Post #445913 by cesper on Thu, Apr 9, 2009 9:30 AM

If I carve in a soft enough wood.. I dont need a mallet at all. I hold the handle of the chisel with my right hand and rest the butt of the handle on my sternum, then guide the blade of the chisel with my left hand. I lean on the chisel to make a number of precise cuts and get really good results just leaning on the chisel.

This is great to hear. I think the log I have right now may be too hard for that, although I'll certainly play around with the concept on some pine or some other soft wood.

Rotary tools are sometimes tough to work with unless you are removing very small pieces of material and really lay the bit on its side... otherwise they tend to jump around a lot and require two hands to hold them steady.

Actually, the tool that I used was very easy to use. It didn't jump aroud much at all. It just vibrated. Besides... it'll double nicely as a dremel tool if I scrap this wood carving venture. My dremel tool is junk and in need of a replacement anyways.

Any thoughts on angle grinder attchments? I'm gonna head over to Woodcraft over the next few days to do some window shopping. I'll get their thoughts as well.

Thanks again!!!!

-C