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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 27, 2011 at 23:55

Tongue-in-cheek take on common carving tools and materials.

#1  CA glue: To glue your thumb to the piece of wood you are trying to replace back to the carving. Also serves to glue cut skin back together and glue your thumb to the cut.

#2  Bandaids: To cover the CA glue you use to glue together a cut and keep your thumb out of the glue. Also works to hold gauze against the glue long enough to adhere it to the cut.

#3  Acetone: To un-glue fingers stuck together, or to remove the gauze stuck inside a cut. WARNING: Feels like molten lava inside said cut.

#4  Carving Glove: To make your spouse feel better when you start carving. Also gives your spouse a distraction from the blood while he or she is driving you to the emergency room for stitches.

#5  Thumbguard: A prosthetic callous for your thumb that you removed with surgical precision with your last knife cut. If the last cut was deep enough to require a CA glue patch, a permanent prosthetic callous for said thumb.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 28, 2011 at 0:24

I’d think that the thumb off of a leather “safety” glove might work well. They’re just as thick… Just cut off a finger and slip it over your thumb. (And you get 8-10 protectors, depending on the size of your thumb.)

　

Ace Hardware sells them for $8.99, for 2 pair.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 28, 2011 at 0:26

Oh, about the thimble idea;

Checked in with Google. Found a couple of discussions on the subject;

One brought out the fact about damaging the blade edge on the metal thimble.

(didn’t think of that)

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 29, 2011 at 14:19

I like the safety glove idea...Perfect

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 29, 2011 at 17:26

About the only differemce is the bought thumb guard has an elastic back...

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on October 29, 2011 at 17:45

I'll use electrical tape to hold it in place

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on October 30, 2011 at 20:46

That'll work.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on November 13, 2011 at 19:46

My "Dark Mistress" calls to me.

She keeps me awake at night.

She wants to be carressed.

She wants to be used, (but not abused).

AND she likes Peach Pits.

Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on November 13, 2011 at 21:16

that sure is a good looking knife there jj...

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on November 14, 2011 at 9:22

Thanks Stephen.

Haven't carved any monkeys with it, YET,  but I did a few different styled baskets, to show Jan.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on November 15, 2011 at 15:25

Trying to goad Jan into getting her "Pink Lady" out and getting the peach pits off her kitchen window sill and have a go at carving.

 

Carved these as an addition to the basket that I showed last time.

This is one like I said that could be finished before smoothing.  I left it rough except for around the handle.

 

Here's the style that my wife likes best.  Smoothed down A LOT.  Still has some character, but it's much smoother than the first.

 

This last one is the style that first got me started.  My wife's Grandfather had carved her one like it.

It's carved upside down from the others to allow enough pit for a solid bottom. 

Lots of women like these sitting baskets for their Knick-Knack shelves.

Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on November 15, 2011 at 16:58

very good job jj i  like them all. but the second one is pretty cool to me .maybe if you could carved a flat piece for the bottom of the second one and glued it to the bottom it would stand up on a shelf.but i'm sure you already thought of that. you do great work sir...

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