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All the carvers gathered round as the new carving supplies were taken out of the box. They really liked the Japanese power grip tools. The handles were a bit smaller and shaped differently from any other carving tool I had seen. The women especially liked the way they fit their hands and even some of the men commented on how comfortable they were to hold. Even better, the tools arrived quite sharp. They passed the 3 study sticks around and told me what a great thing they... Read More
As carving instructor for the NYC parks dept. I was afforded the opportunity to put together an order for supplies. The program had been existing on a wing and a prayer but when I took it over, I approached those in charge and simply asked for some funding. Presto, it appeared. I spent days deciding how the money would best be spent. I contacted larry over at THE WOODCRAFT SHOP, chosen because of his knowledge and excellent service. I ordered 6 sets of Japanese... Read More
Thought I'd pass some time by writing a few thoughts about where we've been and where we're heading... something to do while sitting in a campground (with wi-fi) in Russelville, Arkansas. We're heading for Mountain Home, Arkansas for their club show this weekend after spending a month in Texas. Two weeks were in Glen Rose, Texas for their annual Spring carver's rally. It was our first time there for that event which was started in the mid-1980s. ... Read More
I don't know if anyone is really interested in this, but here goes... After our first week of being open, you may be wondering about how the site is doing. Since this is OUR Carving Club, I figured I would share some numbers with you: April 23 - April 30 872 visits from 11 countries 12,129 page views 10 minutes - average visit length 22.48% of our visits are first-time visitors Congratulations to our 10 top (most viewed)... Read More
Took two days off to wear my carpal tunnel glove...actually went furniture shopping, and bought some, and today we are installing base trim on a new wood floor. So I keep peeking out to the studio...and yep...he is still out there waiting for me to clean him up and finish him. Have gotten a bunch of good comments for those who saw him on the turntable going round and round on UTube. It really gave me a full minute of just looking from all angles...to see... Read More
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