Hey Jesse, whaddaya think?

 

Thanks ,Gene, interesting.

Herb

Mighty fine Gene. He probably don't have a Wood Carvers Supply close by...I save all my broken and wore out drill bits for later use. Most of mine I grind down for counter sinks for real small wood screws. A good video!

I wish I was that talented.

Very talented considering what little he has for tools. Wonder what the wood is...seemed to be  very fibrous species.

An example of making do with what you have. In this case, he came up with a new kind of cutter. Kinda like a powered pen knife.

On 2/6/2019 at 7:45 AM, Gene Howe said:

An example of making do with what you have.

My old CO used to say, "We work with what we have, not what we wish for."  Sage advice, but at the time I was a bit young to appreciate it.

Was that a rotary tool or a vibrating one? At least he has electricity.

 

Herb

33 minutes ago, Dadio said:

Was that a rotary tool or a vibrating one? At least he has electricity.

 

Herb

I thought it was a rotary tool. He's using a rotary hand piece, anyway.

I don't think he could move through maple that easy. But I understand people who carve with knives like soft wood. He is using a rotary tool .

One advantage he has over the bits I use, he sharpens quite a ways back so he can lay it down on the wood and it acts like a scraper if needed..