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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
|  Posted: 2008-10-04 11:38 am Permalink
BUMP
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wplugger
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Joined: Jul 09, 2006
Posts: 161 | Posted: 2008-10-05 06:45 am Permalink
I use this multi edged tool.
To cut back in the detail lost in the 40 year old molds
of the spears I'm making to line the Chinese ovens
at the MAI-KAI.
Ben,
you may be
Vicious & Malicious
But I'm
Repetitious
I only have 16 more to do
Will
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2008-10-05 1:21 pm Permalink
I Absolutely LOVE the Unorthodox use of everyday tools to perform off the wall tasks. Excellent one today Will. Definitely Mr Repetitious too with those spear points, cool stuff soon to be HOT. How do these guys tie in with those Chinese Ovens? And, Are they building more?
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wplugger
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Joined: Jul 09, 2006
Posts: 161 | Posted: 2008-10-08 1:51 pm Permalink
Well,
Here's the story.
Back in the day, the Mai-Kai served only Chinese food & had only Chinese cooks. In 68 they bumped that room out or in-closed it & used the 6ft spears as window dressing. They have 4 windows with 8 spears on each rack. One is inside & the spears look like brand new. 3 more are outside & there is only rusty wire sticking out of pipe ends left.
Well to make a long story short. I found the molds & we are on a roll now
The oven
OLD SPEARS
NEW SPEARS
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2008-12-25 09:38 am Permalink
Bump it UP
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s!q
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 11
From: Los Angeles
| Posted: 2008-12-25 2:05 pm Permalink
great info everyone.
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wplugger
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Posts: 161 | Posted: 2009-03-26 04:20 am Permalink
So how you like my new cool tool ?
21 inches of cold coarse steel.
some where between the chainsaw & sand paper
it would not be unusual to see me use this dude
for rapid wood removal.
they call it a 14 in.1/2 round wood rasp.
Check out the serrated edge.
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2009-03-26 10:57 am Permalink
I was always told - its not the size of your tool, but how you use it. Your not "compensating" are you?
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hiltiki
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Joined: Jun 10, 2004
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From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2009-05-08 09:53 am Permalink
I am looking for a bent V-shaped parting tool, with 90-degree angle. I have been looking around in stores, flexcut, ebay and can't find it. Here is a picture, it is # 2 second from the left. Any info would be great.
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AlohaStation
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From: So FL
| Posted: 2009-05-08 10:09 am Permalink
www.rockler.com
www.woodcraft.com
Any woodcarving supplier should have access to it. It will not be cheap!
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laojia
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Joined: Feb 04, 2009
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From: Metz Lorraine France
| Posted: 2009-05-08 10:10 am Permalink
Pfeil made this model:
http://www.pfeiltools.ch/cgi-bin/flexi060614?WEB=lhztl9RHb0kAANmJZB8AAACp&Q=&S=3:1:14::0:7:::1::&P=&MT=main2
Maybe available here:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=1329
J.
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tikimecula
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Joined: Apr 27, 2004
Posts: 404
From: Manhattan, KS
| Posted: 2009-05-08 10:26 am Permalink
Here are the best "V" Parting tools I have found. They come honed and ready to use Very sharp
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=1329
I have been using Pfeil's for about 2 years now and love them. They hold there edge well.
Don't buy Henry Taylor "V" parting tools you wont be happy with them. The rest of the Taylor line is very good, I have had very bad luck with there "V' tools.
Depending on what angle you are looking for? 60º. 45º, 90º ect....
Pfiel uses odd numbers for there angles
#12 = 60º
#13 = 90º
#14 = 55º
#15 = 45º
#16 = 35º
Hope this helps.
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Paipo
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Joined: Jun 22, 2006
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From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2009-05-08 2:58 pm Permalink
Heh, someone else has the "Art of Maori Carving" book! Very timely posts as I'm after a V-chisel myself right now, and you are probably the master of said chisel round these parts T-Mec. Those prices are the best I've seen for Pfeil chisels yet.
nterestingly we are only using the straight Vs in our carving class right now, but I can definitely see the benefits of the curve when working around all those tight spirals. Could you share some of your shapes and sizes you're using on your current project T-Mec?
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hiltiki
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From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2009-05-08 4:48 pm Permalink
thanks for all the info. Uhm T-Mec, I am having a hard time finding the 90 degree tool. I put #13 and it didn't work, and since I don't really know what I am doing except for the fact that I need this particular tool to finish my piece, would you happen to know? where the 90 degree angle one is? No sweep but long bent V-parting tool. They have #12 but can't find #13.
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tikimecula
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From: Manhattan, KS
| Posted: 2009-05-08 4:53 pm Permalink
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On 2009-05-08 14:58, Paipo wrote:
Heh, someone else has the "Art of Maori Carving" book! Very timely posts as I'm after a V-chisel myself right now, and you are probably the master of said chisel round these parts T-Mec. Those prices are the best I've seen for Pfeil chisels yet.
nterestingly we are only using the straight Vs in our carving class right now, but I can definitely see the benefits of the curve when working around all those tight spirals. Could you share some of your shapes and sizes you're using on your current project T-Mec?
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I noticed the book also. It was one of the first carving books I bought, when Octane posted it here a few years ago.
There is a newer version of that same book here:
http://www.booktopia.com.au/te-toi-whakairo-the-art-of-maori-carving/prod9780790003665.html#
Master? Me? Not even close.
I will snap some pics of the chisels I'm using on my latest for you.
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