Post #137694 by ManoKoa on Thu, Jan 27, 2005 10:41 AM

Thanks for the warm reception and compliments. I'm here at work and it's really getting in the way of my tiki carving. Scalpels are kinda flimsy and it takes a while to get used to doing surface cuts with them, but they're also so sharp that they will shave off as little wood as you can control or see.

Scalpel has a hook blade too but I think I will see how I do with a regular sized hook blade like in Ben's picture before I decide to try it. It does look scary, but since I am due for a blood sacrifice to the tiki gods, it's just as well.

I haven't had the idea until recently of using jewelers tools so that's where my next paycheck is going towards.

teaKey - I highly encourage trying a small carving. You can carry it with a couple of shielded blades wherever you go. I have a 40 min train commute to and from work and all the time this week has been spent carving away, listening to mp3s. The wood shavings left in your path are negligible.

[ Edited by: ManoKoa on 2005-01-27 10:48 ]