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mrjimmy got a reaction from Canute in Another third hand
You sometimes amaze me, Michael. Make that always.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from mtaylor in Another third hand
You sometimes amaze me, Michael. Make that always.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from thibaultron in Another third hand
You sometimes amaze me, Michael. Make that always.
Jim
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mrjimmy reacted to Modeler12 in Modeler12 carving attempt - Me too; I am willing to try almost anything.
Just in case some of you were wondering; Kralingen, my birthplace, is a district in Rotterdam. Carl also came from Rotterdam, but not as nice a district
Most of the time I was carving these designs with the tip of the #11 blade. I learned very quickly that you don't prey the wood loose, you have to cut and slice or break the tip.
I also strop the blade frequently to keep the tip very sharp. I took an old leather belt and glued it to a piece of scrap wood. Some white chalk and a few strokes back and forth is all it takes.
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mrjimmy reacted to Modeler12 in Modeler12 carving attempt - Me too; I am willing to try almost anything.
Ken, you are right, but than again there is good bourbon and the stuff I drink (sometimes).
With all due respect to Chuck, I think that making this kind of ornamentation from scratch (no laser cutting) would be my next endeavor. I started to do this with a piece that was a bit thick and found that the #11 blade was not able to cut uniformly to the outline. Now that I have some small chisels (bought and made from small files) I might try this again.
My ultimate goal would be to do some 3-D carving like we all admire and have seen done by some great artists here.
All it takes is practice, practice and more of the same.
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mrjimmy reacted to Canute in Modeler12 carving attempt - Me too; I am willing to try almost anything.
Jay, nice carving of the ornamentation.
The bourbon probably would work, but what a waste of good bourbon. 90% IPA works and it's cheaper than the bourbon.
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mrjimmy reacted to src in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a rotary tool and burrs
Thanks Jim, Maybe Santa will be nice to me this year.
Sam
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mrjimmy got a reaction from Sargon in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a rotary tool and burrs
Hi, Sam....
If you are using a Dremel rotary tool to carve with, no, you won't have much control using that tool. I started a topic some time ago asking for help and comments as to what type of rotary tool to use for carving, and the best recommendations were for the Gesswein micro motor rotary tool. As it turned out, I managed to find a very old and very used (not abused) Gesswein that had some slight vibration and overheating problems. I sent the tool out for rebuild, and for the price of $100.00 the tool was totally reconditioned and is now like new. Add the $50.00 I paid for the tool, the total cost was much less than a new model costing $350.00.
The Gesswein runs very quietly, even at high rpm, and zero vibration felt while holding the tool. I am able to hold a small carving with one hand and carve using the other hand and the tool is very stable (kind of like using a pencil to draw with. My Dremel has since been relegated to sanding work.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a rotary tool and burrs
Hi, Sam....
If you are using a Dremel rotary tool to carve with, no, you won't have much control using that tool. I started a topic some time ago asking for help and comments as to what type of rotary tool to use for carving, and the best recommendations were for the Gesswein micro motor rotary tool. As it turned out, I managed to find a very old and very used (not abused) Gesswein that had some slight vibration and overheating problems. I sent the tool out for rebuild, and for the price of $100.00 the tool was totally reconditioned and is now like new. Add the $50.00 I paid for the tool, the total cost was much less than a new model costing $350.00.
The Gesswein runs very quietly, even at high rpm, and zero vibration felt while holding the tool. I am able to hold a small carving with one hand and carve using the other hand and the tool is very stable (kind of like using a pencil to draw with. My Dremel has since been relegated to sanding work.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from JayCub in First carving attempt by Joop
Hi, Joop......
Great job of scroll sawing the piece, and some quality practice time and patience will vastly improve the carving. Don't get discouraged by your first attempt. It will get easier with practice.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from thibaultron in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a rotary tool and burrs
Hi, Sam....
If you are using a Dremel rotary tool to carve with, no, you won't have much control using that tool. I started a topic some time ago asking for help and comments as to what type of rotary tool to use for carving, and the best recommendations were for the Gesswein micro motor rotary tool. As it turned out, I managed to find a very old and very used (not abused) Gesswein that had some slight vibration and overheating problems. I sent the tool out for rebuild, and for the price of $100.00 the tool was totally reconditioned and is now like new. Add the $50.00 I paid for the tool, the total cost was much less than a new model costing $350.00.
