carving advice

[planetrobbo]

i have acquired a carving bar and chain. I fancy a crack at this carving lark. anyone got any pointers or advice for a pure green carver?

[dervishcarving]

Assuming you have some experience using a chainsaw (natch) and you have the PPE (natch again) then make sure the chain is loose (like... you can pull it up to a cm away from the bar at the bottom...scares me sometimes), pour in some good oil and have a bash. I started with mushrooms and worked up from there.

try to think in 'boxes' so you try to cut the 'general' shape as boxes or tubes (simple cuts) and then from there bring some detail into the piece. I dont find this part very easy, i tend to start trying to get details too easy into the carve and suddenly find i have only done a part of the piece and have to back-track but its a good habbit to get into.

mainly just take it slow and make several shallow cuts insted of one deep one to try to avoid cutting too much off

hope you enjoy it. i found it completely addictive and now spend hours every day i can carving

 

oh...the tip of carving bars get very very very hot... i didn't believe Tom when he told me, i touched it... it hurt

[Treemon]

i have acquired a carving bar and chain. I fancy a crack at this carving lark. anyone got any pointers or advice for a pure green carver?

 

Where did you get that from:confused1: