chisels

[fidyash]

Well, just interested. Each sculptor has it's own favourite set of
chisels. My favourite wood chisels are:

65mm flat U
12mm plain U
30mm deep U
16mm 90 degree L
20mm I

Which ones are You used to use?

Adam Widera

[Gary Waller]

Post by fidyash
Well, just interested. Each sculptor has it's own favourite set of
65mm flat U
12mm plain U
30mm deep U
16mm 90 degree L
20mm I
Which ones are You used to use?
Adam Widera

I just bought a "Rebit" pneumatic hand chisel - the smallest size - its
supposed to be more comfortable than the Trow & Holden or the Cuteri - they
also offer a spring operated gadget, so you can stone carve all day. The
carbide tooth chisels are about $28 each in Canada, the gun and chisel $700.
My main use right know is high class grout removal - or rakin' joints as the
stoners call it. (thats stonemasons not the potheads).

[Brett]

Post by Gary Waller

Post by fidyash
Well, just interested. Each sculptor has it's own favourite set of
65mm flat U
12mm plain U
30mm deep U
16mm 90 degree L
20mm I
Which ones are You used to use?
Adam Widera

I just bought a "Rebit" pneumatic hand chisel - the smallest size - its
supposed to be more comfortable than the Trow & Holden or the Cuteri - they
also offer a spring operated gadget, so you can stone carve all day. The
carbide tooth chisels are about $28 each in Canada, the gun and chisel $700.
My main use right know is high class grout removal - or rakin' joints as the
stoners call it. (thats stonemasons not the potheads).

Have you a website for this and for the Cuteri chisels?

Great scubject/posting I don't do much timber but it's great to know, what
works well.
Brett

[george graham]

No one said life should be eay, but Adam, the description of your chisels is
missing an ingredient.
Chisels have usually two numbers. One is the width or size of the blade, the
other is the sweep of the curve.
Let us see what your favourite chisels look like, by giving us these
details.
George

[fidyash]

Right. Here's the classification sheet of our local chisel reseller,
unfortunatelly just in Polish:
http://www.sklep.dluta.pl/popup_search_help.php

According to the classification presented on the webpage above the
chisels are:

65mm flat U -> P/05/65
12mm plain U -> P/08/12
30mm deep U -> P/10/30
16mm 90 degree L -> P/13/16
20mm I -> P/01/20

Adam Widera

[Gary Waller]

Post by Brett
Have you a website for this and for the Cuteri chisels?

http://www.miconproducts.com/pneumaticchisel.html
This is swedish steel. Not widely known.

This is the Italian CUTURI - note my previous crap spellinggk
http://www.tabvlarasa.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-pset3.html?E+scstore

They are widely available - this is just the longest link I could find.

[george graham]

Adam, Thanks for the display of the chisels. Despite the language being
Polish, the sweep etc. of the chisels looks about the same as the Pfiel
brand. The numbering is slightly different from the old English numbers.
It looks as though you have a fairly comprehensive set, for general
carving work
I order chisels in made up sets of 6 or 8 for a furniture making school and
they usually include the ones you have or close to it. I would have had the
60 degree Vee, rather than the 90 deg. but that's quite subjective.
Once you get something done or if you have already, let us have a look at
it.
George

[fidyash]

Post by george graham
Once you get something done or if you have already, let us have a look at
it.
George

Gosh I thought I've already posted it some time ago:
There are some of my past works (about two years old) presented on the
website of our atelier: http://www.rzezba.org/bedzin/sculptors.html
I'm also here, at work (last summer):
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But speaking about scculpting equipment, what do You think about using
such tools as: Loading Image...
We've found that such equipment is quite usable while working on bigger
sculptures, even though requires a lot of attention while working about
an inch from fingers.

Adam Widera