nostr:npub15jpnhn58ekauplteuxhk48f6qyp9xsynkys4ysstfk4yerjlp09qcr4unr The. S-braid was 5-30 and 7-14 gouges, plus a nail set. The hex was a 45 degree v-tool, about 6mm wide, followed by a 6mm wide #2 gouge. The bus was all v-tool. I’ve been carving this held in the twin-screw face vise on my bench, working basically straight down on it, since the bench top is 1m x 30cm x 9cm thick.
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nostr:npub15jpnhn58ekauplteuxhk48f6qyp9xsynkys4ysstfk4yerjlp09qcr4unr Here’s progress shots on the hex. First outline it with a v-tool, just pushing the tool by hand, as I’m working in pine. Then use the #2-6 gouge (which I’ve sharpened somewhat rounded, rather than as a normal skew) to carve down at a 30-ish degree angle and remove the “petals” of the hex and widen the outside edge slightly.
