[Woodcarver] Re: question Golf Ball Carving

[dick carter]

>From: "Al" <alalf at interbaun.com>

>Morning, Dick

>

>After viewing your golf ball carvings, it occurred to me that you must have

>developed a knack for efficiently removing the skin from the golf balls.

>Would you mind sharing your technique with us.

>

>Al


Al, I do a whole bunch at one time & then they're ready when I want them. I 
have a scrap 1 inch board (3/4 inch) that I drilled a 1-3/8 ths inch hole 
thru. I position the ball the way I want it if I want the logo shown and 
mark the line to be cut around the ball with a felt tip pen.

I then use my Dremel with a 3/8 inch HSS cutter (put your glasses on) to 
follow the line around the circumfrence. When the 1/8th inch shank of the 
cutter touches the golf ball, the cutter is through the skin of the ball.

Then I take a small screwdriver & pry-off the half that I want removed. You 
have to be careful with the prying-off. If the screwdriver slips, it goes 
into the finger on the hand holding the ball (been there, done that)... only 
did it once.

Hope this helps.


Dick Carter

>From the Manadnock area of NH

rhc511 at hotmail.com
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