I'm so pressed for time, I can't read through all the older threads here. A brief intro - my husband and I make custom furniture and I recently got the bug to try carving as a way to set our pieces apart from the rest - and because it seems very cool. I'm surprised my first foray didn't send me to the ER as I used kitchen scissors to carve an elm leaf pattern into a scrap of cabinet grade pine. Looks cool, no bloodshed.
Anyway many of the pieces we do are from hardwoods and I wonder if it is do-able to carve directly into a hardwood versus doing an inlay. We can do either really, inlays are not a mystery but I want to do some carving into oak for picture frames in my home and I don't want to lose any digits in the process, wreck my tools or otherwise muck it up.
Thanks!
Amanda
Anyway many of the pieces we do are from hardwoods and I wonder if it is do-able to carve directly into a hardwood versus doing an inlay. We can do either really, inlays are not a mystery but I want to do some carving into oak for picture frames in my home and I don't want to lose any digits in the process, wreck my tools or otherwise muck it up.
Thanks!
Amanda
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