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It is currently 28 Mar 2024, 18:35
Woodbloke wrote:I've just started to do a bit of spoon carving and it's a lot harder than it looks! I've tried carving in green limewood with Robin Wood knives and have had only moderate, fairly 'lumpy' success. I've had better results with dry timber (London Plane and Walnut) using carving gouges etc - Rob
Pete Maddex wrote:Woodbloke wrote:I've just started to do a bit of spoon carving and it's a lot harder than it looks! I've tried carving in green limewood with Robin Wood knives and have had only moderate, fairly 'lumpy' success. I've had better results with dry timber (London Plane and Walnut) using carving gouges etc - Rob
Keep going with green wood it takes a good few spoons to get good, I still have a few more to go!
Pete
Summed it up, beautifully.novocaine wrote:Well that was....... Yep........ It was.
AndyT wrote:I've a bit of a suspension that Rob might not have watched this particular video yet...
Nelsun wrote:I've never tried green wood and always thought it was meant to be easier than using seasoned wood and assorted whackables. Is it not and why?
AndyT wrote:I've a bit of a suspension that Rob might not have watched this particular video yet...
Woodbloke wrote:Dunno, I thought it would be easy and I really can't put my finger on why it's so bloody difficult
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