WOW, what a large group you have. The carvings are so varied and unusual. Very nice indeed. I have been dabbling in carving since the 50's but have never tried using uniquely shaped stumps and logs. Looking at your pix gives me a whole new inspiration... I...

I'm looking for suggestions on a drill that is capable of drilling river rock, most probably granite. Do I need a special drill for this? I know that diamond drill bits will be necessary. What would your recommendations be? Also will a masonary saw be adequet for cutting large stones. Thanks

Hi Gang - Glad to see some newcomers joining in. This discussion group has been going downhill for a long time. Maybe with new blood we can recover. Responses have been slow coming. I must admit I'm one of the biggest offenders. I see one of the responses came from Escondido. I came up from...

Is the 9" Delta band saw any good for cutting out blanks up to 4"? I see it at lowes for $87.00

I've never done any wood carving before, but I'd like to give it a go. I've had a couple of lumps of wood lying in my garage for nearly a year, and I'm now thinking about getting a set of chisels with which to turn said wood into piles of chips. I know I should probably spend a small fortune on...

I'm trying to carve invisible objects, but it doesn't work. Everybody says that my invisible objects look like air. I'm really depressed. Can you tell me HOW to carve invisble objects?

Hi all, Some time back I recall seeing an accessory that was basically a chainsaw blade made to fit onto a hand grinder. I've been searching all over the web, but can't seem to find it. Any pointers would be much appreciated. Thanks Joe

Looking for tips to carve nested spheres in wood, probably no more than two or three spheres. Any ideas or leads? TIA, Van

Hi On Sunday I bought a small piece of cottonwood bark at the New England Woodcarver's annual Spirit of Wood show. Nice show, by the way! At the show I saw some neat examples of fantasy houses (for gnomes, etc.) that had been carved into cottonwood bark. Now I'm looking for some ideas so I can...

As I start to look at new carving knives , the seems to be a lot of choices out there. Can anyone tell what knives are the best or what knvies they like the most? Are Flexicut knives any good? Randy http://nokeswoodworks.com

Hello ive been carving soapstone for about a year now. I had received my mother-in-laws supplies when she past away and she had such a passion for carving I gave it a shot and to my surprise they looked really good. But I have used up all that I had and I cant find anyone in San Jose CA who...

I am looking for a chart that shows the sweeps (of carving tools) for both the British and European designations. Thanks for any leads. Dave in Maine

I am a pocket-knife whittler and would like to move up to more serious carving. My interest is 3 dimensional figure carving. If you were to buy just one knife to achieve that goal, what would it be? Thanks for the advice Jim

I am looking for info on what steel to use to make a woodcarving knife. Doggonit I've been wanting to do one of those for years! :) How about I send you a blade blank with holes drilled in it and you and your "handle buddy" do the rest? :) I want to start with a blade that is 0.048" thick...

I am going to try my hand at carving and would like some advice on what tools to begin with. And yes I read the FAQ and searched some through the archives. I also have checked out a few books from the library. But they were not very specific about which tools for which type of carving.... I like...

http://www.woodroyal.com/ has the ugliest and most disgusted sculptures I have ever seen. Thai simply can't carve so don't even waste your time…Zolutte from Bali

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Hi everyone, I'm a seattle-area artist and sculptor and was wondering if this newsgroup is all about wood or if us lowly carvers of stone are allowed to hang out and cause problems too. Thanks, James Kelsey

I am dirt poor—well, maybe poorer than dirt—and am looking for the ABSOLUTE CHEAPEST way to carve and then polish a tiny sample of malachite. I want to make a little malachite plug slightly skinnier in the middle than it is at the ends. Since this is the only project I am considering, buying...

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