[Woodcarver] Instruction/Tools/Suggestions requested

[Joe Hartnett]

Rick:

Send me your address and I will send you a couple of knives.  They are good 
knives but just not comfortable in my hand.

Joe
jhartne1 at att.net

----- Original Message ----- 
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



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

>

> 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.

>

> 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.

>

> 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.

>

> 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...  :-)

>

> 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!!!

>

> Thank you all for your help...

>

> Rick

>

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