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[chrissishrimp]

Very Nice!

Welcome!

[JSFGreig]

They look great mate

 

Ive never tried carving before but would love to give it a shot what saw and chain do you use? or does it vary on the wood?

 

and also what you use to carve the finer details?

 

thanks

[jimmythesaw]

I Have an ms 170 with 8'' bar a 181 with 10'' 2 192's with 12'' and 16'' all carving bars a 391 for general cutting and a 660 for the logosol sawmill. I also use arbortec and mini arbortec for detail work and various sanders for finishing.

[JSFGreig]

ok cheers for the advice i will definitely look in to getting my self an arbortec and a carving bar would be nice to do something a bit more creative than splitting everything i have left over

 

what wood would you recommend? i have a lot of fair sized pine laying around is that any good?

 

cheers

[jimmythesaw]

I use allsorts of timber. I'm using larch at the minute which is good to carve and finishes really nice. Ash is a nightmare for splitting quickly but this can add character to some pieces such as mushrooms. I would try using anything I can get my hands on to practice after all it can always go on the log pile as I know only too well. I was a groundsman when I started getting interested in carving and only used a standard bar to carve mushrooms, planters and benches but the carving bars certainly make all the difference.