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When carving “Dynamite the Horse” from

Gary Batte’s book

Carving Crazy Critters

, I

found it difficult to carve between the horse's

legs. The original pattern called for a 3"-thick

piece of wood, but that was too thick for my

scroll saw. Instead, I used two pieces of 1

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"-thick wood and made patterns for the left

and right sides. I then carved the legs before

putting the two sides together. I added two

dowel pins to be sure the alignment of the

two sides was correct. Glue the two halves

together and clean any glue that squeezes

out before painting or finishing the project.

This approach makes it much easier to carve

the difficult areas. It has the added bonus of

doubling the thickness of the pattern that

can be cut on a scroll saw.

Gary Fenton

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Mini Carving Kit

I keep everything I need to whittle inside an empty

Altoids mint can. My kit contains a jackknife, leather

strop, small wood roughout, and a pencil, as well as

a couple of Band-Aids and an alcohol wipe in case of

an accident. Try making your own mini carving kit

and see how much you can pack into it. Wrap a rubber

band around the can to keep it closed.

Pete Turner

Lineboro, Md.

Carving Glove Alternative

Carving gloves are expensive

and seem to develop a hole in the

thumb rather quickly. Before I

use a new glove, I tape a rubber

fingertip on the thumb so the

glove isn’t the one to take a

beating. Rubber tips are available

at most office supply stores and

they are much cheaper than

purchasing a new glove.

Don Worley

New Carlisle, Ohio

tips and

techniques

Scroll a

Roughout

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Separating a thick carving into two halves

lets you cut blanks on a scroll saw and

carve hard to reach areas

with ease.

A rubber fingertip

will protect the

thumb of a

carving glove

from excess wear.