Carving

From: TeamKing (teamking@entouch.net) | Date: 2004-09-15 22:44:42 UTC-05:00

I need some help. . .is there a special technique to carving small
letters? I have tried Speedball & Staedtler #1s, and an Exacto knife,
but still can't seem to get in between the letters very well. . .is it
one of those things you just have to keep at until you get it?

Thanks
TeamKing

Re: Carving

From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | Date: 2004-09-16 04:09:41 UTC

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, TeamKing wrote:
> I need some help. . .is there a special technique to carving small
> letters? I have tried Speedball & Staedtler #1s, and an Exacto
knife,
> but still can't seem to get in between the letters very
well. . .is it

If you squeeze down a #1 Speedball with a pair of vise grips you can
narrow the blade and this will work better than a regular #1.
Make sure you have a few #1 blades prior to doing this as it takes a
few failures to get what you want.

Don

Re: [LbNA] Re: Carving

From: TeamKing (teamking@entouch.net) | Date: 2004-09-15 23:38:44 UTC-05:00

Thanks

TeamKing

On Sep 15, 2004, at 11:09 PM, gwendontoo wrote:

> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, TeamKing wrote:
> > I need some help. . .is there a special technique to carving small
> > letters? I have tried Speedball & Staedtler #1s, and an Exacto
> knife,
> > but still can't seem to get in between the letters very
> well. . .is it
>
> If you squeeze down a #1 Speedball with a pair of vise grips you can
> narrow the blade and this will work better than a regular #1.
> Make sure you have a few #1 blades prior to doing this as it takes a
> few failures to get what you want.
>
> Don
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Re: Carving

From: Judy B (sowbiz@yahoo.com) | Date: 2004-09-16 12:28:53 UTC

Somewhere I think I posted and will here repeat myself . . . as I do
in real life . . .oh, this is my life!

I found in the quilt supply area of Total Crafts an xacto style knife
called STENCIL KNIFE. It has a much smaller, as in narrower, blade
and a slenderer handle. Oh, I remember, there was a web site for a
different brand, but here is an xacto supplier:

http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/BDM22

And with the smaller blade cuts, my hands heal faster.

Judy B
Fairfax VA
sewsowbizzy

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, TeamKing wrote:
I have tried Speedball & Staedtler #1s, and an Exacto knife,

Re: [LbNA] Re: Carving

From: (teamking@entouch.net) | Date: 2004-09-16 11:39:29 UTC-04:00

Thanks for the info!

TeamKing

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From: "Judy B"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:28:53 -0000

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