[Woodcarver] Chip talk

[GlendaKAllen at aol.com]

Maricha said, "i have always been taught never to blow the chips away as  you 
carve.....because you blow away the karma or the spirit of the divine  
inspiration (also when you blow away sometimes the dust and chips may hit you in  
the eye) so like most of the rest said, the removal of chips is best done with a 
 brush. the wood is happy the creative soul is happy, the carver is happy and 
we  are all tuti contenti...very happy." 

Interesting cultural difference  here? The traditional European carvers I 
studied with and observed work with  both hands on the tool and setting the tool 
down to pick up a brush after each  cut would stall the progress. So, when a 
chip is in the way they just blow it  aside and keep on working. When a pile of 
chips has accumulated, then work is  stopped and they are brushed away. The 
thing to avoid is brushing over the wood  with your hands, as that dirties it. 
(I think the northern hemisphere effect  must be opposite, clearly they 
breathe their spirits INTO the wood.)  

This "chip talk" also reminds me of the Native American whose ritual was  to 
have a wood chip burying ceremony after each carving day--to return the chips  
to the earth. 

It is interesting how various traditions have developed,  based on both 
practical and spiritual concerns. 

WELL HERE IN AMERICA I  USE MINE IN THE GRILL Chip dedodaaaaa Chip de a! 
Glenda
 
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