Question on carving techniques

From: carol pedersen (pedersenteevens@cablespeed.com) | Date: 2004-08-11 20:40:54 UTC-04:00

Hi All...

I was surfing the net for carving pointers and stumbled onto a site
that showed a different tool that I
thought someone might know about.

After having to run out of the house for awhile, I found that I didn't
bookmark the page. Now, of course, I can't find it (even with my
'history' feature!)

The carving tool(s?) looked like it burned or electrically etched in
the image? Something like that? Anyway... as I carve my first stamp I
wonder if there is something different for very fine details other than
the "#1V shaper liner" tool that I'm using. Any suggestions would be
appreciated :-)

Thanks!

"PennyPenny"
& the Pedersen-Teevens Family
South Lyon, Michigan

Re: Question on carving techniques

From: rscarpen (letterboxing@atlasquest.com) | Date: 2004-08-12 02:37:31 UTC

> The carving tool(s?) looked like it burned or electrically etched
> in the image?

Sounds like a wood-carving type of thing. I've noticed stuff like
that while wandering the aisles at Michaels out of curiosity. Wood
workers might now more about it, but they won't be very useful for
carving stamps as we do it. =)

> Anyway... as I carve my first stamp I wonder if there is something
> different for very fine details other than the "#1V shaper liner"
> tool that I'm using.

Some people have been known to use hypodermic (sp?!) needles to
carve, though I'll be darned how they can do it. I just can't seem
to master that technique!

-- Ryan

Re: [LbNA] Re: Question on carving techniques

From: MaryAnn Lockard (mizscarlet731@yahoo.com) | Date: 2004-08-12 03:55:18 UTC-07:00

What a great idea! The tip of a needle is shaped ike a gouge( that's a pleasant thought is'nt it). I think a very large gauge would work very well. I'm taking big not what you would use to inject anything into a person. In hospitals we use a real large gauge to draw up contrast media in 50cc syringes. I think I'll give it a try.
>

Some people have been known to use hypodermic (sp?!) needles to
carve, though I'll be darned how they can do it. I just can't seem
to master that technique!

-- Ryan

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[LbNA] Re: Question on carving techniques

From: rscarpen (letterboxing@atlasquest.com) | Date: 2004-08-12 16:08:50 UTC

> In hospitals we use a real large gauge to draw up contrast media in
> 50cc syringes. I think I'll give it a try.

Just remember not to share needles because you could get AIDS that
way! ;o)

-- Ryan