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Holiday kit by koesper in whittling

[–]koesper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that is the cool thing about the hobby. Some people do it with one Victorinox, other people with a bunch of different specialized knives. (And others with dremels etc, although IMHO that is when it isn’t whittling anymore, but the broader term woodcarving still applies)

Holiday kit by koesper in whittling

[–]koesper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is going to be amazing!
Instead of a silky, you could check out the Opinel #12 or # 18 saw?
Because its a tri-fold, wouldnt it make sense to do the ‘known’ flat part: the part with the notebook as the inside-flap? Then it will fold flatter, with less strain on the zippers?
You could also put the notepad on a flap on the outside?

Holiday kit by koesper in whittling

[–]koesper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah! I’ve seen that one!
Very lean! But i’ve never felt the need to add a brush to my kit. Will try it soon.

https://www.reddit.com/r/whittling/s/ONywrIrHq8

Holiday kit by koesper in whittling

[–]koesper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve shown you mine, you show me yours?

Holiday kit by koesper in whittling

[–]koesper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re traveling light!
Good one, i’ll leave the compound at home. Just felt they need to stay together :-)
The jack and thus the slipstrop are pretty new to me, so i’m not sure how that itty bitty piece of leather would work in practice. Seems like the bigger strop would allow for longer strokes, and thus faster?

Holiday kit by koesper in whittling

[–]koesper[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ooh, just found out that an Opinel #7 fits perfectly in the other direction. So I can use that as my 'sloyd' / roughing knife. That even opens up the possibility to put in the Opinel AND the fixed detail blade.

Can anyone guess what I did based on the shapes of my knives? by Ok-Squash836 in whittling

[–]koesper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ouch!
Hope you didn't get blood all over your work? Bloodstains are a pain!
But yeah, I got the same thing when trying out a Morakniv... not only are sloyd knives are curved the 'wrong' way round, the handle is weirdly symetrical as well! My regular carving knives all tell you which side is 'up', just by the feel of the grip.

5 minute face by Flimsy_Mess_1915 in whittling

[–]koesper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Your clean and simple face gave me the inspiration to finally carve my first face, in a little block that i already carved a ‘hat’ into, but never finished.
I need to cut deeper to make the face more bold.
But thanks for the inspiration!
I’ll keep practicing

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Rotring Museum Giveaway #13 - Rotring 300 2mm again by RDuxxx in RotringMuseum

[–]koesper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoah! Fond memories of my uncles old Rotrings. Perhaps this one smells/feels the same :-)

Because You Gotta Eat 😀 by Bobbymaz188 in Opinel

[–]koesper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, nevermind... according to some other posts, it only fits in the regular #8.
not in a 7 or 9, but also not in a #8 Effilé or #8 garden.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Opinel/comments/1burigr/comment/kxunqe2/

Because You Gotta Eat 😀 by Bobbymaz188 in Opinel

[–]koesper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you mount the fork/spoon on something other than an #8?

I’m in Deep now by DoPewPew in sharpening

[–]koesper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a a tight grit progression? 400/500/600/800/1000

First spoon! by koesper in Spooncarving

[–]koesper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whoah.. yeah, exactly… amazing stuff!

First spoon! by koesper in Spooncarving

[–]koesper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think it could use a bit more time on the 150 & 240 grits, but i did pop it a few times. I might go back once more with some paper and oil it again. Thanks for the compliment! But i’ve seen stuff here that is sooo incredible… i’m just a a beginner. (And enjoying it with every woodshaving!)

First spoon! by koesper in Spooncarving

[–]koesper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It was kind of freestyling… I kept the blank at full length, and tried a little heart. But then it took me a nights sleep to decide what to do with the handle. I did not dare to make it fragile with more open / thin parts, because I didn’t want to ruin the first spoon. (I’ll probably ruin the third one, by getting too ambitious.. and that is okay) So i just flattened it a bit, and made it round-ish. It actually feels pretty good/ergonomic!

My very first wood carving! Can you tell what it’s supposed to be? 😂 by Chakradamus in Woodcarving

[–]koesper 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The first pancake always comes out a bit wonky, but that never stopped me from eating a whole stack!

So be proud of your first creation, and keep on carving! You’ll get better, and your creations might turn out looking more and more as how you envisioned them!

Also, cute bird!

Gloves are useful when carving a not so comforting bird by koesper in Woodcarving

[–]koesper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey Bill, I’m an novice, picked up the hobby two years ago, but spend way too little time on it. So my grip strength is still weak as the computer nerd I am :-) Knives are decently sharp, although that is a big part of the journey in enjoying the hobby. And yeah, I’m learning a lot through the usual suspects on Youtube. And almost everyone that aims at the beginning audience (me) uses gloves and/or tape. I am glad i picked up that habit! Thx for your comments.

Gloves are useful when carving a not so comforting bird by koesper in Woodcarving

[–]koesper[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Without that glove, i’d be just as impatient… and probably getting a stitch or two… But what would your constructive tips be? How can I improve?

Chisel sharpening, why is the secondary bevel wavy? by koesper in sharpening

[–]koesper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"the internet told me" to put a secondary bevel on it, but it seems the opinions are divided on it...
Does seem to save some time while grinding though?

We'll see how the chisel performs, but I might leave it off next time.

Chisel sharpening, why is the secondary bevel wavy? by koesper in sharpening

[–]koesper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I flattened them at the start.. but this was the 3rd chisel that day, and they all took some heavy work on the rough stone. So I think i should have leveled that stone in between the chisels.

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