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Tool lust is a terrible thing to have.
When I lived in Baltimore many years ago, I was a regular visitor at the Walters Gallery. I'd make a beeline to display a case that held miniature carvings done in boxwood. Tiny, precise, and beautiful. I was beginning my journey as a carver, and I took inspiration from those carvings about what was possible …
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a Drummer was not just a percussionist. A drummer was a traveling salesman who'd make the rounds with tools, clothes, or anything else you might wish to purchase but could not easily find at the small retail establishments in your town. Think no internet, no Walmart, and few …
Some artists and craft people do one thing without variance their entire careers. In fact, some are very thoroughly tied to the form and tradition of their work, and deviation could bring negative consequences. If you make Windsor chairs, many traditionalists who purchase your output might look askance if you suddenly began experimenting wildly with …
This small set of "vintage carving tools" has a history. I owned a set of identical tools at the beginning of my days carving. They were purchased at an art store in Baltimore in the spring of 1969. I learned the basics of carving with them, and carved my first eagles with them. They continued …
Little problems are sometimes big problems in carving.
This is an original Black and Decker Workmate from the 1980's. For a while in the '80's it was my only carving bench.
I consider rebates to be a kind of iniquity. I must send in the information electronically or by mail, wait until it is verified, and wait until the rebate is redeemed. Frequently this takes so long that I am left trying to figure out where the check for $1.98 came from.
You can't carve without removing wood. And removing wood can be as delicate a process as lightly slipping the gouge through the wood or propelling it forcefully. Apply too much force in the wrong situation, and you have lovely kindling.
So, you couldn't use these to mop a floor.
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