Hi,
I need some tooling advice. I started carving logs last year, and am hooked. After cutting a section of log with a chainsaw, I’ve been doing all the wood removal with hand gouges and a mallet. It’s great fun, but there are times when I want to hog out a large section, for example to hollow out a space the size of a honeydew melon. Even with a 1 1/2″ gouge this takes a lot of time and wear and tear on the old elbow.
My wife is nagging me to get myself a tool for my birthday (nice problem to have), and I’m thinking about either an angle grinder with a Lancelot blade, or a flex shaft tool, like Foredom or Dremel.
Any thoughts, advice or experience out there from the community on which tool, which brand/model/accessories would be most helpful?
Thanks in advance.
-Mike
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For speed get a lancelot blade or a chainsaw, but be careful
Have a nice day Lee
Mike,
Check out this thread regarding angle grinders and wood-cutting blades.
http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages?msg=39405.1
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
The arbortech is smoother and just as aggressive as the Lancelot. The dremel and foredom are nice for small details but I have a 1/4" Dumore. Milwaukke and Makita make 1/4" die grinders. Look at the Karbide Kutzall cutters. Woodcraft and other cary them. Very nice. A rotary rasp cutter and less aggressive and grabby but more controllable. All will rip the skin very fast.
I've been experimenting with an Adze.
You can hog out wood very quickly!
Then you can ease up and be very precise.
No noise no dust.
Check out some Pacific Northwest native carving.
Thanks to all for the advice.At this point, I think I'll try the adze approach. And possibly a scorp.
Generally, I prefer hand tools, since they don't have the problems of noise, dust, or vendor lock-in, and cost nothing for electricity. It's good exercise too, I just get kind of tired sometimes ;-).-Mike
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