Glue up for relief carving question.

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Thanks I wish I had know this trick earlier. It still may help when I add detail. Is this the preferred method for carving appliques?...

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I tried mounting to a scrap board with screws. One wack with a chisel and the oak block split. So I cut a new block (2 by 3 inches) and clamped it in the leg vise. Then I chopped with chisel away until it had a basic shape and finished the rounding over with a rasp. Then with various knives and palm...

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Wow. I just had the same idea. Did you mount them with screws or glue? If glue was it the put a sheet of paper between the "to be carved" and the "scrap board" method?...

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I will. I have stuff I have to do tonight, so I will start on this project tomorrow....

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Thanks. I was concerned about opposing movement between the two as the wood dries and expands from moisture. Adding a screw I think will be good idea and won't hurt. I plan to carve most of the face first glue, and then blend the beard into the header. I will start this tonight or tomorrow. It...

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I am planning to make an 22 by 4 inch oak header for a door frame of a utility bathroom closet and of course put a carving into into it. The grain runs left to right across the top of the closet. Can I glue a block, say 3 by 4 inches to the center, where the grain of the block runs up and down and...

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I think you can get them with or without the leather sheath. But I am not certain. When I bought a drake knife from him at the Saline woodcarving show, he did include a sheath. He is a real decent guy to deal with. Plan on getting at least the dockyard gouges. I order something from him and I get it...

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The carving glove guy in Saline, Mi. has some occt knives.

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I see a typo. I meant to write: shellac ..., does not have the odor that BLO does.

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I have been painting acrylic over shellac and applying Howard’s Feed and Wax with no issues. I prefer the shellac over BLO because its natural (even edible), does not have the order that BLO does, you can reuse the brush over and over again and there are no rags to be careful about disposing. I thin...