Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-11, страница 53

Introducing

A Complete Carving Kit

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Step 14. Now is the time to commit. I started with the body, in order to get an overall sense of or feel for its shape, and then I went to the nose. Use a chisel or gouge according to the shape you are carving.

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Step 15. A lot of carving will be done across the grain and will require a well-honed edge to keep from tearing the wood. Wood in the area of crotches and knots will be a lot harder to carve because the grain is denser and changes direction. The start of a slicing cut is shown above.

As you push forward with your right hand, apply resistance with your left so that you do not overrun if you slip. Roll the gouge by rotating your hands so that the wood is sliced.

li&pok. Knife

Includes:

Step 16. All you have to do is end the cut as you near the other side of the blade. This method works well in any area that has a tendency to break or tear (because of the wood) in spite of even a well-honed tool.

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