[Woodcarver] Tooled Finishes

[Alex Bisso]

The tools used on the base of the Love that Hare/Hair carving were 14 mm or
3/4" #3 and #4 gouges.  The # 3 was used mainly up under the legs.  One of
the tedious tasks was smoothing the chiseled edges on the child.  First I
tried sandpaper but that was really slow.  I found that a little scraper I
had made from a putty knife blade worked best for the task.  Fine sandpaper
was used after the scraper but the scraper really did most of the work.   I
shaped the scraper like an oversized comma and which provided a range of
curves on the edges from fairly flat to about a 1.25" radius and it also
provided a narrow end that was great for getting into tight areas.
ALEX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Athey" <atheyjm at yahoo.com>
To: "Woodcarver MailList Submission" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:02 AM
Subject: [Woodcarver] Tooled Finishes


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> Hi Alex,
> Joe's right. Your "Love That Hare" carving is a real
> storyteller. The idea of using that carving as a
> texture study is a good point, so I have a question in
> that regard. What sweep was the gouge you used to tool
> the base of that carving? A 5 sweep, perhaps? Also, it
> is hard to tell in photos because it's often difficult
> to determine the size of the carving, but it looks
> like the gouge used for the base tooling was quite
> wide, perhaps a 1" or so? I like the look of a tooled
> base with a sanded carving, but used a gouge on one of
> my own carvings with too much sweep. Any discussion by
> List members on tooled surface techniques would be
> appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Jean
>
> Alex Bisso writes in part
> OK.  Here is
> a link to my picturetrail site for those interested in
> viewing the new
> photos:
> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=583547&uid=467059
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