Post #109097 by Aaron's Akua on Wed, Aug 18, 2004 11:26 PM

Benzart, McDougall & Octane,

Man, this is great. This is exactly what I was thinking of when I suggested this string...like carving 101. There is so much inspiration on TC in the way of photos and display of the art... but this is NITTY GRITTY DETAILS! I love it!!!

Benzart, you obviously put a lot of effort into that last post and your unselfish candor is so admirable. If more of our TC carvers reply to this post and share half as much as you have here, it will easily qualify as a "best of" string. Outstanding! Feel free to share as much as you like!
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Polynesiac,

I just got a new Dremel flexshaft kit - & only had a few carving sessions with it so far. I get 2-3 hours max carving time per week with my busy schedule, etc. Maybe I'm just getting impatient & trying to move too fast. I'm generally working full speed at 32,000 RPM. The bit hasn't been burning the wood, just not cutting as smoothly as before - I just assumed the bit was getting dull. Also, the palm I'm working on was dried for 9-12 months & may be a little harder than a fresher one. The carving is going pretty deep now & I think the wood is getting harder towards the center. The palm logs that you traded me are a lot fresher than this one, & may be quite a bit softer. We'll see on the next tiki. I think I remember you telling me that the fresh logs are a lot easier to carve. I'll slow down with the Dremel & see if it goes smoother. Thanks for the advice - I'll let you know how it goes.

Aaron