Hello Lynn. I used to do caricature carving and drifted away from it in favor of Norwegian style acanthus work. But I've been wanting to return to caricature work this last year and in the process of re-reading my Woodcarving Illustrated issues I went to their online site and then I encountered mention of your blog in the forums section. I always carved hats as one piece with the head, but I definitely prefer your way of carving them separately in this 2009 video segment. It's much easier to position head and hat to the perfect angles and you don't have to worry about a hat brim breaking or crumbling at some point.
All that is great and I thank you for the idea. But what I wanted to add is that we have the same model band saw; a Sears Craftsman. My father earned his living as a cabinet maker and finish carpenter and I inherited some of his tools and equipment many years ago. I still use that old band saw. Here's a tip in return for the brilliant idea of carving heads and hats separately. Whenever I am using the saw to handle something that small and oddly shaped -- as when you sawed off the top of the carved head -- I use a clothespin style hand clamp for both safety and ease of control. That way it's easier for me to control the angle of the cut.
Anyway, thanks for creating these blog entries. I am learning and re-learning heaps of great techniques, and I am having a great deal of fun going through your blog entries from start to finish.
Ron Henry
PS: I am going to try and send this comment to you but my eyes have trouble making out the two passwords meant to defeat spambots. So hopefully that process won't defeat me.
Hello Lynn. I used to do caricature carving and drifted away from it in favor of Norwegian style acanthus work. But I've been wanting to return to caricature work this last year and in the process of re-reading my Woodcarving Illustrated issues I went to their online site and then I encountered mention of your blog in the forums section. I always carved hats as one piece with the head, but I definitely prefer your way of carving them separately in this 2009 video segment. It's much easier to position head and hat to the perfect angles and you don't have to worry about a hat brim breaking or crumbling at some point.
ReplyDeleteAll that is great and I thank you for the idea. But what I wanted to add is that we have the same model band saw; a Sears Craftsman. My father earned his living as a cabinet maker and finish carpenter and I inherited some of his tools and equipment many years ago. I still use that old band saw. Here's a tip in return for the brilliant idea of carving heads and hats separately. Whenever I am using the saw to handle something that small and oddly shaped -- as when you sawed off the top of the carved head -- I use a clothespin style hand clamp for both safety and ease of control. That way it's easier for me to control the angle of the cut.
Anyway, thanks for creating these blog entries. I am learning and re-learning heaps of great techniques, and I am having a great deal of fun going through your blog entries from start to finish.
Ron Henry
PS: I am going to try and send this comment to you but my eyes have trouble making out the two passwords meant to defeat spambots. So hopefully that process won't defeat me.