Post #386770 by pia tiki on Thu, Jun 12, 2008 11:38 PM

Aloha and mahalo all!

I have picked up a set of flat chisels from Menards. Their generic brand of tools and powertools are actually quite inexpensive. I never noticed before untill a sales associate pointed them out to me. I don't mean to advertise, but as an example, they have angle grinders of 4" and 7" for about $30. So, maybe some of this is more in my grasp than I thought. As far as wood goes, I bought a fence post as I mentined before, and as I carved, there was a lot of chipping and splitting. I sharpened my chisels (all of them) to the point where I probably could have shaved with them. I'll try it next time. Anyways, I realised that it was the post I was carving that was all crappy. So, if any of you have watched the news, the midwest has had (and is still having as I type) severe storms which I'm sure will bring plenty of carving wood my way.

Edit: Also, I figured out I was hitting the chisel too hard. I had the idea of cranking away at a chunk of wood. I forgot this is still a fine art.

[ Edited by: pia tiki 2008-06-12 23:44 ]