Achieve a Smooth Finish with Just a Knife
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2024
- You don't always have to use sandpaper to finish off your wood carving and whittling projects. Sometimes just a really sharp knife or chisel will leave you with an even better surface.
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Good general advice Brian, but the OCD in me would leave me with a piece 1/8th the size that I had originally intended.
Great to see you posting frequently again, hope you're all G.
Oh I hear ya!! If Im not careful Ill have just a twig left!
Attempting to make more time for the channel again. I have some scheduled videos and this is just an impromptu video on the spot :)
Useful tip. I have found that a good way to practice this technique is to practice sharpening pencils with a knife.
great tip!
i love the comparison to polygons and videogames. What you´re fav game? :D
Ooooo, it's tough to just pick one!
I grew up with Halo and Guild Wars. Lately, I've been playing Valheim and Guild Wars 2 but haven't logged in for about 3 to 4 months since I have been focusing on the youtube channel.
Nice. Played Valheim myself. Thinking about gettin into it again. I grew up with Prince of Persia and Monkey Island :) (1989) Wittnessed the whole crazy development of videogames. From 8-bit PIxel to DLSS 2.0 :) @@CarvingisFun
Have you given up on hand protection, Brian? Take care of yourself!
Ya know, I forgot completely that I wasn't wearing them! Was completely an unplanned project.
If you look at the very slow, controlled cuts he makes, there is very little danger of serious damage. Sometimes it's good to not wear hand protection when whittling (in this instance, for example). It trains you to avoid making stupid cuts that you only do because you're wearing protection. Personally, I only wear a glove when I'm doing stock removal and larger strokes. I take it off when you get down to the intricate stuff, but always leave the glove beside me for that one awkward cut where you think "how can I actually make this cut without going through my finger"! Each to their own of course, but I do think there are problems with learned bad practice when wearing a glove in my experience. I do think it's worthwhile taking off the glove from time to time and this seems like the perfect time to do so.
@@ricos1497 That's a very fair point. I know that no one used protective gloves years ago, they just grabbed a pocket knife and started whittlin'. I'm a beginner and I don't have the level of mastery you have achieved, so I am a bit paranoid.
Also, my blood really wants to stay inside of me.
@@trublgrl ha ha, yes, I know what you mean. I was actually given a knife at a youngish age (maybe 8-9 I think), and I don't really remember developing the basic skills, which is probably why I'm reasonably comfortable holding a knife these days (I've only carved for a few years). However, I still have to stop, think and take certain cuts very slowly as I'm not quite at the stage where everything comes completely naturally.
I mentioned on another thread that a good way to establish the controlled cuts in the video is to practice sharpening a pencil with the knife. That's also a good way to get used to the feel of the knife when not wearing a glove. The cuts are controlled, the knife is always travelling away from you and your fingers aren't close to the blade. Either way, it's good just to get carving, glove or no glove! Best of luck with your progress, I'm sure you'll do wonderfully.
@@ricos1497 Okay, I am an amateur artist, and I sharpen my pencils with a single-sided razor blade and I have NEVER worn hand protection to do it. I'm plainly a hypocrite. 😁
i did my first wood carving project recently and i used sandpaper on it but i have strength issues so it was hard
It does get easier, mainly you start finding work arounds to make it better to work with
@@CarvingisFun next time i might try and do the bear project i saw on your channel because i did a penguin the first time so i think those go together
I find wrapping or gluing my sandpaper to a small piece of wood makes it easier to handle for a long time on a small project. I had a little rectangular scrap of wood about 8" by 1/2" by 1/2" an inch long that works well for it.
@@trublgrl that would be easier, my wood and metal working teacher used to do that for the class
what grit sand paper should i get for smoothing before beeswax?
I usually just use 120 and at most 220
@@CarvingisFun thank you. Those are fine and very fine grits right?
You could saybthat.
When I used to work in a custom cabinet shop, I used at most 220 as when you go finer, the dust particals start clogging the wood and prevent the finish from penitrating. Anything more is just unnecessary and causes problems
@@CarvingisFun Which grit do i start on and how do i know when to change
Most of the time, I just use 120 and stop. If I want it smoother, then I go to 220.
Switching from 120 to 220 will usually be done after I achieve the uniformity in smoothness and I switch when I feel like I achieved whar I wanted.
I stop when I remove all the rough spots and there is an even color distribution on the surface I am sanding.
What knive is that?
It's from DHK. It's comfy in the hands, but the steel feels softer than I like.
I've been doing this for years, actually prefer this to sandpaper since you don't risk breathing in dust
That is an excellent point!! My garage turns into a dust storm cus I dont have a dust collector