My first real attempt at carving is my Pinewood Derby car. Here it is with a coat of primer. If you can't tell, the car will be the Mach 5 (of Speed Racer fame). I cut the basic shape on the bandsaw and power sanders (OBS, OSS, NBS) and then carved the rest by hand with bench and carving...
I got the Moxon Vise kit from BenchCrafted.com and finally got around to building a combination vise / carving bench with the hardware. I think it came out rather well. With the hard maple it is very heavy and stable once clamped down to the regular workbench. It gives me an additional 5-1/2" of...
I was browsing the lumber section at the BORG and two 2"x12"x16' almost perfect SYP boards were sitting right on top of the pile!
I've been wanting a more stable carving bench so here's what I ended up with:
It's a bit more than 2' wide, 40" long and 39" high. I can work...