CUTTING OUT THE BLANK
WOOD SIZE:
2X2-1/4 X 6-1/4"
I cut out only the side view.
If I am going to turn the head I will just leave a Square block in the head area.
Cut out a size that you feel you can carve best, either smaller are larger. I find a nice practice piece is around 6 to 8 inches tall and the width to vary depending on what you are going to make of it.
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Hayden's Classroom
Remember!
Bring a sack lunch Friday;
Field trip to the woodpile!
Detention List
Fred
Reason
Not bringing
a knife to class
OK...let's break out the tools, make sure everything is in good shape and Bandaid's are at the ready.
We will be doing a "little man" with very little hair; that will speed the carving process by eliminating all the hair stuff.
It is always good to start by covering a few basic rules of safety.
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OUR GUEST
for this special class
"Mr Chipper"
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The cutout to the left shows the square block for the head.
later on I will show how to position the head and degree of turn.
So cut out your pattern, and we will get started on Mr. Jim.
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Front view of our crew
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REAR VIEW
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LEFT SIDE VIEW
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
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TOP VIEW
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ANGLE VIEW
YOUR CHIEF INSTRUCTOR..."SIT UP STRIGHT"
The pictures below demonstrate what we will be caveing.
This will be
Mr. Jim Little
once we finish
this class.
RALPH
MELVIN
ALBERT
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SAFETY GLOVE AND THUMB GUARD A MUST
Notice I wear two gloves, a stronger one under the yellow Kevlar glove. With Kevlar carving gloves, the thumb always wears out first.
So I cut off the rest of the fingers of the older glove and put it on as a thumb guard for the newer one. This way I extend the life of the glove.
I also use a rubber guard on my carving hand, this protects my thumb from cuts and the soft wood from my thumbnail.
My tools consist of a couple of knives, a 3/4" Denny #3 gouge which is my basic carving tool and often used in place of a knife; a Warren V-gouge, a 1/8" small V gouge, a 1/8" #11 veiner, and a set of Dockyard micro-gouges. The smaller tools I touch up on the buffing wheel before I attempt any small cuts (ie.around the eyes or mouth).
Unit 1
LESSON # 7
