[Woodcarver] looking for some advice and HELP !!!! 8-)

[Joe Dillett]

Hi John,

I do very little carving with power tools. I prefer chisels for my carving. Most gun stocks are a hard wood such as walnut. It's a little hard going but have you ever considered a knife for cutting designs into walnut gun stocks? Chisels and mallet would be my first choice for that type of work but if you don't have chisels I would try a knife.

Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
Somonauk, IL. 60552

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  Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 11:56 AM
  Subject: [Woodcarver] looking for some advice and HELP !!!! 8-)


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        Hi all     have been doing some woodcarving for a short time now and now haved decided to look in to doing gunstocks and metal engraving.   currently i use a multispeed dremel tool and also have a fordom (older model) have used ti very little tho and of course i have a few hand tools.  Now the question  and advice section:   can anyone give me good advi`ce on doing such work ? any help is greatly appreciated.   i know of these high speed dental drills but i cannot afford one, being on ssd makes it sorta impossible.   need to find patterns and transfer paper,  right now i dont have a printer but will be getting one shortly.  have been doing carvings from pictures or hand tracing out designs.   any help is welcomed.               Thanks and Merry Christmas to All.                                                                                 John 




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