Carving Man's Best Friend-- Yellow Lab AdvancedAdvanced - Wildlife Apr 4 Written By Alec LaCasse Learn to carve a yellow lab’s portrait in a 5."5” (14cm) x 4 1/4” (11cm) basswood blockTOOLS: If you do not have the same tools, remember you do not have to have the exact same sizes-- just within the same size range#4 - 1” (25mm) gouge#11 - 1/4” (6mm) gouge#10 - 9/16” (14mm) gouge#5 - 11/16 (17mm) gouge30-60 degree -3/16” (3mm) V-tool and or larger V-tool (anything under 10mm is fine)4- 1/4” (6mm) skew1/8” (3mm) #10 or #11 veiner220 grit sandpaper1/4 Tapered riffler (optional)pencilruler Alec LaCasse
Carving Man's Best Friend-- Yellow Lab AdvancedAdvanced - Wildlife Apr 4 Written By Alec LaCasse Learn to carve a yellow lab’s portrait in a 5."5” (14cm) x 4 1/4” (11cm) basswood blockTOOLS: If you do not have the same tools, remember you do not have to have the exact same sizes-- just within the same size range#4 - 1” (25mm) gouge#11 - 1/4” (6mm) gouge#10 - 9/16” (14mm) gouge#5 - 11/16 (17mm) gouge30-60 degree -3/16” (3mm) V-tool and or larger V-tool (anything under 10mm is fine)4- 1/4” (6mm) skew1/8” (3mm) #10 or #11 veiner220 grit sandpaper1/4 Tapered riffler (optional)pencilruler Alec LaCasse
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Carving Man's Best Friend-- Yellow Lab
Learn to carve a yellow lab’s portrait in a 5."5” (14cm) x 4 1/4” (11cm) basswood block
TOOLS:
If you do not have the same tools, remember you do not have to have the exact same sizes-- just within the same size range
#4 - 1” (25mm) gouge
#11 - 1/4” (6mm) gouge
#10 - 9/16” (14mm) gouge
#5 - 11/16 (17mm) gouge
30-60 degree -3/16” (3mm) V-tool and or larger V-tool (anything under 10mm is fine)
4- 1/4” (6mm) skew
1/8” (3mm) #10 or #11 veiner
220 grit sandpaper
1/4 Tapered riffler (optional)
pencil
ruler
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