I am trying to come up with some practice items that will enable us to work on some knife carving techniques. I am thinking about some items that we can practice specific knife cuts as well as whittling/carving techniques on. The first item will be whittling a round 1/2 inch ball. I'll post this in the next several days.
Meanwhile if anyone has any ideas for similar items leave em in a comment and I'll work them up. Thanks!
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Hi Tom,
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this is what you are interested in. I sometimes carve a wooden hen egg. Try to get it smooth and when it is finished you can carve it into a dog a face or a lot of different things. I also saw where a donut was a good carving project. never tried that one
Thanks Robert, The skills to do the hen egg are quite similar to the ball, but still a bit different. The donut sounds like fun. I'll see what can come of it. Thanks.
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Tom,
ReplyDeleteI've started whittling mushrooms to improve my knife skills. Plus, mushrooms allow the carver to use whatever piece of wood they have available; as mushrooms come in all sizes and shapes. Hope this helps.
Jason
Jason, What a great idea. There are lots of different mushrooms, which one(s) are you carving?
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