Learning to Carve - Pt 1 - Setting Up a Studio - Tools & Equipment - The overview and list

In this blog I will now examine what tools and equipment will get you started and how to set up a studio...

If you want to have a play and create come bone carvings, you don’t need a huge budget to make a start. Here are some essentials needed to get going. This list is not definitive by any means, but it includes the most essential items along with some explanation further below on each on. You may even already have many of these items within your home or existing workshop/garage. Remember, a good workshop grows over time…

• High Speed Drill

• Burs

• Files

• Sandpaper

• Cord (for binding pendants)

• Vice

• Saw

• Bones

• Dust mask

• Ear protection

• Eye protection

• Vacuum cleaner or dust extraction

• Space to carve and create including a workbench/table

• Desk lamp

• A leaner

• Patience

Over the next series of blogs, I will elaborate on each of these tools and explain the what, why and how of each one.