[Woodcarver] teaching soap carving..help

[AshHickory at aol.com]

I would advise that you use a different soap bar. Or open the bars now so 
that they can dry out. The soap has become very soft and gummy, and will not hold 
together for detail. It wasn't like this years ago when most people used that 
product for soap carving.
You may also want to get pizza boxes so that the students droppings do not 
hit the ground or floor but end up in the card board boxes. It also saves your 
tables. The soft soap particles on the floor/ground create a very unsafe 
skating rink. I know its only soap, but think safety. Plastic picnic utensils work 
very well however the old popsicle sticks in my estimation were safer if 
prepared correctly. This all depends on age and strength of student.
Use blocky patterns, a goldfish is easy and looks quit nice when done. But 
does not have a lot of small detail.
The best advise I can suggest to you, is try it yourself and do not wait 
until the day of the class. Hopefully you are looking to promote the art of 
carving.
Sincerely Bob Muller   [&>)
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