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It will check ... and as much as I hate to say it, power is probably your best bet. If they are decent sized pieces, you may want to carve something that will show off the grain. It's a very pretty and reasonably hard wood.
Anyone ever carve any persimon?
What works best, power or hand tools? Will it check as it dries? I just happened appon some trimmings from a tree and it seems like good sound wood for spirits.
It would be truly helpful if all publications were to clearly state on each pattern "enlarge pattern by x% for full size" or something like that which would clue the user in. But I'm like Rolf....I change the size of every pattern to get what I want.
I agree with you Mark, I am constantly changing or adapting my patterns to suit my taste or the size of the wood that is available to me. Thinking about electronic versions of the patterns, that would be great. But very hard to control. It amazes me how many people have no scruples about sharing....
Bruce I just looked up the Pegas blade and the Flying Dutchman puzzle blade.
Pegas TPI 28.2 Thickness .087" Width .0236"
FD TPI 31 Thickness .08 Width.023
So the Flying Dutchman is a bit thinner , not sure it would make a significant difference. Three teeth per...
Optical illusion segmentation - simple project. I used birch plywood 1/6 inch, mdf for background and wood stains, also could be made of 3 types of wood.
Project size 6 x 5,5 inches
Perhaps, we could hear from Fox. Maybe they could try some things and see if it makes things better. Or, they can just keep doing the things the same way.
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