View Full Version : Chip Carving....help for a newbie :)
George Farra
03-13-2012, 4:50 PM
Hi Everyone,
I would have put this in the Carver's forum, but it doesnt seem to get as much traffic as this does. I want to learn how to chip carve to add some nice details on my projects.
I've read a few books and woul dlike some opinoins on knives and sharpening medium. I was looking at knives by either Pfeil or Wayne Barton. Wayne also sells ceramic stones that are used dry to sharpen and hone the knives. From what i can tell only 2 knives are needed to carve....a chip knife and a stab cut knife.
Any thoughts on the toosl of this trade?
TIA
George
Zahid Naqvi
03-13-2012, 5:09 PM
George, I moved your thread to the carvers forum, I am sure you will get more attention here.
Mike Henderson
03-13-2012, 5:50 PM
I'm not a big chip carver, although I'd done some. In general, you can get away with one knife but having the stab knife is a nice extra. Sharpening is straight forward, just like you'd sharpen any knife. I use a water stone.
You can find books with patterns for chip carving and you can probably find patterns on the web. As I said earlier, I'm not really into chip carving so I don't have a lot of knowledge.
Mike
John Novak
03-14-2012, 9:41 AM
Try www.fandfwoodcarving.com (http://www.fandfwoodcarving.com) -- they have the Wayne Barton knives -- good choice...
Mike Pounders
03-14-2012, 10:24 AM
Here is a link to some good info http://mychipcarving.com/ . This guy has some good techniques and methods. There is also a tutorial here that might help:
http://lumberjocks.com/MyChipCarving/blog/25293
Roger Strautman
03-16-2012, 8:34 AM
George, I am a chip carver for the most part and have used most all chip carving knives on the market today. Having said that for a beginner I would say the Baton knife is what I would suggest to buy for your starter knife. It will take the abuse that a new chip carver will naturally give it. The stab knife is not used much but does add a little design interest. The ceramic stones that Barton sells work great and I would suggest buying them because they will remain dead flat forever and a flat stone is needed for those kind of knives. I started out using a Barton knife and now use a Dunkle knife which is more of a finesse knife, it has a thinner blade and has some flex to it. The Dunkle knife only needs to be stropped for sharpening and I only sharpen mine once every 4 hours of use. The key to a successful chip carving future is all in the sharpening. I hate to say this but most chip carving blades don't come ready to chip carve because they have a two bevel ground blade on them and a good chip carving blade needs a single bevel. Even the Barton blades will need sharpening. That's a good reason to buy your sharpening supplies when you buy the knife. The dunkle blades come ready for chip carving. No matter what blade you choose it has to be superior sharp and the blade has to have a mirror finish on it to allow the blade to cut with very little drag in the wood. Wayne Barton is #1 in the world when it comes to chip carving design. He also is willing to answer and questions that you may have. http://www.chipcarving.com/
Hope this helps you be successful at chip carving.
Jim Underwood
03-16-2012, 10:27 PM
I learned a bit of chip carving from Barry McKenzie. I haven't done much carving, but I did like his knife better than several other's I tried.
http://www.chipcarvingschool.com/
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