The Gesswein runs very quietly, even at high rpm, and zero vibration felt while holding the tool. I am able to hold a small carving with one hand and carve using the other hand and the tool is very stable (kind of like using a pencil to draw with. My Dremel has since been relegated to sanding work.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from mtaylor in First carving attempt by Joop
Hi, Joop......
Great job of scroll sawing the piece, and some quality practice time and patience will vastly improve the carving. Don't get discouraged by your first attempt. It will get easier with practice.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from mtaylor in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a rotary tool and burrs
Hi, Sam....
If you are using a Dremel rotary tool to carve with, no, you won't have much control using that tool. I started a topic some time ago asking for help and comments as to what type of rotary tool to use for carving, and the best recommendations were for the Gesswein micro motor rotary tool. As it turned out, I managed to find a very old and very used (not abused) Gesswein that had some slight vibration and overheating problems. I sent the tool out for rebuild, and for the price of $100.00 the tool was totally reconditioned and is now like new. Add the $50.00 I paid for the tool, the total cost was much less than a new model costing $350.00.
The Gesswein runs very quietly, even at high rpm, and zero vibration felt while holding the tool. I am able to hold a small carving with one hand and carve using the other hand and the tool is very stable (kind of like using a pencil to draw with. My Dremel has since been relegated to sanding work.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from Jack12477 in First carving attempt by Joop
Hi, Joop......
Great job of scroll sawing the piece, and some quality practice time and patience will vastly improve the carving. Don't get discouraged by your first attempt. It will get easier with practice.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from src in Simple carving techniques for first-timers using a rotary tool and burrs
Hi, Sam....
If you are using a Dremel rotary tool to carve with, no, you won't have much control using that tool. I started a topic some time ago asking for help and comments as to what type of rotary tool to use for carving, and the best recommendations were for the Gesswein micro motor rotary tool. As it turned out, I managed to find a very old and very used (not abused) Gesswein that had some slight vibration and overheating problems. I sent the tool out for rebuild, and for the price of $100.00 the tool was totally reconditioned and is now like new. Add the $50.00 I paid for the tool, the total cost was much less than a new model costing $350.00.
The Gesswein runs very quietly, even at high rpm, and zero vibration felt while holding the tool. I am able to hold a small carving with one hand and carve using the other hand and the tool is very stable (kind of like using a pencil to draw with. My Dremel has since been relegated to sanding work.
Jim
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mrjimmy reacted to Ryland Craze in Ryland Craze's Carving Attempts - #11 Blades
I have been working on my carving and have attached a picture of my progress to date. I may clean it up with some 600 grit sand paper before I release the carving from its backing. I think it will look a lot better once I apply some wipe on poly to this. One result of this carving is that I want to get back to working on my Longboat, which is long overdue for some attention.
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mrjimmy reacted to Bob Blarney in sharpening station
If you like diamond stones, then this clearance sale at Constantines might interest you. If you can only buy one, then you might consider the medium or fine. I have a double-sided medium/fine DMT diamond stone. When I need something coarser or finer, I spritz them down with window cleaner (house or car), and then lay silicon carbide wet/dry paper and wet it down too. The paper will stay put on the DMT stone, and so I can take advantage of the stone's very flat plate.
http://www.constantines.com/diamondstones.aspx
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mrjimmy reacted to kurtvd19 in sharpening station
Are you stropping the blades periodically as you work? As soon as the blade is the least bit less than razor sharp strop it and the edge is back. Stropping reduces the frequency of resharpening.
Kurt
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mrjimmy got a reaction from hexnut in WDButler carvings
Sorry, William, I could not find a button that says "Love This". Very well done.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from John Allen in WDButler carvings
Sorry, William, I could not find a button that says "Love This". Very well done.
Jim
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mrjimmy reacted to willz in WDButler carvings
i know this is advanced stuff, but anything is possible.
rules there is no rules
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mrjimmy reacted to willz in WDButler carvings
ok Chuck, dont have much in the line for leaners. but anything i put on my blog can be of help to beginners, they dont and shouldn`t dive in at my level but they can always look in, this is my free advice, and i know when i was learning i searched everywhere for everything on carving and to be honest there wasn`t much!!. So with no further ado here`s the different stages on my HMS Victory sheild
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mrjimmy got a reaction from WackoWolf in WDButler carvings
Sorry, William, I could not find a button that says "Love This". Very well done.
Jim
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mrjimmy got a reaction from thibaultron in WDButler carvings
Sorry, William, I could not find a button that says "Love This". Very well done.
Jim
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