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Originally Posted by Victrinia_Ensor
The next few photos shows Dan carving out the new shari. Notice the way he holds the tool. The positioning of his left hand provides the finer control, while the right hand is managing the bulk of the machine. Never in the process of actually carving the tree do his left middle finger, and ring finger fail to have contact with the tree. In carving the lower portions of the tree on the previous weekend, we had to actually remove the tree from the pot. So that I could position the tree into various angles which would accommodate this needed contact with the material. It is essential to control.
Victrinia
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This is advice I have given newbie carvers for many years. You always want to have one hand touching both the die grinder and the work, even if it is only a pinky touching the work it greatly increases stability ( and confidence).
Has Dan relayed three of
THE most important rules to follow while carving??
1. DO NOT let anyone talk to
you while you are carving!
2. DO NOT talk to
anyone else while you are carving!
3. If someone
insists on talking to you, stop what you are doing until the conversation is over. You can get hurt badly in the blink of an eye!
Have you met any of Dan's Ponderosa collecting buddies, Larry and Greg?
BTW, BrianBay will be moving real close to Larry in Denver area right about now.
Dale