Stone Carving: Q&A + Gallery... - Tiki Carving

K kiwishaman Tiki Socialite Aotearoa Joined: May 31, 2007 Posts: 212	K kiwishaman Posted posted on Sat, Jun 2, 2007 5:00 AM Hi Tama - I hear you! Looking at this site http://lopacki.com/burrs/ and wondering which burrs would I need to get started. ie what shape and size, and what grit? There is so much! Will I need a bench grinder? We do have an angle grinder. Looking at these wee burrs, I can see that I first need something to generally shape the piece before I get the burrs onto it. Really looking forward to starting my first piece! Thinking I might try some malachite or something similar to start - 2-4 on the Moh scale. Give me a feel before I tackle the real stuff? Sometime next week. . .

Hi Tama - I hear you!

Looking at this site http://lopacki.com/burrs/ and wondering which burrs would I need to get started. ie what shape and size, and what grit?

There is so much! Will I need a bench grinder? We do have an angle grinder. Looking at these wee burrs, I can see that I first need something to generally shape the piece before I get the burrs onto it.

Really looking forward to starting my first piece! Thinking I might try some malachite or something similar to start - 2-4 on the Moh scale. Give me a feel before I tackle the real stuff?

Sometime next week. . .

Post #310455 by kiwishaman on Sat, Jun 2, 2007 5:00 AM