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Once you have a scary sharp knife, stropping it after every 20-30 minutes of carving will keep it sharp for quite a while (weeks, if not several months) before having to sharpen it again. When you do need to sharpen it again, you may not have to use all of the grits. It may only require the last 2 grits or so. When you feel the knife isn't cutting as well as it used to and stropping alone isn't sharpening it enough, that's when it's time to sharpen it again.

If you can find it in your area - Basswood or Linden wood is good for chip carving. Butternut, jelutong, and catalpa are some other alternatives.

It's a good way to build muscle memory when learning and to keep things simple. Too few strokes won't sharpen the blade effectively. Until a person has had some success achieving a sharp blade and understands what to look for throughout the process, it's better to do a few extra strokes. As one becomes more familiar with the process, one can determine the number of strokes needed to achieve the results they are after.

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Hello - the wood used is northern basswood. It is a tight-grain softwood that is ideal for carving. Butternut is also another wood that can be carved with good results. Basswood practice boards and other basswood project carving blanks are available at mychipcarving.com/product-category/basswood-butternut-ezboard-discs-eggs/

I use northern basswood (Minnesota/Wisconsin), which is the North American equivalent to lime(linden) wood. However, I've read that there are different varieties of lime wood - sommer and winter. The Sommer is the more desirable of the 2 varieties, so it sounds like you're probably using the winter variety. The northern basswood is typically soft and tight-grained, making it easy to carve. In North America there is also southern basswood, which is very similar to northern, but the grain is typically not as tight since it is faster growing. Here's a good forum discussion on the differences between basswood and lime wood: forum.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/woodcarving-illustrated/woodcarving/carving-wood-materials/14034-basswood-limewood-differece

Hello - the knife is the My Chip Carving Cutting knife. There is also a Modified knife with a more narrow blade point that makes carving curves and lettering easier. There are 3 styles of knives available at mychipcarving.com/product-category/chip-carving-knives/

I am not familiar with that process.

Hello - there is a tutorial available explaining our Scary Sharp knife sharpening method. The video is ua-cam.com/video/2SSQ-U6Zu3o/v-deo.html The Scary Sharp sharpening kit is available at mychipcarving.com/product/knife-sharpening-kit/ which also has the video available.

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Hello - when carving basswood I'll try to strop my knife after every 20-30 minutes of carving. I use a leather strop with white gold strop compound and will strop each side of the blade 7 times and then 6 times, 5 etc. down to 1. I've found this keeps my knife sharp for a long time (months). When the stropping doesn't seem to be achieving the desired sharpness, I then use the higher-grit abrasives to touch up the blade.

Hello Michele, this is an old video but you can find these fonts and many more by searching online by the font name. Websites like free fonts will come up. Also, there are many more videos and patterns at mychipcarving.com. thanks for watching

Don't start with 120. Start with 800 or 1000 unless your knife is really bad. Finish with 3000 but spend a lot of time on the strop. It won't be Scary Sharp, but it will be sharp

A small change in measure will by multiplied on the last point..don't worry 😃 about it.

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Merci pour votre réponse. Je suis très heureux que vous ayez appris certaines des bases de la sculpture sur puce ! Plus de leçons et de modèles à mychipcarving.com Marty

The pattern is available at mychipcarving.com for Platinum Members for free or you can acquire it with the purchase of the basswood plate and candle cup. All at mychipcarving.com. Thanks for your interest.

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If I understand your question, the small bevel on the edge of the blade (forming the "horizontal line") is all that needs sharpening. This is called the secondary bevel.

Thanks much, Steven.

I am using the MyChipCarving Cutting Knife. Available here - mychipcarving.com/product-category/chip-carving-knives/

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You're very welcome. Glad you found it helpful.

Hello, in the 37+ years I've been chip carving, I've never cut myself. Holding the knife properly and keeping your free hand out of the way results in safe carving. A sharp knife is critical too. More at mychipcarving.com

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