Broken knife

[Claude]

Absolutely!

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[Claude]

You can make your own pattern from photos. Just Google "Rottweiler", then click on images. Next, Google "Rottweiler profile". The try "Rottweiler Head", etc.

Claude

[Claude]

One possibility for you... Try to find a local carving club and attend a meeting or two. Club members are usually happy to show you their tools, and will in general point at one member as the expert in sharpening. Talk to the person, show him/her your knives and get an opinion on the sharpness (and...

[Claude]

Congratulations to Larry! I like the coal miner, also.

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[Claude]

Great carving, Joe!

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[Claude]

Great carving!

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[Claude]

Great practical use of FOG wood!

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[Claude]

Nice work with the oak burl!

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[Claude]

Cute!

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[Claude]

These are excellent. Purpleheart is a tough wood to carve - did you do most of it with a power tool?

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[Claude]

Excellent work!

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[Claude]

Well done!

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[Claude]

Nice work on these!

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[Claude]

Now he tells me! I never thought to check - just tossed the handle in the trash...

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[Claude]

Great carvings, Jim - definitely looking at the carving world from a different angle!

Claude

[Claude]

Congratulations, Herb! Well-deserved awards, although they should have been higher...

Claude

[Claude]

My Allan Goodman scimitar blade knife broke! This was the 0.030 steel blade. It took me a year to get used to this blade, but once I had used it a while, I really liked it. The curve of the blade makes a regular cutting movement into a slicing action and the knife glided through basswood like butter......

[Claude]

Cute carvings, Wayne!

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[Claude]

Thanks for p_osting this!

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[Claude]

I really prefer to use washes of paint (watered down...) on my carvings, but my customers seem to prefer them to be brighter colors. I only use BLO on carvings that will remain unpainted. Personal preference...

Claude