[Woodcarver] Chip talk

[maricha]

glenda, how wonderful to share information with you. always has that special "it".
cheers
maricha
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  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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