New Toys

[David Fried]

Dangerous, I know. Trying something new but there have been too many interesting postings involving carving soooo I thought I might give it a try. I picked up a starter set on sale. We'll see how it goes. I figure as long as I stay away from the planes I'll be OK.

[Don Carkhuff]

Nice set!
I have 33 chisels now and made a good purchase from Wal-Mart for chisel storage.
They sell a 3 drawer cube all made from "tupperware" type plastic. The length of each drawer is perfect for chisels. Each cube was $5.45. I installed 1/8 tick plywood dividers into each drawer to hold 6 chisels for each drawer. I realy like the ability to take the drawer to the bench and sharp chisel edges can't bump into each other.
I have a chisel roll but have more chisels than the roll can handle.
By the way, the cubves can be stacked on top of each other.
Don

[Bart Leetch]

Hey Don

How about a picture? :)

[Jeff Sudmeier]

Congrats on the new toys, I mean tools! :) Be sure to post your new projects with carvings!

[Jim Becker]

David, can you tell us more about this set? I can't read the labels and would like to know who produced them, etc. TYIA! (Congrats on a nice acquisition!)

[JayStPeter]

Those look pretty nice. I agree w/ Jim ... details.

BTW, why did you wait a year to post? :D

Jay

[David Fried]

David, can you tell us more about this set? I can't read the labels and would like to know who produced them, etc. TYIA! (Congrats on a nice acquisition!)

Jim,

It's a Crown Beginners Set. WoodworkersShop.com has it on sale for 35.99.
Hmmm... the camera thinks it's 2004! I'll have to check if it's blinking 12:00 too!

Dave

[Jim Becker]

Thanks, David. I've been thinking of a few more tools like this and was just curious.

[lou sansone]

do yourself a favor and try carving mahogany or walnut at first ( or bass wood if you are so inclined ) . Woods like cherry and hard maple are much more challanging. Carving is a lot of fun and also very very quiet! Good time for thinking about stuff.

I have found that a really sharp tool makes all the difference in the world. After trying all types of shapening methods, I have finally settled on making sure the final hone is on hard felt with LV green rouge.

enjoy and good luck.
lou

[David Fried]

Thanks Lou,

I have some Basswood scraps left over from my attempts to hand cut dovetails last spring. I think I'll start with those.

The chisels seem sharp out of the box but I'll take your advice and hone them before using them.

Dave Fried