Just bought some small carving tools from ebay.. gonna start another thread as I want to ask about woods etc thanks for the inspiration 
Carving a simple Wood Spirit
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Really cool maybe picking up aset of them myself now been trying to carve one out with just my old Swiss Army Knife.
Link for the ones I got.. only just ordered so can't comment on quality, but think should be ok for starters.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230560976988
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230560976988
handy little kit, dont forget to get a kevlar or at least a sturdy leather glove, they do bite!
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handy little kit, dont forget to get a kevlar or at least a sturdy leather glove, they do bite!
Oh good tip.. thank you
My Grandson (then just over 1) ordered my set from EvilBay. I was looking, he hit return, I was hovering over buy now. Thought I might as well 
Prefer my Flexcut Carvin' Jack though. Stays razor sharp and all contained in a folder Price of £100 is a little dear though
http://www.classichandtools.com/acatalog/Carvin___Cabinet_Jacks.html
I got mine off here secondhand and love it.
Word of caution
- I was advised to get a "wrong handed" one so you slice away from you instead of toward you. I use pull strokes more, so got a normal right handed one.
This doesn't read to good for them though, http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/f38/flexcut-carvin-jack-1151/ , and axminsters don't appear to stock them anymore :yikes:
Prefer my Flexcut Carvin' Jack though
. Stays razor sharp and all contained in a folder Price of £100 is a little dear though http://www.classichandtools.com/acatalog/Carvin___Cabinet_Jacks.html
I got mine off here secondhand and love it.
Word of caution
- I was advised to get a "wrong handed" one so you slice away from you instead of toward you. I use pull strokes more, so got a normal right handed one.This doesn't read to good for them though, http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/f38/flexcut-carvin-jack-1151/ , and axminsters don't appear to stock them anymore :yikes:
hi bought myself a set of hand carving chisels from amazon today 1.99 plus 2.50 pp they had one set left earlier on , thanks simon for your tutorial I had a go, at wood spirit the pics are on my thread titled heres something I made at christmas, thanks again
nenook
nenook
Just to let you know this thread is still live - currently having a first go at carving a woodspirit - in fact my first attempt at carving anything!!
those little starter sets are ideal for carving, i have a couple too, and so cheap! really good tutorial simon
steve
steve
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Love these wood spirits... as I have said before. Great tutorial, going to have to have a go myself...
Something I have never tried so far but having seen the tutorial I might have a go. I like to make hiking staffs and walking sticks however I have rather different approach to them than most you will find.
