[Woodcarver] rotary carving bits

[dick carter]

>From: John Raghanti <raghanti at yahoo.com>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I am thinking of buying a dremel tool, but am clueless
>as to what kinds of burrs to buy. I need something to
>remove a lot of wood, as well as bits for detail work
>such as around the beak and outlining feathers.
>
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>

John,
In general, the shape of the burr should match the shape that you're trying 
to carve. I mostly use either a ball-shape, or a flame-shape. IMHO Typhoon 
burrs remove the most stock, Kutzall a bit less.
There are a couple of books out that really go into power carving & explain 
the use of the various burrs.



Dick Carter
>From the Manadnock area of NH
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