[Woodcarver] learning phobias

[Merrilee Johnson]

Great thought there Bob!  I think I shall remind myself that when I say I 
can't do that and can't bring myself to "waste" the wood becasue I might not 
do it right!  It is a class that I paid for to continue my  learning!  LOL!
Merrilee

>From: Bob Mau <basswood at aol.com>
>Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Want to start carving - Addition
>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:12:38 -0500
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>To over come v-tool phobia.
>1, buy a palm chisel v- tool
>2. if you don't get it sharp keep working on it
>3. still won't work find some one to show you
>4. when you get it sharp completly dull it and start over.
>5. keep doing it till v-tool sto shor to use
>
>The concept is a palm chisel is $15.00 keep sharpening it over and over 
>till you develope a technique that works for you.
>Its only $15.00 think of it as a $15.00 class.
>The bottom line is you can watch, you can read, you can view tapes, but at 
>some point you have to do it. the sacrificeal v-tool
>will be the best $15.00 you ever spent. if you start with the attitude that 
>I will use this v-tool to learn. Then the phobia is a non problem
>Bob Mau
>Big rock IL
>
>tberent at hotmail.com wrote:
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>>All,
>>
>>Thanks to all that commented on recommended brands of carving tools. I 
>>think that I deflected from the real questions I was thinking of by 
>>mentioning a specific brand.
>>
>>>From the carving sites that I have visited, I've seen several 
>>>philosophies
>>
>>on what a tool set should contain. One camp recommends something like an 8 
>>piece set with 5 different sweeps, a skew and V tool in it while others 
>>recommend sets with 2 or 3 sweeps in a wider range of sizes plus a skew 
>>and V tool. I can see advantages to both. As a beginner, I'd like to buy 
>>the minimum number of the best tools I could afford to get me started and 
>>add as my needs arise.
>>
>>And I've come across many different ideas on sharpening and know that I'll 
>>have to find something that fits me. How do I overcome V tool sharpening 
>>phobia?
>>
>>Tom Berent
>>Christiana, TN
>>
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