Toolerlass

I second that, really interesting info! From another clueless person :-)

I gotta get me one of those!

Thanks so much for the replies. Its really appreciated. The left side was definitely too wet, don't think the right side was. I did them both opposite to compare the difference. The left side was cased so much over many different sittings that it started to get water stains on the flowers. I still don't have a modelling spoon yet but its on the to do list. I'm a long way off tool control lol. I practiced with the sheridan style to get used to curves as there's a he*l of a lot in it :-)

Okies he said yes. He's called John and his email is: joynjon@btinternet.com £15 each or £20 for a set i dunno if that price is set or not though depending on what you want

If he gives permission i will

Hi Zip, I've PM'd his email

I haven't got them yet just got the pic and paid today, he made them next day after telling him what i wanted etc. great service :-)

Thanks to humperdingle, i've had some great ones made for me to my measurements, (the inside burnisher was an extra bonus!) the guy who did them is in the UK and says he can make a set for £20 if anyones looking. Thanks again

Hahaha since the burnishing convo i'm currently having one custom made for my dremmel in the UK ;-)

Before sewing

I still don't know much about carving and tooling. This is my 1st sheridan practice piece (i never practice on small scraps, i kinda just dive in lol and see what happens, warts and all) and only my third attempt at carving in total so i'm learning as I go. I did the same design on both sides just for the practice and noticed a difference just from doing one side to the other so if i do something else in future hopefully there'll be more improvement. Because it took a while, i couldn't bring myself to antique it even though i really want to. Because my first few attempts at staining have gone weird i didn't want to accidentally destroy it :-/ so i opted for a half finished look instead of completely wrecked :-/

Great tutorial. This was one of the first stampers i bought, i really like it.

Thanks for the link glockinator i like watching leodis vids. Can't order from america again though, just not worth the extra cost

Humperdingle yeah deffo thanks, sounds a good price! :-)

Hahaha the things we do just to avoid a bit of elbow grease :-) its amazing how inventive we can be when it comes to reducing the amount of hard labour required :-)

:-) might look around and see if i can find a smaller nob. First time in my life ive ever said that lol

Woo hoo i've just found something that works okay though it wouldn't work in a tight spot. I was sitting at my desk and it was staring me in the face. Saves the hassle of trying to drill a dead center hole! Drawer nob hehe

Woo hoo i've just found something that works okay though it wouldn't work in a tight spot. I was sitting at my desk and it was staring me in the face. Saves the hassle of trying to drill a dead center hole!

Thanks ao much for all the great replies. Its really appreciated. The first thing i tried was sawing one of those standard wooden burnishers in half (cutting off the smooth handle part) and then drilling a hole down the centre of that to use. But the hole was slightly off centre, and the wooden piece too long i think. So when switched on it wood spin in a slight wonk lol and would vibrate so much it took all my strength to reach and switch the off button hahaha. So maybe i need to cut it again leaving only one usable groove and practice getting a more dead centre hole. I'll also have a try of the sand paper drum idea too. I already tried it with the ones supplied (i tried all of the wheels etc to see what would happen) but i dont have any fine grit to try yet. I also need to get some lube for the whole process it seems. All i have is gum traga for doing it by hand but it sounds like i need more than this for a better job. Thanks again everyone :-)

I'm starting to dread burnishing now and was wondering if any of the standard bits for a rotary tool can be used or covered with something or adapted? I'd love to order the wooden drill bit burnishers but can't get them in the UK, and i've just been badly stung with high import tax after ordering a couple of tools from the US so don't want to go down that route again :-(

Absolutely beautiful

Stunning!!

Welcome to the forum! I don't bother with forums much, but this is a great place for beginners, full of info, inspiration, and a friendly bunch of folks. I'm sure you'll love it here