Dick, & Barb Cain's Forum Topics

A Shaving Horse plan - 8 replies

Lew just showed us his shaving horse. This is one plan I've been looking at.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A whole bunch of them on Google.

A couple of tutorials about sharpening carving tools. - 14 replies

There are quite a few good places to learn something about sharpening. I wished there was something like this when I started carving. I’ve even learned some new stuff myself, by reviewing these sites. I’m listing a few of them. Someone else may want to share some tutorials that they know about. This is a very good Vide...

These are the tools I recommend to a woodcarving beginner. - 16 replies

I’ve been asked by many, what tools they should buy to start out carving. When I started carving, I bought a set of chisels from a local office supply store, that also sold art supplies. I thought they were pretty good, but we were on a tour once in Winnipeg, Canada, & I drove past this store that sold woodworking tools. I tu...

Photographing your work - 17 replies

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve always had a tough time of getting a good picture of some of my work. Woodcarving Illustrated has this pdf on how it's done. This has helped me, so I thought I’d pass it on to you Lumberjocks.

Google your name! - 49 replies

I thought this may interest all of you Lumberjocks. I just Googled Dick Cain, carver, & I was amazed at how many times my name showed up. My Clydesdale carving, was at the top of the page Everyone should try this with their own name. You’ll be surprised.

Dewalt cordless drill recall notice! - 5 replies

I just seen a notice about Dewalt recalls. The ones I own weren’t on the list, but I thought I’d pass it on to the Lumberjocks who may have these tools. It don’t hurt to check. There’s a possibility of them causing a fire.

Fred Cogelow, One of the worlds greatest woodcarvers! - 17 replies

I’d like to share this video, of Fred Cogelow, who I think is one of the greatest woodcarvers in the world. I put this in a blog comment, but I thought having it in a topic would give it better exposure. He lives in the Wilmar, MN area. My sister, & her husband met him in a coffee shop once, boy! did that ever make me jealo...

Make this jig for threading box lids. - 10 replies

Cathy was looking for a way to make threads for her box lids. I found this site on making a jig for threading. I thought maybe more of you would see it, with a dedicated posting. It has pretty detailed images, so it could easily be built, just by looking at the images. I’ve added this to my TO DO list. It’s described ...

Rikon 14" Bandsaw light fixture modification. - 16 replies

The only thing that I didn’t care for on my Rikon, was the way the light wouldn’t stay in one position. The way it was mounted, the thing would keep sagging down. The weight of the fixture would cause the threads to loosen all the time. This could end up being an safety hazard. I changed it today, you can see by the pictu...

A good info site for Wood turners! - 9 replies

While surfing this morning I came up with this site. It has a lot of free info, plus articles you can purchase. I just want to share this, Woodturning Articles with my fellow lumberjocks.