[Woodcarver] Instruction/Tools/Suggestions requested
Rick Johnson
n1wgk at comcast.net
Sun Jan 20 16:42:27 EST 2013
Thank you all for your support in this. So far, I have received a couple
of packages and the quality was exceptional. Thank you! I have started
putting together kits, with 3 knives each, along with a strop and some
of my compound. They will be so excited (they have no idea I am putting
this together!). With any luck, I will be able to get photos of them
receiving your generous gifts. I would also like to post photos of their
work so far (with their permission, of course).
I just received a message from the younger sister. Apparently she
finished another carving and wanted me to critique it...I also found out
that she takes this stuff to her new boyfriend's house, too...talk about
dedication!
Anyway, I am so excited they are doing well, I just wanted to share my
joy...I do hope it's within the proper boundaries of this listserv. If
not, please let me know and I will stop posting about them. Bless you all...
Rick
On 1/14/2013 8:07 AM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> 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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