Chip Carving First

Deb, it looks GREAT! You are well on your way. Lets have a party!!!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

That looks difficult!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

it WAS difficult!!! I knew it was going to be hard but boy… The guys I watched at the woodshow made it look so easy. HA.

Party time—I’ll bring the CHIPS ! :D

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

It looks pretty nice. My Sweetie wants to try this.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

a steady hand, a precise eye … and you’re good to go!
I don’t think I have either of those, but I did have fun working at it.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Debbie,

That looks just great to me… I guess I will have to try it one of these days!!!!!! That will be an around to it type deal…...

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Just remember everyone that “All things at first appear difficult”.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

except my “at first” it seemed easy—THEN it went to difficult… I’ll have to be patient for the “easy” part to reappear.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice Job!!!!!

-- JohnShackleford,North Carolina

thank you everyone :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great job Debbie. But you called it just a “Box” not a glue box or a jig box but just a “Box”

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

yup—“just a box”. But i didn’t carve a word in the lid yet so when I decide what’s going in it I might have to give it a new name ;)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Deb, that box is just super. You are becoming quite the well-rounded woodworker, trying all these different techniques. It is really wonderful to see. I love watching you evolve through all of this. Thanks a lot for sharing.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Don’t worry about renaming it …. everyone need a box. My fear is shapening, I’m afraid that I could never get the carving knife sharpe enough to be safe with it. the thought of cuting myself with a dull knife unnerves me for some reason.

It is beautiful, especially since you made it by overcoming. And CarverDog is right, everything is fearful the first time.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Now… to accent it with dowels.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

I’ll have to perfect the sharpening process… crossing my fingers and holding the box of bandaids in the meantime.

Dowels?? what are they for, Obi?

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

thanks Chip :)
I think you are my biggest fan hahaha

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Good Job Debbie. I’m impressed. I’d like to see the differences that you did on the other sides.

-- There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't!

pretty much the same as the front rectangle.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Looks good! Another carver is born!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Very good! I love seeing carving on anything! It adds so much interest.
What kind of wood is it? It looks like it might be basswood which is such a good wood to carve.
Keep it up. Carving is additive.
Thor

it’s basswood – bought specifically for this box.

but I have tried carving into my willow and .. yup… it worked nicely

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hi Debbie;
—-well here you go again, exceeding in the process of making ‘wood art’!

As to the ‘box of band aides, I have found that both Rockler and Woodcaft sell ‘finger protectors. Only problem is I seldom use them, ha!....many are the times I’ll go in the house to clean myself up and comment to my wife about how, that right in front of me on my workbench lay the ‘finger protectors’. Some say you cannot teach an old dog new tricks….I’m still hoping to prove this statement wrong.

Great chip carving and keep it going!
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

thanks Frank :)

Maybe that’s what my box is for—lots and lots of bandaids!! lol

I did see somewhere that they make a thumb protector for carving. I picture it everytime I make a cut with the chip knife, watching my thumb sitting there in line with the approaching blade.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hi,

Very nice. Chipacarving is something I am interested in learning. Do you know of any sites that demonstrate this… or could you put up some pictures of how you do it…
Does it require a special chisel or carving tool?

There is an oak dining table that I love that has chip carving around the edge of the top….

I am making an oak dining table that I contemplate doing the same to.

Help?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Debbie,
I carve with a kevlar glove on my left hand “always”. The sharpness of a carving knife or chisle is nothing to mess around with. Most carvers have “oops” stories, as do woodworkers, but the last line in the story is usually, “I will never carver without my glove again.”. I strongly advise you to use some sort of protective glove or guard. A google search will turn them up off of the internet.

I told one new carver who was very enthusistically carving walking sticks that he needed a glove right away, and he said he would get one as soon as he could afford it. I said, “no, you really need to get one before you carve more”.. “it will cost you about $600.00 to get one bad cut fixed, and the glove won’t cost more than $20.00”.

Next time I saw him, he held up his hand and said, “You were almost right. It cost $634.00 to fix the ligament and tendons.”. Poor kid plays guitar too, so the setback was worse than just money.
OK, down off my box.
Thor

I have a glove for my non-knife hand, for holding the wood…. it’s my thumb that is at the knife that is unprotected and I did try the glove on that hand once but I then didnt have control of the knife so that was dangerous…

Giz.. you are asking the wrong person for help.
I did watch a video once at thewoodworkingchannel.com

and then CarverRog would be the one to ask for support.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great first effort, Debbie!

Glad you have the glove… It’s hard to type without properly functioning fingers too. I’d hate to miss out on your progress. ;)

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN