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Hello, I was looking at the carving tools in 'Bristol Design' the other day with the owner, very helpful chap; has anyone used them and can anyone comment on the quality of the steel? Prices ranged from about £20-£30 each. Cheers Dave

Thanks for all the advice. I've been into Bristol Design to look at their own chisels. They seemed nice and the owner seemed knowledgable and very helpful; he spent a lot of time with me. Have any others used them? It was a bit confusing as his numbering system is different to the one that most...

Well i just had a quick go using 180, 240, 320 and 600 grit laid lat on a piece of flat steel. I flattened the back of the blade and freehanded the bevel. Seemed to work pretty well. Maybe i should just get a guide to hold the blade on the correct bevel when working on the paper?

Thanks Rob

Hello, I've just inherited my Dad's old Stanley No. 5. Very rusted and seized up even though he promised to clean it :wink: I've spent weeks looking for the right one on ebay so i'm really chuffed to have the one that my Dad used instead. I just spent a lovely couple of hours cleaning it...

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate all the advice. :D Cheers Dave

Thanks ByronBlack. Not want I wanted to hear though :wink: That SBW3501B is out of my range at £580. :( I guess it's ebay then :roll: Cheers Dave

One more question, how deep a cut do you think it could handle? I guess I would need 6 1/2 to 7 " resaw.

Thanks Damian, really helpful. I've been having a think and i could probably get away with something that can resaw 160mm. maybe the record bs300 would do?

Thanks, What didn't you like about the Record?

Thanks, what #series and size gouges would you recommend for larger carving in the round?

Hello, Can anyone recommend a good wood carving course, ideally for sculpting in the round. I'm looking to buy my wife some carving tools and thought that a course might be a good idea as well. Ideally in the SW, Bristol/Somerset/Devon/Wales, that kind of thing. Cheers Dave

Thanks for all the excellent advice so far, it's really helpful. So do you think this 8-piece carving set is a good buy or would i be better to get a few specific ones. http://www.classichandtools.com/acatalo ... _Sets.html I've been looking in the Axminster catalogue at Kirschen and Henry...

hmm, something tells me i'm going to have to make do without a bandsaw! i saw a startrite 301 that went on ebay for £180, maybe i should have gone for that. Cheers Dave

Thanks Dave, I quite like the sound of the Record BS300e, have seen it for £350 delivered. Still too much money though!

Thanks Andy, i was in there on Friday actually! i'm just not sure what sizes to get, and flat or curved? as i said, she wants to do things like green men (bit of a hippy) and general large-ish sculpture. I might pop in this afternoon as they had a 60 1/2 block plane that I fancied cheers Dave

Thanks, I take it that something like a Rcord Power BS300e wouldn't be up to it then? What shoud i be looking for in the spec. I see that the AWESBS that you mention has a max cutting height of 200mm but is it not powerful enough to resaw 170mm timber? Thanks for the help Dave

Must have been a different Dave, there are a lot of us :wink: I'm only just starting building guitars so it's not exactly a way of making a living at the moment, but my previous profession has taken a nosedive as well :cry: Can you point me in the direction of any models i should consider...

Thanks Wizer, I imagine she will want to do fairly large sculptures like green men and the like. Cheers, checking out Pfiel now

Hello, I'm looking to buy my wife some carving tools for her birthday. We have regular access to Ash and Sycamore and i think she wants to do some sculptures. Can anyone recommend some good brands and what kind of sizes or shapes i need to get? :) Cheers Dave