Scratch Dreaming

[dozymuppet]

Got some time with my new toys this morning:







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[Rabbit]

Wow! I go into hospital for two weeks and look at the progress! looking good! The folding saw and rasp are kwel, and would make short work out of most timber.I get junk e-mail on a regular basis from Timbercon. For me Carbatec is a bit more local, if a little expensive.

[McCreed]

Looking good Dozy! (same reply in the St. Vincent thread - sorry)

[Stuart D]

That looks great, nice effect.

Were the zig zag cuts to assist the removal of the material?

[dozymuppet]

Thanks all.

Were the zig zag cuts to assist the removal of the material?

Partly, but mostly shaping reasons.

I saw the technique used by Kanji Kawabata when carving a comfort curve, but he used a chisel to remove the mass.

When I was filing the curves for my TC59, it was tedious trying to find right curve. The pull saw gives a straight guide line to hit with the rasp, nice and flat.



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[McCreed]

@Dozy - yours is a very craftsman-like process...

My method involves a 4" angle grinder with a flap disc!!! (this is why I will never be a craftsman )

[Simon Barden]

If it gets the same results, it's a valid method!

[Stuart D]

But isn't that why woodwork is great. So many different ways to achieve the same result.

[dozymuppet]

I can't say I wouldn't use an angle grinder, all things being equal. But pretty happy with how it's going so far.

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[dozymuppet]

Two months later...

Having multiple projects on the go means I can get a bit of space between how I feel about things. I wasn't quite loving where the first of my scratch projects was going, specifically some of the angles.

I put in a few hours today, and put an all round bevel on with the shinto rasp. I am back in love.







The sheoak really loves a bevel.