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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> While on the subject of tools does anyone
know of a good brand of Asian Chisels?.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Chris Howard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>chrishowardstudio.com</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=carve@whillock.com href="mailto:carve@whillock.com">Ivan Whillock</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 03, 2009 5:39 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 size=2 face=Arial>Tool Sweeps and Beer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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 size=2 face=Arial>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 size=2 face=Arial>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 size=2 face=Arial>Drink Up!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=thewoodcraftshop@mchsi.com
href="mailto:thewoodcraftshop@mchsi.com">Larry Yudis</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 03, 2009 11:37 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Woodcarver] So many tools ... so many differences
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Hey Corey,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Good observations on your eclectic assortment of
tools. I tend to agree with most of what you've
said.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT color=#0000ff
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>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>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=015351316-03072009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>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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