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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Chris,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fine Woodworking reviewed chisels and decided on
Narex, Czech-made as the best chisel for the money.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I took their advice and bought some from Highland
Woodworking and am very pleased. Quality steel, very nice.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Flatten the back as the first step
in sharpening :-) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My two cents worth...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 03, 2009 7:50 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Woodcarver] So many tools
... so many differences ...</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> While on the subject of tools does anyone
know of a good brand of Asian Chisels?.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chris Howard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>chrishowardstudio.com</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=carve@whillock.com href="mailto:carve@whillock.com">Ivan
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 03, 2009 5:39
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tool Sweeps and Beer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the history of wood carving, the disparity
of sweeps is a only a fairly recent problem, because few European carvers
would "mix and match" their tools as many American carvers do today.
As recently as 40 years ago there were many tool makers spread throughout
Europe. Tools were made in Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, in small
local factories that made tools only for the carvers in the area.
Liken that to the small breweries that were once spread through the small
towns, before the national breweries took over and made a standard
brew available everywhere. The tools were made largely by hand,
each hand forged and hand ground in the tradition of the local
factory. The sweep of the tool was set at the forge, and fine-shaped
by the grinding wheel. There was no drive to standardize the sweeps
across the various countries because there was very little intermixing of
the different brands. A carver in an area used the tools manufactured
there. At any rate, it's unlikely that the independent factories would throw
out their tried and true forms and wheels to make their sweeps match the
competition's or even see the need for a universal standard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only relatively recently, with the
disappearance of most of the local factories, have the carvers had
access to several tool brands with their varying sweeps.
In America, where tools are imported from many different
countries, the disparity is more of an issue than in Europe where the
carvers still mostly use the tools of their region.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Standardization will automatically happen as
fewer and fewer factories supply more and more of the tools, just as now a
few breweries supply the same "standardized" beer everywhere.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Drink Up!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Ivan Whillock Studio<BR>122 NE 1st
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 03, 2009 11:37 AM</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hey Corey,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Good observations on your eclectic assortment of
tools. I tend to agree with most of what you've
said.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The one thing you would think would be standardized
in the industry would be the sweeps of tools. You can take a #5 in
Ashley Iles, Henry Taylor, Stubai, Flexcut, Two Cherries, Marples,
Sculpture House, Ramelson, Warren, Denny, etc. etc. etc. ... and find
differences in the sweeps between them. Some will match, where
others might be considerably different.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>You've just have to find the tools that suit you best
and stick with them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Larry (BIG DOG) Yudis<BR>The Woodcraft Shop<BR>2724 State
St<BR>Bettendorf, IA
52722<BR>800-397-2278<BR>www.thewoodcraftshop.com<BR><BR>Carol and Larry
Yudis, Show Chairs<BR>International Woodcarvers Congress<BR>Affiliated
Wood Carvers, Ltd.<BR>PO Box 104<BR>Bettendorf, IA 52722<BR>563-359-9684
(days)<BR>563-355-3787 (evenings)<BR>www.awcltd.org<BR><BR></FONT></P>
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