Wood Carving
- Thread starter Martin Cross
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If you've never carved much, or anything before, then a wood like birch will serve you well. Sycamore is also great for beginners at carving, and possibly Horse Chestnut.
Depending on what you want to carve, a short, straight bladed carving knife is pretty useful, as is a good hook knife, and a draw knife is as well. If you were thinking of something bigger, i.e. bowls etc; then an adze, either flat or curved is pretty much essential. You could also make good use of a Native American style crooked knife. For fine detail, you can get sets of small knives, similar to scalpels, all designed for this purpose.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/category.asp?cat_id=207918
There is also a tool called the polynesian crook knife, but I havn't got the faintest idea where to get one, and it is a pretty specialist tool, so you probably wouldn't need one.
Hope that helps,
Jake.
Depending on what you want to carve, a short, straight bladed carving knife is pretty useful, as is a good hook knife, and a draw knife is as well. If you were thinking of something bigger, i.e. bowls etc; then an adze, either flat or curved is pretty much essential. You could also make good use of a Native American style crooked knife. For fine detail, you can get sets of small knives, similar to scalpels, all designed for this purpose.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/category.asp?cat_id=207918
There is also a tool called the polynesian crook knife, but I havn't got the faintest idea where to get one, and it is a pretty specialist tool, so you probably wouldn't need one.
Hope that helps,
Jake.
Best place to start is probably with carving a spoon!
Have a look at the following page for info on how to go about this:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=4061
Have fun!
Have a look at the following page for info on how to go about this:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=4061
Have fun!
I really could do with knowing how to find the woods needed if anybody can advice me it would be great many thanx MARTIN
Martin Cross said:
Lime (linden) is a soft wood often used for sculpting.
I see you're in Rotherham.
There's a place called Craft supplies, in Miller's Dale, just by Buxton, that has a wide range of tools, woods and books.
http://craft-supplies.co.uk/
Keith.
Basswood (linden) is about the easiest and best carving wood. Often used for "treenware" in centuries past.
PG
PG
might be worth checking this one out.. http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=10033&highlight=whittling
I would suggest a little safety first like leather working gloves untill your confidence and skills improve.The more fingers you keep the better your skills will become
Dave
Dave
