I can no longer properly feel my fingers, so it’s time to come in from the front porch (I still call it a conservatory). My weather app reckons it feels like -14ºC (6ºF), and it can’t be much warmer as I sit in a draft behind the big panes of single-glazing. But, I’m carving a…
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Dead simple decoration
Zach Beauvais talks about easy decorative techniques using tools to hand.
How do you sharpen your tools?
Whether it’s your favourite carving knife or your long-neglected splitting wedges, we all have to keep our tools sharp. It’s one of the more varied set of techniques in green woodworking, and it causes much discussion. New carvers often overlook the practice and kit when setting out. Many carvers favour slow-spinning, water-cooled stone machines like…