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I have been learning Chris Pye's approach and while he is a strong advocate of inside bevels, I believe the V tool is a case that even he does not use them. The theory is that an inside bevel allows...

I clamp frame pieces to a worktop, which can be as simple as a piece of plywood on top of a couple of saw horses. I put packing tape on the plywood where the joints will squeeze out glue. You can...

What I love most about your spoons is that you made them to fit the sweep of your specific pots. I think that is so brilliant, something you can never achieve with a store bought spoon. Now I want...

I don't think those are necessarily timber framing gouges. I'm not sure how they would be used there. Perhaps there are some uses in timber. But, I have seen very narrow gouges of this type,...

Yes, those are the gouges I was thinking of. Well, thanks for clearing up these matters. I'm surprised you can use the same bevel angle in oak as bass. I'm new to carving. I appreciate that you...

Mark, thanks for your reply. I may be having trouble with the terminology, but I have curved gouges, vintage gouges, that have much heavier shoulders than modern carving gouges and I am told that...

I am surprised to see it looks like you use carving gouges even to remove rough stock in hard wood. Would this be a place for a firmer gouge? I'm never sure where exactly one is supposed to use...

I think you could use a piece of an old jigsaw blade, or perhaps a section of an old hacksaw blade, or a piece of scraper or crapped out saw plate. I don't think it takes anything all that special.

Thanks from me, too. That is really interesting and great advice, to think of the object wrapped up initially. What kind of router are you using? A trim router with a small straight bit,...

I'm another very satisfied EZ Smart user. This is the only newfangled tool that I have ever found to really live up to its hype. I have no problem doing long rips, like roof eaves by snapping a...

George, there is nothing wrong with a good fence. But, that is a lot of money. What kind of things are you going to be making? You can often make your own little jigs and fences very easily and...

I subscribe to Chris Pye's website. It works out to just over $9 and it is month to month. He is very good.

http://www.woodcarvingworkshops.tv/

Beautiful job.

In veneering the general rule is that whatever you do to one side you also do to the other side, so I would think you would want to avoid adding a layer of veneer over the show side only. I guess it...

That is outstanding. Do you have any pics that document the process of making that. I would enjoy learning how to make one.

Thanks.