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Hey Jim, have fun carving! It is a hoot! Chisels and knives give a great clean finish. Easy to sand too if wanted. Dremels, power carvers etc tend to shred the grain and create a lot of clean up work.. I tend to go from the chainsaw to chisels and then knives although I do use a grinder (super coarse flap sander or a chain disc) if the shapes dictate it’s use.

Thanks for the tips Glaros.

Mary May does great teaching and demonstrates such a variety of projects. She is trained in the traditional European manner and has so much to share. Even though I don’t do much carving, I’m finding that the chisels help a lot in making good joints and cleaning up where routers and saws leave off.

Interesting Rich that you have found you can use carving tools for traditional joinery ,thanks for your input.

Thanks for the info I’ll check Chris pyes out too.the pieces I have to finish need to have a clean smooth finish but perhaps in the future I’ll go with the “odd tool mark look”.