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Ed Pawlowski

22/04/2018 4:18 PM

Pencil carving

No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
knife to sharpen a point.

https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu


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pyotr filipivich

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

22/04/2018 6:31 PM

Michael <[email protected]> on Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:59:23 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following:
>On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
>> knife to sharpen a point.
>>
>> https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu
>
>I don't have any inclination about wanting to do that, but I am curious about what kinds of tools he uses.

Very small, very sharp ones.
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Leon

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

23/04/2018 7:50 AM

J. Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:56:21 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 4/22/2018 3:59 PM, Michael wrote:
>>> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
>>>> knife to sharpen a point.
>>>>
>>>> https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu
>>>
>>> I don't have any inclination about wanting to do that, but I am curious
>>> about what kinds of tools he uses.
>>
>> A complete set of Festool no doubt. ;)
>
> One was dated 1987. Don't think Festool was an option :)
>>
>

Festool has been around much longer than that.

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

22/04/2018 6:49 PM

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 4:18:56 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
> knife to sharpen a point.
>
> https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu

I love the comments. Two of my favorites:

I can carve a pencil into a slightly pointier pencil

*Accidentally starts writing with it

JC

J. Clarke

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

22/04/2018 7:24 PM

On Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:56:21 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 4/22/2018 3:59 PM, Michael wrote:
>> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
>>> knife to sharpen a point.
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu
>>
>> I don't have any inclination about wanting to do that, but I am curious about what kinds of tools he uses.
>
>A complete set of Festool no doubt. ;)

One was dated 1987. Don't think Festool was an option :)
>

Mm

Michael

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

22/04/2018 1:59 PM

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
> knife to sharpen a point.
>
> https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu

I don't have any inclination about wanting to do that, but I am curious about what kinds of tools he uses.

Dt

DerbyDad03

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

22/04/2018 6:44 PM

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-4, Michael wrote:
> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
> > knife to sharpen a point.
> >
> > https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu
>
> I don't have any inclination about wanting to do that, but I am curious about what kinds of tools he uses.

Bottom right corner. I zoomed in but can't tell what that triangular
"tool" is.

Maybe it's because I was distracted by the nicks and blood on his
finger tips.

https://i.imgur.com/kYZYfS3.jpg

Mm

Matt

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

23/04/2018 7:25 AM

On 4/22/2018 6:44 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-4, Michael wrote:
>> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
>>> knife to sharpen a point.
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu
>> I don't have any inclination about wanting to do that, but I am curious about what kinds of tools he uses.
> Bottom right corner. I zoomed in but can't tell what that triangular
> "tool" is.
>
> Maybe it's because I was distracted by the nicks and blood on his
> finger tips.
>
> https://i.imgur.com/kYZYfS3.jpg

The tool looks like a # 11 X-acto blade.

Cc

Casper

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

23/04/2018 10:42 AM

Hate ot leave a medium out so...

https://www.quartoknows.com/blog/quartocreates/2016/07/25/crayon-carving/

https://www.boredpanda.com/miniature-crayon-carved-sculptures-bryan-edmiston/

https://abduzeedo.com/diem-chau-crayon-sculptures?utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20abduzeedo%20%28Abduzeedo%20Feed%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner


>No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
>knife to sharpen a point.
>https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu
>Ed Pawlowski

UC

Unquestionably Confused

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

22/04/2018 5:56 PM

On 4/22/2018 3:59 PM, Michael wrote:
> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
>> knife to sharpen a point.
>>
>> https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu
>
> I don't have any inclination about wanting to do that, but I am curious about what kinds of tools he uses.

A complete set of Festool no doubt. ;)

Cc

Casper

in reply to Ed Pawlowski on 22/04/2018 4:18 PM

23/04/2018 10:34 AM

Ed Pawlowski <[email protected]> was heard to mutter:

>No information about the carver but well beyond my skill of using a
>knife to sharpen a point.
>
>https://imgur.com/gallery/OrhZu

Dalton Ghetti...
http://www.daltonghetti.com/shop.asp?nxt=1&sid=B1876B93-1522-418E-913A-34EC33648031

Also check out...
Salavat Fidai: https://www.salavatfidai.com/sculptures.html

Cindy Chinn:
http://www.cindychinn.com/fine-craft/hand-carved-pencil-leads-by-cindy-chinn.htm

I tried carving a pencil, not the lead, a few times. That was hard
enough that I would not consider trying the lead.


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