[Woodcarver] Tight spots

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Gene,

Most manufactures' #2 is a skew. Are you talking a Swiss number 2 which is
almost a number 3 sweep for other manufactures'? I use a #3 from 3 mm to 6
mm for those type of deep spots. I becomes almost a scraping technique,
depending how deep it is.

Joe Dillett
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene and Darlene Bremmer" <bremmers at midwestinfo.com>
To: "Woodcarver" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 1:54 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] Tight spots


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> What does everyone use for getting into tight spots on carvings.  I am
> thinking about flat planes where there is not much room.  That is
something
> I have not learned yet.  At least I am not good at it.
>
> I seem to end up with scars on the back ground and have to do a lot of
> sanding, or texturing to cover them up.  I had thought of using a number 2
> gouge 3 mm to get into the tight spots, but it is kind of spendy for
limited
> usage.
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