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[Just Carving]

I have the K34 knife. It's fine the way it is. I have blades with flat grind and bevel grind. Sometimes I like the flat, sometimes I like the bevel. It depends on what I'm carving, the wood itself and the physical ability of my hands and arms since I'm not young and Arthur Itis likes me for one reason...

[Just Carving]

The worst part of FB is people post their work on several different FB pages. So, if you join a bunch of Fb pages to see different types of work, then you see the same posts over and over. So, you end up scrolling a lot. But I guess you got to take it all or nothing.

Pinterest eats up memory...

[Just Carving]

Ok. Thanks Bob! I thought it was pine and was surprised. But I forgot you have the planking to do.

Bob L

[Just Carving]

Me too. I always enjoy the process. What is the wood you are using for the hull?

Bob L

[Just Carving]

Joe,

At first I didn't see it. I thought, "Well, it looks like a heart". And then I remembered what you wrote. And then I saw the pic of your little greeter.....and then tears came to my eyes.

We said goodbye to two of our little furry feline buddies this year, Oreo...

[Just Carving]

Can you imagine what people would do if the cellular network(s) or the Internet suddenly stopped working? I shudder to think. But I'd be chipping away!!!

Bob L

[Just Carving]

Today I was Joann's and they had the usual poor excuses for woodcarving tools and the Walnut Hollow basswood rounds. I looked at the basswood rounds and I thought this would be a perfect example to show newbies in what not to buy. The wood rings were so close together--some barely 1/16 of an inch apart....

[Just Carving]

P.S. Nice job on the handle Eddy!!

Bob L

[Just Carving]

A tip for remounting knives which I have done many times: Wrap the blade with the blue tape used for masking when painting. I did it at first to protect the tool or blade's edge from damage when removing the handle. I found out that it gave me extra protection even as I was handling the blade with kid's...

[Just Carving]

Unclescott,

Looking at your profile picture, YOU are a grand prize winner!!!

You see, in our crazy little world of wood carving, it doesn't take much. If you can carve or whittle, i.e. make wood chips or wood dust from a block of wood, a plank of wood, a toothpick, a pencil,...

[Just Carving]

HEY!!! It's not July 25 yet. No questions or talk about Christmas!!!!! Now let me get back to my orna...I mean my wood carving.

Bob L

[Just Carving]

Imagine how your hand would feel if you held a hammer for 4 hours or a shovel? Yeah it would hurt--a lot. Take a break--at least every 20-30 minutes. You don't have to stop or get up. Just put the wood and the tool down and stretch. Getting up would be good for the rest of your body--stretch them back...

[Just Carving]

Yep I can identify with that.

My motto is, "When all else fails, carve a bear." So. I'm sitting on the bed in the coolest part of the house with the cat and I'm carving a bear. I don't look forward to the storms but I'll glad when these ninety something temps take a break....

[Just Carving]

I watched the videos. From what I can see, the tools are not exactly whittler friendly. Blades a bit too long, the handles a bit too short. They kinda look like knockoffs to me. The blade's edge might be suitable to start with, but how long do they hold their edge.

I agree with Brian T....

[Just Carving]

Yeah I'm in a bit of a slump, too. The temperatures aren't helping. Just want to loaf. I look the Internet and peruse my books. But that's about it. Should change when it cools down here a bit.

Bob L