Post #110180 by Mr. Dale on Wed, Aug 25, 2004 12:44 PM

Man Ben...you rock! Howza bout me and a few fellas just move in with ya for a few weeks and you give everyone a class!
You've got so much carving knowledge "logged" into that head of yours its unreal! Thanks again for this great post and sharing the wealth!
As far as all this goes and since Aaron asked, I do the rough carving of Tik's with a chainsaw. I put away my engine powered saws and 'invested' in a craftsman 3.5 electric, automatic oiling beast that I absolutely love. No fuss, no gas, no mixing.
Just add oil, sharpen, plug in and carve em up. And then when I get my basic shape I switch over to my 4" makita grinder with a Tunsten Carbide Grinding wheel that is the best thing I have ever found.
The construction guys on my crew build log buildings and shelters and etc. We have always been looking for an easy way to hollow out the 'saddles' the logs rest in and we used to use the arbortech attachments but we gave these wood grinding wheels a try and haven't looked back.
They are the same as what Benzart posted with the little carbide teeth but in the shape of an angle grinder wheel. They come in coarse, medium and fine. And in flat disced shape or curved disc shape and run about $50. Not cheap but we have yet to wear one out.
And lastly I use one of the carbide tips for my die grinder to get in and do detail work.
I can't find the angle grinder disc at Home Depot yet, I have to go through Woodcraft. But thats o.k. Those cats at Woodcraft really know their stuff.