[arnie]

Today I was trying my darnedest to separate an arm from the body on a golfer carving. I didn't want a large gap just some daylight, and it became obvious it was going to be ugly before it happened. I set it aside and picked up another project (does anyone else carve more then one piece at a time?) and while I was on the other piece I thought maybe a hacksaw blade would work. Wowser, it was flexible and did a super job of cleaning all the stray cuts I had made, I was on a roll.... I heated one to anneal it and was able to make one I could bend to shape..Then I put some self adhesive sand paper on one and had the best little flexible sanding stick ever. Has anyone else used these on their carvings, did I reinvent the wheel? Arnie

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

haven't used a hacksaw blade, but have popcycle sticks all over the place with different grit stickon sandpaper lol

[Thomp]

never thought of heating a hacksaw blade
but have used pop cans and plastic the same way.

Ive used scrollsaw blades in a coping saw for seporation of arm or legs, abd used sanding film on thin nylon or plastic polybulote (milk carton) or polyeletherine (pop bottle) strips, to clean up saw marks, but find it a lot easier just to add the arm or part as an additional part of the carving it wastes lot less time.. and you cant tell the difference if its painted.

[Kenny_S]

Nope Arnie, Haven't done that. I use the sanding type finger nail files and cut them to the shape I want. But sounds like a good idea for sure.