Hi everyone,
I'm new to all this but keen to get up and running. I've been interested in wood craft from a distance for a while but have decied to give it a try myself.
I'm particularly interested in using driftwood and wood burls since I find their forms and natural shapes fascinating.
On to my question: I've ordered a woodcarving set containing
4 x Straight Gouges - 6.3, 9.5, 15.9 and 25.4mm blade widths.
2 x Straight Chisels - 6.3 and 12.7mm blade widths.
2 x V Straight Parting - 9.5 and 12.7mm blade widths.
1 x Spoon Gouge - 19mm blade width.
1 x Spoon Chisel - 19mm blade width.
1 x Curved Gouge - 12.7mm blade width.
1 x Skew Chisel - 12.7mm blade width.
I'm hoping to try my hand at carving (not turning) smallish wooden bowls as I find good examples very beautiful, especially after oiling reveals the grain and natural tones of the wood.
Will the tools listed allow me to do this? I was hoping the curved gouge and spoon gouge would do the trick for the inside bowl shaping. I can't really afford an adze at the moment and don't intend to use huge chunks of wood.
Any help would be hugely appreciated and I apologise in advance for any ignorance on my part!
I'm new to all this but keen to get up and running. I've been interested in wood craft from a distance for a while but have decied to give it a try myself.
I'm particularly interested in using driftwood and wood burls since I find their forms and natural shapes fascinating.
On to my question: I've ordered a woodcarving set containing
4 x Straight Gouges - 6.3, 9.5, 15.9 and 25.4mm blade widths.
2 x Straight Chisels - 6.3 and 12.7mm blade widths.
2 x V Straight Parting - 9.5 and 12.7mm blade widths.
1 x Spoon Gouge - 19mm blade width.
1 x Spoon Chisel - 19mm blade width.
1 x Curved Gouge - 12.7mm blade width.
1 x Skew Chisel - 12.7mm blade width.
I'm hoping to try my hand at carving (not turning) smallish wooden bowls as I find good examples very beautiful, especially after oiling reveals the grain and natural tones of the wood.
Will the tools listed allow me to do this? I was hoping the curved gouge and spoon gouge would do the trick for the inside bowl shaping. I can't really afford an adze at the moment and don't intend to use huge chunks of wood.
Any help would be hugely appreciated and I apologise in advance for any ignorance on my part!