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 Carving - come share your pics! 
#13022671 - 08/08/10 07:17 PM (2 years, 10 months ago) |
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So the other day I was sharpening an axe and needed to test it. I took a small big leaf maple log and split it. I carved this spoon out of it - the first thing I've carved. It turned out well and I finished it off with some sanding by hand and so far one coat of linseed oil. I don't know how well this wood will wear or work as spoon wood but I'm glad I went ahead and carved with it instead of waiting/paying for a more ideal piece of wood.
I know other people on shroomery carve things. I encourage you to post some of your carved wares be they tools, figures, masks, or anything else carved. It would be great if you could also include information such as what kind of wood was used and any interesting methods/tools involved.
EDIT: For size reference, in the picture the spoon is laying on top of a glove woven in a chain-mail fashion to protect one's hand from cuts.
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 Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: PoC]
#13054629 - 08/15/10 01:41 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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thats really nice
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: PoC]
#13057759 - 08/16/10 03:11 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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I like it. I'd use it to loudly slurp soup in the middle of a restaurant.  It's much more than just a spoon when you make it yourself, bringing anything from your mind into reality is so rewarding.
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: PoC]
#13058634 - 08/16/10 12:33 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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I have some whittling knives en route right now. Hopefully will have some nifty things to show off in some time 
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Prisoner#1
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get yourself a couple of good waterstones and a leather strop
if i can find them I made a set of wooden hinges for a jewelry box, used a
standard chisel to carve them, they turned out pretty good but I never used them
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: Prisoner#1]
#13063047 - 08/17/10 10:10 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Good thinking, I didn't even think of that.
I'm looking at a 2 sided 250/1000grit and then just make my own strop. At least to get started, no point in spending more on the whetstones then on the knives themselves.
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I'd recommend a stone that runs 1000/6000 then the leather strop (an old belt works fine)
here's a source for the 1000/6000, I've done business with these guys for
years, dependable and helpful, and at under $30 it may be in your price range
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/combinationwaterstonemedium10006000grit.aspx
if you need a little cheaper and smaller, these are pretty much ideal
for carving knives, I like the bigger stones because I can sharpen a
multitude of tools and knives with them
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/minislipstone1000grit.aspx
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/minislipstone8000grit.aspx
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: Prisoner#1]
#13063805 - 08/17/10 02:00 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah sharpening is a must for all knives! I looked a long while at nice water stones but just ended up with a small 3-piece DMT diamond whetstone set that works very well and seems durable. Got a strop from my friend too 
Nice to see this thread is starting to get some momentum finally :P
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#13063922 - 08/17/10 02:20 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Thanks for that Pris, I was having troubles finding a place with a decent stone. I'll take you up on your recommendation. Get the double stone so it'll go a long way and be useful elsewhere in the house.
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so, I gotta ask, what kind of carving knives did you get
PoC, I've had my diamond stone as long as I have my water stones, the
diamond one is worn out and my water stones are still just like brand
new and I've used them far more than I have the diamond stone
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: Prisoner#1]
#13064558 - 08/17/10 04:29 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Well since I jumped it on a whim, I got some cheaper ones to get a feel for carving (to add yet another hobby to my pile). Didn't want to drop $120 on really sweet knives until I knew I'd actually make it worth the while, so I grabbed a few that would last a couple projects.
At the expense I might get squinted at here is what I nabbed.
http://www.chippingaway.com/WoodCarving/BeginnerCarvingTools/CarvingKnives.htm
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those are decent, it's just a matter of keeping them sharp
cant blame you for not wanting to drop a fortune, some of the sets run a
few hundred bucks, carving chisels can run several hundred
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: Prisoner#1]
#13064923 - 08/17/10 05:46 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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That's interesting Prisoner#1. No doubt the nice stones have a long lifespan but I also have a rather small budget and these stones have worked very well for my purposes so far, though they're certainly not the final set I'd like to end up with. These are the tools I've got right now. I mostly used the Eric Frost/Mora knife on the very left.
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: PoC]
#13064950 - 08/17/10 05:53 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Do you have to use a vice to hold the piece when working with the chisels? How feasible is it to get into woodcarving without having a dedicated work area? it looks like you're working out of that little tray? Or did you just throw the wood chips in there for effect?
I've had an interest in woodworking for a long time but I've always thought I'd have to have a dedicated work area and buy a lot of tools... seems like woodcarving might be a way into woodworking without such a space-consuming commitment and investment...
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I mean carving outside is the easiest to make a mess and clean up. I had all those wood shavings because I ended up putting down a big trash bag and carving inside so it was all easy to collect into the tray.
All you really need is a knife, a stone to keep it sharp, and some wood. The knife I have you can buy for $10-20 and they are very good. Sandpaper makes for a good finishing touch and you'd want something to help preserve the finished piece like linseed oil, or walnut oil (or if for non-food uses maybe some chemical stuff but I'm not into that). I used the curved-blade tools with the red "F" mark on the handle to carve out the spoon bowl...not sure what those tools are called.
If you're curious about it I would just get a knife and start collecting some wood. It's best to have wood that's been dry for quite a time. If you carve into fresh wood it usually cracks/splits as it dries out. You can make some cool stuff out of surprisingly small pieces of wood too.
My friend was reminded of Michelangelo who saw sculpture as being already inside a piece of stone and said it was the sculptor's job to reveal it. When I look at a piece of wood now it's fun to think there's always been a spoon in there but no one's bothered to extract it :P
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#13065761 - 08/17/10 08:32 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
PoC said:
That's interesting Prisoner#1. No doubt the nice stones have a long lifespan but I also have a rather small budget and these stones have worked very well for my purposes so far
not saying that diamond stones are bad, I paid $20 for the one I have
about 12 years ago, it still works it's just not as aggressive as it
used to be
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I used the curved-blade tools with the red "F" mark on the handle to carve out the spoon bowl...not sure what those tools are called.
it's a Flextool hook knife, they make a left and right handed version,
larger versions used in chair making are called a scorp
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Re: Carving - come share your pics! [Re: PoC]
#13067049 - 08/18/10 01:52 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
PoC said:
All you really need is a knife, a stone to keep it sharp, and some wood. The knife I have you can buy for $10-20 and they are very good. Sandpaper makes for a good finishing touch and you'd want something to help preserve the finished piece like linseed oil, or walnut oil (or if for non-food uses maybe some chemical stuff but I'm not into that). I used the curved-blade tools with the red "F" mark on the handle to carve out the spoon bowl...not sure what those tools are called.
If you're curious about it I would just get a knife and start collecting some wood. It's best to have wood that's been dry for quite a time. If you carve into fresh wood it usually cracks/splits as it dries out. You can make some cool stuff out of surprisingly small pieces of wood too.
My friend was reminded of Michelangelo who saw sculpture as being already inside a piece of stone and said it was the sculptor's job to reveal it. When I look at a piece of wood now it's fun to think there's always been a spoon in there but no one's bothered to extract it :P
Awesome... thanks. I'm gonna see what I can get my hands on.
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I have blade honing compound (Green) and Jeweler's rouge (red)
you rub them on the strop, it's a really fine abrasive.
anyway it comes in giant bricks and in 10 years I've used about one corner on the block, If anyone wants some  me I'll send you some of each.
I use a straight razor to shave and had to rub some on the strop to give it some "cut"
haven't had to add any since.
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