Sept. San Diego Chop Chop - 8th in O'side, thanks for coming out! - California Events

TL Tiki Lee's Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Aug 23, 2003 Posts: 798	TL Tiki Lee's Posted posted on Thu, Sep 13, 2007 11:30 AM Well, once again, I have to say how JEALOUS I am of all of you! There's nothing worse than knowing a group of great people, and then hardly ever getting to hang out with them. I sit here in Vegas watching one great event after another go by, and feel so cut off and isolated. One of two carving buddies moved away a few months ago, and the other just does pendants and small stuff. I'm just wasting away..... Anyway, I also wanted to let you all know that a linoleum knife works great on cutting palm fronds/leaves off of the trunk. It's a big scary-lookin' hook that cuts like butter and very little hand strength is needed. Your arm does most of the work, and I can fly thru a two-foot section in under two minutes. The blades are replaceable in some models, and all the blades sharpen nicely with Benzart's sharpening techniques that he taught us. Later!

Well, once again, I have to say how JEALOUS I am of all of you! There's nothing worse than knowing a group of great people, and then hardly ever getting to hang out with them. I sit here in Vegas watching one great event after another go by, and feel so cut off and isolated. One of two carving buddies moved away a few months ago, and the other just does pendants and small stuff. I'm just wasting away.....

Anyway, I also wanted to let you all know that a linoleum knife works great on cutting palm fronds/leaves off of the trunk. It's a big scary-lookin' hook that cuts like butter and very little hand strength is needed. Your arm does most of the work, and I can fly thru a two-foot section in under two minutes. The blades are replaceable in some models, and all the blades sharpen nicely with Benzart's sharpening techniques that he taught us.

Later!

Post #332287 by Tiki Lee's on Thu, Sep 13, 2007 11:30 AM