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[pallin]

Welcome. Are you living abroad in the U.S.? We hope you find interesting ideas for relief carvings to add to your furniture.

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Here is a photo of my workspace. Yes, it's the dining room table. It's very heavy and sturdy. My wife prefers that I work in the house, and even encourages me to leave shavings on the floor when we have guests so they know how forgiving she is. LOL

I was going to show the progress on my...

[pallin]

Effectiveness in carving, whether you're talking precision or production, is more a matter of the carver's skill than the choice of tools. As Arthur points out, details and intricate cuts can be made with the tips (corners, heels) of larger knives and gouges (by carvers who have learned such techniques.)...

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It is very unlikely you will find any source for carving blocks .5 m (19 inches) square. As a glue-up it would be prohibitively expensive. As a cutdown tree it would have the risks described by DiLeon (above). If you are taking up sculpture, perhaps you should stick to stone.

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Branches from any trees may not be good material for carving due to the differing stresses of the upper vs lower sides.
Brian !?!

[pallin]

The catalogs for carving tools often show up to ten shapes for chip carving knives. Most of us use only one ot two. The angled, straight edge is most common, especially for the patterns of triangular cuts. Here is a thread which mentions chip carving with a fishtail gouge: Chip carved illusion - Woodcarving...

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Four months have gone by with no progress. Yes, the Covid-19 pandemic has messed up our lives - and another birthday - and a trip to Florida. But now I getting back to this project. . .

I'm thinking I will put the coil of climbing rope over the shoulder of the mountaineer. . .

[pallin]

Very possible. The only Millers-Falls carving tools I have are the 5-piece palm set (#107), given to me as a young carver in 1947. Millers-Falls was stamped into the flat spot on the handles, but nothing stamped into the metal.

Note: I was wrong in my comment that old carving tools don't...

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This WCI site had a photo gallery in the past, but it possibly caused a hacking vulnerability. You can still access the photos posted by a member by clicking on the username, then media. You can also adjust the Filter to Any Time, which will give you all the photos of one member. So choose a member...

[pallin]

Hi Loppy - With your woodworking background, you probably understand wood. Beginners often expect rapid results, even with hand tools. We hope to see your carving projects in due time. Welcome, Phil Allin

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Another wonderful character study - and number 26 at that!

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The handles on the 3 gouges seem to match the old Millers Falls tools as seen on Etsy, but they don't match most of the rest. You may be on the right track by looking for older carving gouges. I was given a tool roll several years ago that included some Marples and Herring Brothers gouges. They cleaned...

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We hope to help you answer your questions, Mick, but the focus should be on the desired carving results rather than the equipment. Find an example of the "thing" you want to chainsaw out of wood. Choose an appropriate chunk of wood, a place to work on it, and a way to secure it while working....

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Yes, Brian, I have a couple of Kestrel knives and they're not pocket knives. I use my pocket knife for light trimming in the garden and helping my wife open the multitude of Amazon boxes we receive day-to-day....

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I put the major reference lines of the pattern on the wood with transfer paper and carve it away as I proceed.