First Cuts: Chip C a r v i n g
Fig 3.14 Startinga morÄ™ complex flower. The centre ring has been stabbed and a circle marked outside it less far away than the No. 5 will reach. NotÄ™ the pencil marks around the inner circle. The diameters should continue beyond the outer circle. The edge of a petal is stabbed here.
Fig 3.15 The saucer-shaped depression for the flower to sit in is carued by making triangular pockets with the No. 5 gouge. To get a convex outer edge the gouge is used flute-up.
Fig 3.16 The boss has been domed andgrooves are cut along the petals. The tool dips morÄ™ steeply as it approaches the boss to give a good effect. Cutting the groooes like this across the gmin can cause problems. The groooes couid be madÄ™ before the petals are stabbed in.
Fig 3.17 A scalÄ™ being stabbed in with a No. 8 gouge, which is rotated to make a bigger scalÄ™. The bottom ones have been chipped out already.
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