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I've got 20 of these to carve out, and I've only done a smidgen of carving before. Luckily my boss trusts me enough with his antique carving tools

Before I started carving:

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Looks good!

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What kind of tools do you use for something like this?

[–] Acernum 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Not sure if you mean all of it, or just the carving part, but I used a 1" hole saw on a drill press in the small opening, and a 3" hole saw for the two larger rounds. Then spindle sand the edges. Then use a jig saw and chisel to clean up the small opening. Next is a router with a cove bit with a bearing. Then using a carving knife and carving gouge to get the shape. Hope that helps!