[Woodcarver] Flexcut

[Linehan718 at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/1/2005 11:27:16 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
jancarves3 at rogers.com writes:

 
Maura whats wrong with the FULLSIZE  Flexcuts??
 

                                     Woodbutcher Jan



Nothing I guess jan, some seem to like them. I wouldn't trade my  palm 
flexcuts for anything. I just prefer a stiff mallet tool.  Have  tried flexcuts 
large mallet tools and didn't like them so much. although  others swear by them. I 
prefer a more solid tool.  I would rather that  the entire force of the 
mallet strike be transferred to the wood.  The  flex in flexcut tools absorbs a bit 
of the whack.  The main point is that i  am trying to advise the carver to 
try to picture the things he will be carving  in a few years down the road and 
to try to steer his tool purchases in that  direction, be they micro, palm, 
intermediate, mallet or sculptors tools.   There are lots of top-notch brands to 
choose from out there, swiss, stubai,  taylor, ashley Isles, 2 cherries, 
hirsch, spannsage, dastra and flexcut to name  just a few. And it all comes down to 
how the tools feel in the hand of the  carver and whether or not they serve 
his intended purpose. The best  thing about flexcuts is that they come 
wonderfully presharpened and the edge  holds its sharpness well.  some of the other 
tools must be sharpened before  first use.
 
Maura carvin'  in  nyc
http://www.carvinginNYC.com
http://www.picturetrail.com/carvinginnyc
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