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wisewood

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  1. Going back several years when I was first dabbling with this artform this forum was a font of useful information. Fellow newbies and masters alike were posting regularly, showing us their recent works. Job opportunities and carving logs were advertised and queries were asked and answered. I check in two or three times a week, sometimes more and it can be months before a new thread is posted. I guess the majority of us are content with Facebook and Instagram and don't feel the need to share on here anymore. It would be nice to inject some more life into this forum though, not everyone does Facebook. I follow the milling forum as well and that doesn't seem to have suffered the same fate. So what do we do? Q&A? Tips and techniques? Simply posting pics of your work isn't enough, but it's a start lol[emoji106]
  2. Cheers Spud, I don't usually have a phone signal at work, Email [email protected] www.wisewood.org.uk Links on there to social media, my Instagram has plenty of examples of work [emoji106] Cheers, Simon
  3. Hi Scott, This got pinged up to me today, you actually emailed me today also. The price I suggested is based on how I envisage the piece, size, level of detail etc. I forgot to mention that these commissions are bespoke so if my price is way off your expectations there may be a way to compromise the design to fit your budget. If not, I may be able to find someone local who might help. Cheers, Simon
  4. Hi Leonard, ok, first off, run your carving chain slack otherwise you’ll overheat the bar and chain. secondly you may need to grind/file the heels/ backs of the cutters as sometimes they can stick out more than the cutting face as they travel round the bar tip. Start simple, mushrooms, owls. watch YouTube videos and join carving groups on Facebook. most of all though study form of your subject matter, lots of photos so you have plenty of good reference material. Copying someone else’s work may lead to you copying their mistakes ? Best of luck, Simon
  5. Well I guess because I previously switched everything to 3/8 or 3/8 lo pro. I’m not saying this is what everyone is doing, just works for me
  6. 64” lo pro bars ??? What are these designed to run on? ms661? ms880? Is there an increase in flex or bowing within the cut ?
  7. Rob, without looking at my reel at the yard , I would fairly confidently say I use Oregon 91VXL for my carving bars( quarter tips and toonies ) Reasons for buying It’s readily available its fairly cheap i would say on the whole I’m very happy with it. The only gripe I have is that for the narrower radius quarter tips the cutter is a little too long and I end up grinding more cutter heel off than I would with a shorter cutter length. I know the L in VXL means longer and in normal use it would be a benefit having more tooth to sharpen. I also use it for milling (42” lo pro bar on Stihl 066) re-profiled for milling. only reason- I had existing reel of it. If I were to buy more loops just for milling I would be interested in lo pro skip chain if such a chain exists?
  8. Hmm, interesting. Maybe I’ve fitted the wrong tension spring then. I’ll see if I can find out what year it is ? thanks again
  9. Many thanks for this mate, only had a quick skim through so far but yes the sm looks to be all there ? i shall update my post once I’ve sorted it or sent to spud lol
  10. Possibly, wedgebanger sent me the service manual so will be studying very closely ?
  11. Thanks Rich, it took 3 &1/2 days with 2of us working on it. All saw apart from some chisel work on the eyes.
  12. Hi Rob, I use 3/8 lo pro on my quarter tips and toonies. Probably down to being the easiest option for me as I can run both lo pro and standard 3/8 on my bigger saws if needs be without any hassle
  13. https://youtu.be/KlaNWSn-4yI Some help needed here, the brake tension spring broke on my Stihl 036QS . I’ve replaced it and it all seems to be fitted correctly but now the chainbrake handle is being overpowered by the quick stop. When the usual brake is engaged, the QS still forces the saw to drive the chain , albeit slower as its forcing the clutch to turn whilst on break?? I’m not sure if I’m missing something obvious. I was tempted to disconnect the QS cable but I’ve since read it’s all or nothing as far as chain brake, one element won’t work without the other ? PS yes the chain is loose, it’s a carving bar ? Can anyone send me a workshop manual? i think I need to see the correct configuration of all the chainbreak elements including the QS parts, so I can compare with my saw . I’ve taken a vid of it running, please see the link at the beginning of my post. Thanks, Si
  14. https://www.facebook.com/786204550/posts/10157504950704551?sfns=mo A joint project with Robin Marsh I was asked to lead in Stockholm. The commission was for Radio Sweden, a large dead elm on the edge of an old military graveyard within their grounds.
  15. It’s been a while since I’ve revisited. I was having problems with the app so deleted it and fell out of the habit of checking in. Has the private message feature been binned? Cant work out how to contact people other than comments on threads??

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