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Category Archives: sharpening
Carving the Leaves
Following a couple recent posts on carving a sign in white oak, here and here, there were some questions about how I carved the leaves. Below are two photos of the leaves before and after painting. I’ll expand on my … Continue reading
Posted in carving, sharpening, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged bullnose gouge, carving leaves, gouge camber, gouge grind, gouge shape, leaf carving
9 Comments
My New Old Arkansas Stone
A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool; And if you see my efforts wrongly spent, Eschew that course and learn out of my school; For thus the wise may profit by the fool, … Continue reading
Merging Cuts in the Hollow
Earlier this month, I wrote a post about two walnut bowls, and there was a question in the comments about dealing with the tricky area where the grain direction merges across the middle of the hollow. I wanted to expand … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, carving, sharpening, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged gouge sharpening, paring cuts, reading grain, sharpening film
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Drawknife Thoughts
I’ve mentioned and shown drawknives in use in many posts. I use them for bowls, shrink pots, big spoons, chairs, and all sorts of other things. I thought it was about time I shared a few specific thoughts about this … Continue reading
Posted in carving, sharpening, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged DMT dia-sharp, drawknife selection, drawknife sharpening, drawknives
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More Lettercarving Thoughts
I’ve written a lot of posts that at least touch on lettering over the years, 53 according to the category menu on the right side of my blog page. Here’s the list. Of course, I’ve continued to learn with each … Continue reading
Posted in books, Lettering, sharpening, spoons, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged letter carving, letter carving in wood, lettering, pocket knife carving, uncarved block
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Mr. McInturf and the Card Scraper
As I relentlessly bore down on the vibrating sander, I peered through the cloud of dust and saw Mr. McInturf motioning me toward him. As I turned off the machine and maneuvered between my high school Wood Shop classmates, I … Continue reading
Posted in Persons, sharpening, teaching, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged card scraper, sharpening a scraper
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Since You Gotta Brush Your Teeth Anyway
All of the used toothbrushes in the house make their way to the workshop where I use them for all sorts of odd jobs from cleaning, to gluing, to finishing. The one above, made by Mable, was handed down to … Continue reading
Posted in sharpening, sketch, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged bamboo toothbrush, Mable toothbrush, shrink tube
5 Comments
Bright Shrink Pot
Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their branches. —Mary Oliver, from the poem “When I am Among the Trees” That poetry excerpt may look familiar. I shared it last … Continue reading
Posted in paint, patterns, quotes and excerpts, sharpening, shrink box, Uncategorized
Tagged carved lettering, quaking aspen, shrink pot
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Adze Adjustments
I’ve been getting a lot of good questions from people that, unable to find a good bowl adze, wish to make the most out of a less-than-ideal adze or refurbish an antique adze head. I’ve written about adzes in several … Continue reading
Posted in adze, sharpening, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged adze, bowl adze, grinding an adze, hollowing adze
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Sam Understands V-tools
As I was watching my buddy, Sam, poke his head into the kitchen through the cat door as he often does, I got to thinking about v-tools. Sam’s problem is also the problem of many v-tools: his bottom is too … Continue reading
Posted in books, bowls, sharpening, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged v-tool, v-tool sharpening
14 Comments