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wm_crash Member
Joined: 24 Feb 2013 Posts: 140 Location: Wilmington, DE - USA
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:02 pm Post subject: Frog sides sweep |
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Hi,
I'd like to know what sweep gauge you use for the sides of the frog. I walked into a store with a frog and it closely matched the profile of a #6 sweep on a Pfeil carving gauge. Now from some of the readings, I find a #5 sweep mentioned.
The only time I saw someone carve the round sides of a frog was in a video (which I can no longer find, but it was a guy with a funny tuque on YouTube) using a Japanese scribing gouge.
cheers,
wm_crash, the friendly hooligan |
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Ed Shillitoe Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 110 Location: Syracuse NY
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:10 am Post subject: |
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Hi wm
I don't pay any attention to the sweep of the gouge because I carve the sides going across the grain - not along the length of the frog. The I use abrasives to get rid of the gouge marks. Maybe others have some other comments?
Ed |
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whatwasithinking Member
Joined: 26 Jan 2013 Posts: 230 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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I'm using a sweep #5, 1" gouge. I see that Bolander used a 26mm gouge, of unspecified sweep, but probably about 5. I may have to try Ed's method, though! |
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