[Woodcarver] question about relief carving

[Linehan718 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/16/2005 2:07:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
fiberhappy at yahoo.com writes:

I am  carving a scene with deer on a piece of butternut
for the back of a  bench.   Anytime I get near the tip
of an antler for the stop cut  the top 1/16th or so of
the wood chips off.   Is there a way to  avoid this
other than making every deer in the picture be a  doe?




It happens to all of us, the grain does nt run in the direction that  the 
strength is needed and the fibers breakoff sideways.  If you take  liquid(as 
opposed to gel) crazy glue and soak the area with it, it will make the  fibers 
pretty strong.  Just be sure to carve all the crazy glue off so only  the grain 
shows in the end.
 
Maura carvin'  in  nyc
http://www.carvinginNYC.com
http://www.picturetrail.com/carvinginnyc
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