Post #67848 by Lake Surfer on Mon, Jan 5, 2004 10:43 PM

Whew! Been busy lately with holidays and finishing Mele Kalikimaka signs and I haven't had a chance to post or carve tikis. I got some great gifts for Christmas to add to my carving studio... thought I'd share them with some tips...

The lovely Mrs. Lake got me this tool chest that now stores all my supplies. I lined the bottom of the drawers with some of that rubber stick mats so the chisels don't slide around...

My Dad got me these great diamond sharpening stones for keeping the chisels sharp. They are supposed to last a lifetime of sharpening... pricy at $50 a piece...

This I picked up myself... a new mallet with a industrial urethane head... I like it better already! I had a maple one but it split up and chipped... I love the new one... quieter and less shock on my arms... retails for about $40...

Scored some new Henry Taylor chisels too... but kinda bummed my local Woodcraft has discontinued them... they are going with some more pricy Swiss made...

Happy Carving!

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer on 2004-01-05 22:45 ]