first time carve, which tools best recomended?! - Tiki Carving

P pjc5150 Member Tampa, FL Joined: Jun 01, 2009 Posts: 2379	P pjc5150 Posted posted on Mon, Jun 20, 2011 12:43 PM Yeah, that "chainsaw" attachment for the grinder is called a "lancelot blade", and be careful using it....they bite! As far as disks I use the 60 grit flap disks (they have little sandpaper flaps on them), and usually slap a new one on every few pieces or so as they wear down / sap up / whatever. And get some gloves unless you like living with your hands in a constant state of injury! But definitely get yourself a cheap mallet and a few chisels & start experimenting with them. That is where the real, true, hand-cut looking detail comes, and in my opinion is the most rewarding part of the carve. So post up some pics of your firstie!

Yeah, that "chainsaw" attachment for the grinder is called a "lancelot blade", and be careful using it....they bite!

As far as disks I use the 60 grit flap disks (they have little sandpaper flaps on them), and usually slap a new one on every few pieces or so as they wear down / sap up / whatever.

And get some gloves unless you like living with your hands in a constant state of injury!

But definitely get yourself a cheap mallet and a few chisels & start experimenting with them. That is where the real, true, hand-cut looking detail comes, and in my opinion is the most rewarding part of the carve.

So post up some pics of your firstie!

Post #594366 by pjc5150 on Mon, Jun 20, 2011 12:43 PM