I've been carving a stamp for the Maliseet (Malecite) Indians using both that name and their own name for themselves, Wolastoqiyik. I've found that carving letters really helps a lot with my poor hand, to work on techniques of good, straight lines and smooth curves.
It's very easy with, say, a tree to accept bumpitty lines as intentional, for a natural effect and say "I meant to do that!". With letters - either gouged out or raised up - one really sees what needs working on.
I recommend for other novices the challenge of doing words on the stamps.
Is it true that putting the rubber into the refrigerator makes it easier to carve? I can see that, in that the rubber has a lot of give to it. Maybe it makes it firmer and less squishy? How long do you keep it in? Is a freezer just too much? I suppose a microwave would be a bad idea.
Dave
The von der Insels
P10 F197 X93 H5 E1
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Carving Drills & Refrigeration
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Started on 2004-06-17
Carving Drills & Refrigeration
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-06-17 07:38:35 UTC-04:00
Re: Carving Drills & Refrigeration
From: ndnboxing (ndnboxing@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-06-17 11:55:00 UTC
I tried freezing the pink stuff to see if it would retain rigidity
better for carving areas such as lettering or areas needing precise
details. It didn't really have the desired effect, but it did make my
hand cold while I carved. I would suggest just obtaining a magnifying
lens instead and replacing the carving blades often.
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dave & diane"
wrote:
> I've been carving a stamp for the Maliseet (Malecite) Indians
using both that name and their own name for themselves, Wolastoqiyik.
I've found that carving letters really helps a lot with my poor hand,
to work on techniques of good, straight lines and smooth curves.
> It's very easy with, say, a tree to accept bumpitty lines as
intentional, for a natural effect and say "I meant to do that!". With
letters - either gouged out or raised up - one really sees what needs
working on.
> I recommend for other novices the challenge of doing words on
the stamps.
> Is it true that putting the rubber into the refrigerator makes
it easier to carve? I can see that, in that the rubber has a lot of
give to it. Maybe it makes it firmer and less squishy? How long do
you keep it in? Is a freezer just too much? I suppose a microwave
would be a bad idea.
>
> Dave
> The von der Insels
> P10 F197 X93 H5 E1
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
better for carving areas such as lettering or areas needing precise
details. It didn't really have the desired effect, but it did make my
hand cold while I carved. I would suggest just obtaining a magnifying
lens instead and replacing the carving blades often.
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dave & diane"
> I've been carving a stamp for the Maliseet (Malecite) Indians
using both that name and their own name for themselves, Wolastoqiyik.
I've found that carving letters really helps a lot with my poor hand,
to work on techniques of good, straight lines and smooth curves.
> It's very easy with, say, a tree to accept bumpitty lines as
intentional, for a natural effect and say "I meant to do that!". With
letters - either gouged out or raised up - one really sees what needs
working on.
> I recommend for other novices the challenge of doing words on
the stamps.
> Is it true that putting the rubber into the refrigerator makes
it easier to carve? I can see that, in that the rubber has a lot of
give to it. Maybe it makes it firmer and less squishy? How long do
you keep it in? Is a freezer just too much? I suppose a microwave
would be a bad idea.
>
> Dave
> The von der Insels
> P10 F197 X93 H5 E1
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]