Dremel tool: woodcarving. I am interested in starting a woodcarving hobby.?

Question

I am not sure if I want to use a dremel tool, or hand tools. Do you have a reccommendation? Is there a book that offers step by step plans for dremel projects? Can I do everything with the basic dremel kit, or do I need to buy more?

Answer 1

My husband carved pictures with hand tools for a long time. They came out really nice. Then he got himself a dremel tool and started using it. He said that it is so much easier to handle. I even carved a few pictures on the wood myself and was able to control it. You should get what is called a flex shaft to put on the end of the tool so the heavy part can be hung on a rod of some sort, and use the shaft like a pencil. What you can do to is get yourself a slab of wood, draw or trace a picture on it then use the tool to carve. It will take a little time to control the carving and following the patterns, but with practice it will become easy. Good luck and have fun.

Answer 2

I have used both a dremel and chisels. I prefer working with the dremel. It is a lot easier to handle, and you can get more definition in tight places with it. I was looking at dremel sets at Lowe's about a month ago and the sets have really changed. They have pretty large sets for less now.
I have seen books of wood carving projects. Another thing to look at is books for wood burning. They usually have a lot of patterns in those you could probably transfer over to carving.

Answer 3

I have done woodcarving with a dremel. Make sure it a model with good speed. Make sure you use wood cutting bits. Not sanding bits.

Never had the patience to use hand tools and most sold are really just fancy junk.

Answer 4

dremel tool works good but like anything practice on scrap..good luck

Answer 5

Check out their website - http://www.dremel.com/en-US/tools/
might be a good place to start.