Post #320031 by pdrake on Thu, Jul 19, 2007 9:12 PM

HAHAHA! that's funny. i have magnifiers. i guess i need to get better ones. (or get my eyes checked.) thanks, ben. hehehe. i really appreciate your input whenever you have time to give it.

i don't know how you do it. i want to remake every piece i do because of the mistakes i make. i guess that why it takes people years to get good at this stone stuff. i wouldn't even show it if i didn't want feedback from masters like you. maybe i just have too much of a rush feeling because i want the piece to come out of the stone the way i see it in my head. i know that patience is a very important part of carving. sometimes i carve too fast and too hard and i think that hurts the stone. especially with my current tools. i know the old saying, "a poor craftsman blames his tools", but i also have seen what a difference good tools can make. i've been having trouble since i broke my good flex shaft. i think i'm about ready to invest in a high quality, water fed micro motor with air feed. my compressor is just sitting around feeling unused.

this forum really keeps me going. thanks everyone.