[Frank Seeley]

Hi ,
my name is Frank and I am pretty new at woodcarving, although I do a lot of different kinds of woodwork.I would wonder if anyone out there in woodchip land could give me some helpin carving a row of beads in the center of a 3x3 inch drop 24 inches long.I would really appreciate it if you could e-mail me any information,or directiions onhow accomplish this.Thanks a lot for your assistabce
Frank Seeley
F5seel@aol.com

[Blake Lunsford]

Frank,

I would think that you would want to carve two horizontal lines with a knife or v-tool leaving enough space in between to carve your beads. Those lines would need to be pretty deep so the wood that would carve into beads would stand out. You would then carve vertical lines wherever you would want your spaces between your beads. At that point, I would think that you would have squares spaced evenly. I would then work on rounding the squares starting with the corners until they are the shape you are looking for.

I'm not sure if this helps, but I would probably try something similiar to that......others who have more experience can probably offer up other suggestions.

Blake

[woodcarver55555]

Are you talking about a bead shape carved into the surface of a board like moulding, or a 3-D in-the-round carving of a string of beads?

[Thomp]

Sounds like your making a molding like egg and dart..

check with rockler.com, they have lots of moldings and pictureframe material already made, sure they could overnight it to you...

but if you just want to carve it for nastalga, go for it.

check this out

[Mark N. Akers]

Frank:
their is a carver on the site by the name of Mark Gargac,go to his web site and check it out it's awsome.He could probably help you on the beads as he does alot of Indians and Mountain men.His address is as follows:www.gargacsoriginals.com
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[Baldy]

A simple way to add a string of beads is as follows:

1. Mark out where you want to bead string to go, with a double line spaced for the width of the beads.
2. Make a cut with a V-tool on each of the marks.
3. Next use a #8 or #9 gouge with an inside curve with the radius of the size beads you are trying to make.
4. Make a stab cut in each direction at the end of the first bead so that the curves of the radius touch.
5. Go to the other end of the bead and do the same.
6. Do this at the ends of all of the beads so that you now have a bunch of "Cs" back to back with a V-cut on each side.
7. Using the same gouge work the beads down until they are nice and round at each end and tight aginst each other. Some beads will be long and some just round so you have to clean up in between on the long ones.

I have been trying to load a picture of one of mine but have not been having too much luck.

Dick