it of it salvaged from the jaws of the woodchipper. I also use Holly to carve on. Both are very hard woods, but they hold detail well.

I can sharpen regular chisels and plane irons well, but don't do well with carving tools yet. Doug Ridley suggested I check out this forum for opinions on the Jool Tool and the Work Sharp. So many thanks to Doug.

I hope to post a couple of pictures of the few carvings I've done.

Thanks, Mike G. in SC
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Old 09-21-2007, 05:19 PM
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Welcome aboard MikeG, can't wait to see some of your work!
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Old 09-21-2007, 06:33 PM
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Welcome to the site Mike. I know you will find what your looking for here >
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Old 09-21-2007, 08:16 PM
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Mike:
Welcome to the site,hope you enjoy it here,Go Gamecocks!!!
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Old 09-21-2007, 08:32 PM
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Welcome Mike ! I'm a new member here and must say there is more information than I can digest on a daily basis, as far as carving and carving related topicsSmile Most of the people on this forum are very knowledgable and helpful. Ask away Thumbs Up
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Old 09-21-2007, 09:23 PM
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Welcome! I can't help with your sharpening questions, but I'm confident someone will come with some answers. Also, look in the archives. I know there was a thread on the Jool Tool not long ago.
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Old 09-22-2007, 05:31 PM
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Sorry friend, but I'm Clemson Orange through and through Thanks all for the welcome.

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Old 09-22-2007, 07:11 PM
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Mike:
That's OK I won't hold that against you,but welcome to the site,theirs a bunch of neat people here.
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Old 09-22-2007, 10:18 PM
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mike,


hello and welcome to the site and i am glad to hear you are a clemson fan, between the 2 i would pick them also but i am a georgia fan,





see mark even the folks from south carolina dont want anything to do with the gamecocks.

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Welcome to the forum, glad you joined!

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