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Wood Carving
Wood Carving is the art of shaping wood into a figure, figurine, sculptural ornamentation or hand-worked wood art. All questions concerning methods and styles, techniques, traditions, supplies, patterns, carving how-to, tools including power and hand tools can be found here.
426 Questions
Did ja henckels ever manufacture wood carving tool sets?
Short answer: yes. I own some chisels and a carving knife. I bought them from an old woodcrafter. I don't know anything past that and would be interested to know myself.
How do you clean Anri wood carvings?
The frequently asked questions on the Anri website suggests cleaning them by dusting with a stiff artist's brush.
Which might be more useful for carving chess pieces-marble or slate?
Slate is a fragile and easy to break compare than the marble, which consists of high material durability along with high level of stickiness.
Could you get some information on Montgomery Wards Power Kraft Lathe?
Montgomery Wards has gone out of business as far as a retail stores, but they opened an online store, but I didn't see any department for tools. The Firm that bought the intellectual part of MW might have the manufacture contact information of your lathe in their system, give them a try.
Wards lathes were made by the Logan company. Logan Actuator is still in business, and still supplies parts for the MW lathe.
hth, Steve
What does the dots on a case knives mean?
One of the blades will have a series of round dots and X's. A year ending in 0 will have 5 x's and 5 dots. Each year after that will lose one dot or x. Other markings indicate the proper decade to determine the production year.
What is jems reaction to finding the soap carving?
He was shocked that the two carvings look like them
Are Tiki's carved out of wood?
The Tiki is carved out of all different sorts of wood. They're also carved out of many other types of mediums as well!
What type of process is phosphating?
Phosphating involved treating a metal, usually steel, with phosphoric acid. This greatly improved the adhesion and durability of coatings.
What wood is used to make bullock cart?
Babul specie of Indian timber tree. It is whitish red in colour, it is strong, hard and tough. It has a natural polish and is used for the wheels and bodies of bullock carts and other agriculture tools.
What did the Aztecs carve on large round stones?
i really have no idea but u can go to Google and look it up as large round stone carvings made by the Aztecs
Do you have model airplanes carved from mahogany?
We sell high quality hand crafted Mahogany airplanes, helicopters, cars, motorcycles, and some military vehicles such as tank, humvees and hummers. Our website is jsmahogany.com . We also sell at gunshows in Portland, Or and at the Clark county fair in Vancouver, Wa and at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Or. AT Christmas we have a store at one of the local malls. Sue Nickens J&S Mahogany 360 241 9638 jsmahogany.com
What are the carved marble gravestones in ancient Athens called?
Hi there, off memory I believe the 'carved marble headstones' were called stelai. We have created some bespoke headstones based on ancient greek designs.
How many edges does hexagonal pencil has?
If there is an eraser, then 12 edges (6 on the hexagonal pencils sides and 6 on the sharpened point)
If there isn't any eraser, then 18 edges (6 on the hexagonal pencils sides, 6 on the sharpened point, and 6 on the top).
What were types of carvings and artwork generally appeared on the temple walls?
the types of carving on walls was people having sex and girls fisting here vagina and guy wanking there dicks and the guy would
How do you tell carved jade from glass?
real jade changes from alighter green to darker. If you look hard you will see a swirl patter, this typically indicates jade.
The best wood is whichever the better wood would be for any given situation which depends on what is being built.
If you want outdoor deck furniture you might want to use Teakwood, for indoor Shelving units you may want to use Poplar or Oak, or Maple , to make Ax handles you may want to use Hickory wood. I will use what I believe to be the most feasable for any given situation.
It's called scrimshaw.
Ten reasons why you should wear safety glasses?
One should wear safety glasses to prevent things from getting into the eyes. Another reason to wear safety glasses is so that heat and sparks don't irritate them.
What year did jean chretien defend himself with a wood carving of loon?
It was either his wife Aline or Jean, but it was 1995 when Dallaire broke into their house, Aline ran back into the bedroom, locked the door and one of them used the wooden loon incase he broke down the door.
