I'd like to try my hand on sign-carving so I bought a nice book on the subject, and the author recommends using a modified mill-knife for carving...
Now, here's where the problem is... I reside in Norway and up here we don't have anything - to my knowledge - that's called a mill-knife or anything I could think of as being a "mill-knife".
So at the risk of sounding a bit stupid... I have to ask what is/what do you use a mill-knife for?
If I knew what you might typically use a mill-knife for or had a better description of it - I might be able to find something similare up here...
Failing that - are there any good webshops around that sell good affordable mill-knifes with adjustable length blade(s)??
Thank you so much for your time and help.
-------------------- -- All the best, Edwin Solheim AS Solheim Reklame Langhus, Norway Posts: 38 | From: Langhus, Norway | Registered: Mar 2000
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A mill knife is our way of describing a whittling knife here. The special feature is just a longer blade than normal. This way we can use it for removing larger amounts of wood.
I would suspect the author is suggesting the knife for what I call a stop cut in the pattern. This is done at the end of a grain run where you want it to stop when running a gouge with the grain.
I am a bit surprised that a european author suggests that method over a straight chisel because a "master woodcarver"(OLD SCHOOL from Bavaria) that I studied under would never allow us to use knives for that purpose. He insisted on the use of straights always!
I hope this helps.
OH...another characteristic of a mill knife is a slightly heavier back to the blade for added strength.
-------------------- Robert Beverly Arlington, Texas Posts: 1023 | From: Arlington, Texas | Registered: Jan 2001
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The knifes on those pictures looke very little to what I've understood is a mill-knife... or more correctly - the type of mill-knife I'm looking for...
On the front cover of the book you can spot a knife of the sorts I'm after... The blade has been modified/cut down and is also retreveable.
Does this help?
-------------------- -- All the best, Edwin Solheim AS Solheim Reklame Langhus, Norway Posts: 38 | From: Langhus, Norway | Registered: Mar 2000
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I have seen these guys called all kinds of things but never a modified mill knife!
There are some great carvers here that use all kinds of different methods of "chiseled lettering" such as veiners, v-tools" and just plain knives. I personally would suggest you find something locally and modify it to the basic shape your looking for and just give it a try!
The enclosed link is one from Wayne Barton, an ole boy that has been doing "chip" carving for a long time and article writer for Chip Chats, a magazine for avid carvers! There are a couple of knifes similar to what you are looking for there!
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