First Tiki Attempt - Tiki Carving

BD big daddy Member houston Joined: Oct 02, 2008 Posts: 325	BD big daddy Posted posted on Sat, Aug 15, 2009 11:12 AM racer x is looking mighty good there. like the fangs on the skull. good job. my 2 cents...as for chisels, well i use cheap, sharp flat ones to knock off major pieces then use my better ones to shape and refine. also use a dremel on some small pieces for outlining and sanding. i know that several people use grinders and chainsaws on bigger pieces to remove the big stuff. i started using a hammer and was given a mallet for xmas (best gift) and don't know the weight on my mallet but after about 1 hour of swinging the damn thing it does feel like about 10 pounds, but a whole lot easier than the hammer. certain that you will get more and better feedback than what i've given you and don't know if any of what i wrote will help you but good luck finding what you need and/or want. bd

racer x is looking mighty good there. like the fangs on the skull. good job.

my 2 cents...as for chisels, well i use cheap, sharp flat ones to knock off major pieces then use my better ones to shape and refine. also use a dremel on some small pieces for outlining and sanding. i know that several people use grinders and chainsaws on bigger pieces to remove the big stuff. i started using a hammer and was given a mallet for xmas (best gift) and don't know the weight on my mallet but after about 1 hour of swinging the damn thing it does feel like about 10 pounds, but a whole lot easier than the hammer. certain that you will get more and better feedback than what i've given you and don't know if any of what i wrote will help you but good luck finding what you need and/or want.

Post #477269 by big daddy on Sat, Aug 15, 2009 11:12 AM