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From Vernon Abernethy, Belmont, N.C.

I carve plastic containers as well as

wood. A thin leather thumb guard does not

protect my thumb as well as I would like

during slicing cuts. While cutting pieces

from a plastic laundry detergent container,

I inadvertently discovered that my thumb

fit perfectly into the bottle’s hollow molded

handle. With a little trial and error, you can

make a collection of heavy plastic guards for

your thumb, fingers, palm, and wrist. Use

them with your purchased gloves and leather

guards to protect your hands during slicing

techniques that might otherwise be risky

maneuvers. They work great.

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Easy Finishing Station

From Ed Livingston, Pinellas Park, Fla.

Sometimes there is no way to apply finish to a small,

irregularly shaped carving because it will not stand up

on its own. I made a simple and inexpensive holding

method and finishing board from a piece of scrap

"-thick pine and some push pins. Drill holes in the

pine the size of the pin heads, just deep enough that

the pins touch bottom. (My holes are 5/16" diameter,

" deep, and about 2" apart.) Then, gently insert a pin

into the bottom of the carving in an inconspicuous

location. The pin serves as a handle so the entire

carving can be coated at once, plus the push pin can be

placed in one of the holes so the object can dry without

marring the finish.

This custom rack

organizes and

protects gouges,

and shows the

tool edges for easy

identification.

tips and

techniques

Gouge Rack

By William Ellis, Flint, Mich.

Whenever I’m working on a detailed project, I seem

to have every small gouge I own lying around my

workbench. To organize my tools, I built a simple rack.

I used PVC pipe to protect the blades, but designed the

rack so the edges of the gouges are visible. You could

also label the tubes to show which gouge belongs in

each space.

Thumb Guard from

Scrap Container

Push-pins and a pine

board make a great

support to finish

small carvings.

A section of a plastic jug handle

provides extra protection

for a carver’s thumb.