[Woodcarver] Instruction/Tools/Suggestions requested

[Donna Menke]

Rick- there are a bunch of free plans and basic instructions for some pretty pins on the jewelry page of my web site. You can get the 3/8" sheet basswood for a couple of dollars at any hobby store, and the pin backs cost just pennies. 

Donna Menke
See my web site:
woodworks-by-donna




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> From: Rick Johnson <n1wgk at comcast.net>

>To: [Woodcarver] <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com> 

>Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 7:07 AM

>Subject: [Woodcarver] Instruction/Tools/Suggestions requested

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>Hello all...I have a couple questions, as well as a plea...

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>There are 2 sisters (freshman in college and a senior in high school) from our church that had approached me to teach them to carve. While I am still a beginning carver myself and still exploring the joys of carving (and making MANY mistakes along the way), I agreed to show them a few things.

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>I think I have created a couple monsters!  (LOL), the first meeting, they carved for 5 hours straight, and when I had them meet me again later the same week, they had just about finished the project I had them start.

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>My questions:

>Does anyone else have any novice ideas for carving? I have given them the "40 minute Santa", the Santa bookmark and each of them an egg to work on a face with.

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>Also, being college and high school kids and children of a single mom, they don't have a lot of extra money...does anyone have a couple old knives (in decent shape, please) that I can get them started with their own tools? I might even be willing to buy them, if the pricing is affordable. How about ideas for strops for them? Suggestions for gouges? Right now, I have been lending them my tools, but it does make it harder for me to continue myself...  :-)

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>As this is the first time I have ever taught carving/whittling, any suggestions from the more seasoned carvers? I have taught computer classes, but art is new to me...any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

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>Thank you all for your help...

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>Rick

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