Tools Carvers Use - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Sun, Feb 12, 2006 12:26 PM I haven't heard of the "Bracht" brand of chisels, but there are Many german sets I am not familiar with that are great. As long as you can sharpen them and they hold an edge, they're fine. I know I have been ignoring this post for awhile but I want to start regularly adding to it. Another subject I would like to mention is the Angle grinder. Thay come in several sizes, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 7, and more. The most popular being the 4 and 1/2 size. I personally have 2 4" models, but the thing I want to emphasize is the use of a "router speed control" to Slow the thing down.Everyone who has come to my shop and tried a grinder with a speed control is totally blown away. The sanding disks Never burn whan slowed down and you have So Much more control that it literally becomes a Different tool. Just forget about how You used to Try to control it. With the speed control Even the Chain disk is a Pleasure to use instead of a Fright. Seriously. Stop what you are doing and go to Harbor freight or some other tool company and fork over $12 to$40 for one depending on where you go. You Will save That much and More on the disks you don't burn up in 20 minutes Thats it for now.

I haven't heard of the "Bracht" brand of chisels, but there are Many german sets I am not familiar with that are great. As long as you can sharpen them and they hold an edge, they're fine.
I know I have been ignoring this post for awhile but I want to start regularly adding to it.

Another subject I would like to mention is the Angle grinder. Thay come in several sizes, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 7, and more. The most popular being the 4 and 1/2 size. I personally have 2 4" models, but the thing I want to emphasize is the use of a "router speed control" to Slow the thing down.Everyone who has come to my shop and tried a grinder with a speed control is totally blown away. The sanding disks Never burn whan slowed down and you have So Much more control that it literally becomes a Different tool. Just forget about how You used to Try to control it. With the speed control Even the Chain disk is a Pleasure to use instead of a Fright.
Seriously. Stop what you are doing and go to Harbor freight or some other tool company and fork over $12 to$40 for one depending on where you go. You Will save That much and More on the disks you don't burn up in 20 minutes
Thats it for now.

Post #214208 by Benzart on Sun, Feb 12, 2006 12:26 PM