Swanky creates elaborate firewood - Tiki Carving

8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Sun, Aug 28, 2005 7:58 PM Glad to see you back at it Swanky. You are making some good progress. Keep the pictures coming. One thing that may help you from losing a chunk from an area you wanted to keep: try using the bigger chisels for removing big amounts but when approaching the edges you might try switching to a smaller chisel and lighter weight mallet. That way you can take smaller bites from the wood and hopefully avoid a scar. I know we all like to carve deep and it is definitely a good thing but we must remember this also: " you can always take off more wood but you can't put it back on". Stay with it and you will be done before you know it.

Glad to see you back at it Swanky.
You are making some good progress. Keep the pictures coming. One thing that may help you from losing a chunk from an area you wanted to keep: try using the bigger chisels for removing big amounts but when approaching the edges you might try switching to a smaller chisel and lighter weight mallet. That way you can take smaller bites from the wood and hopefully avoid a scar. I know we all like to carve deep and it is definitely a good thing but we must remember this also: " you can always take off more wood but you can't put it back on".
Stay with it and you will be done before you know it.

Post #182638 by 8FT Tiki on Sun, Aug 28, 2005 7:58 PM