Just thought I would share in case anyone is interested
In looking for a different handle for my speedball carving set as the
red handle with the rough metal ring that you turn to hold the blade
in place wears blisters on my fingers I ran into these new carving
tools by Mastercarve.
I purchased some myself on eBay there is another set on there as
well. Though since only one person can get that set I did some
research on the net to see where you could buy them normally
The ebay link is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&item=2356487578&category=3128
To purchase them normally you can check out:
http://www.misterart.com/store/view.cfm?group_id=7883&store=001
Also another little tip Iron`Bear happen to have a nib handle for a
calligraphy set in his art supplies and we tried it out and the
speedball blades fit in it great. I love it, it gives me a better
grip on the tool and a little more play for carving fine lines. I
personally was never fond of the speedball handle. You can find
these nib handles at any art supply store in the calligraphy section
relatively inexpensive. I also tried using a calligraphy nib as a
carving blade as the ends are very small, it took a little getting
used to but it worked great for small detail I'm on a carving frenzy
now!
I personally think these new Mastercarve carving tools are going to
be great as the little rubber grippers are going to be very
comfortable I am betting.
Happy Carving
pandora{HIB}
Mastercarve Carving Tools and some other ideas
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Started on 2003-10-30
Mastercarve Carving Tools and some other ideas
From: pandora{HIB} (hispandora@phlsystems.com) |
Date: 2003-10-30 05:09:57 UTC
Re: Mastercarve Carving Tools and some other ideas
From: scoutdogs107 (DogScouts@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-10-30 13:05:39 UTC
Wow! Those DO look comfortable! Rolls Royce of carving handles! :-)
I only use the #1 blade though and wouldn't want to pay for the
others that would just sit around. I'll have to do some searching and
see if I can find them sold seprately. Thanks for sharing!
Scoutdogs
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pandora{HIB}"
wrote:
> Just thought I would share in case anyone is interested
>
> In looking for a different handle for my speedball carving set as
the
> red handle with the rough metal ring that you turn to hold the
blade
> in place wears blisters on my fingers I ran into these new carving
> tools by Mastercarve.
>
> I purchased some myself on eBay there is another set on there as
> well. Though since only one person can get that set I did some
> research on the net to see where you could buy them normally
>
> The ebay link is:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=2356487578&category=3128
>
> To purchase them normally you can check out:
> http://www.misterart.com/store/view.cfm?group_id=7883&store=001
>
> Also another little tip Iron`Bear happen to have a nib handle for
a
> calligraphy set in his art supplies and we tried it out and the
> speedball blades fit in it great. I love it, it gives me a better
> grip on the tool and a little more play for carving fine lines. I
> personally was never fond of the speedball handle. You can find
> these nib handles at any art supply store in the calligraphy
section
> relatively inexpensive. I also tried using a calligraphy nib as a
> carving blade as the ends are very small, it took a little getting
> used to but it worked great for small detail I'm on a carving
frenzy
> now!
>
> I personally think these new Mastercarve carving tools are going to
> be great as the little rubber grippers are going to be very
> comfortable I am betting.
>
> Happy Carving
> pandora{HIB}
I only use the #1 blade though and wouldn't want to pay for the
others that would just sit around. I'll have to do some searching and
see if I can find them sold seprately. Thanks for sharing!
Scoutdogs
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pandora{HIB}"
> Just thought I would share in case anyone is interested
>
> In looking for a different handle for my speedball carving set as
the
> red handle with the rough metal ring that you turn to hold the
blade
> in place wears blisters on my fingers I ran into these new carving
> tools by Mastercarve.
>
> I purchased some myself on eBay there is another set on there as
> well. Though since only one person can get that set I did some
> research on the net to see where you could buy them normally
>
> The ebay link is:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=2356487578&category=3128
>
> To purchase them normally you can check out:
> http://www.misterart.com/store/view.cfm?group_id=7883&store=001
>
> Also another little tip Iron`Bear happen to have a nib handle for
a
> calligraphy set in his art supplies and we tried it out and the
> speedball blades fit in it great. I love it, it gives me a better
> grip on the tool and a little more play for carving fine lines. I
> personally was never fond of the speedball handle. You can find
> these nib handles at any art supply store in the calligraphy
section
> relatively inexpensive. I also tried using a calligraphy nib as a
> carving blade as the ends are very small, it took a little getting
> used to but it worked great for small detail I'm on a carving
frenzy
> now!
>
> I personally think these new Mastercarve carving tools are going to
> be great as the little rubber grippers are going to be very
> comfortable I am betting.
>
> Happy Carving
> pandora{HIB}