End of the Trail Figure Carving Tools Used

[WalterF]

Wanted to share the tools used, to carve "End of the Trail" the tools are a step up from entry but not Clay Miller or Barry King level. 

The most important to me was the figure carving set, the bevelers are shapred flatter and run easier plus the smaller sizes come in handy for the tight spaces. With the smaller bevelers you have to be careful or you will drive through the leather, the bigger ones can be leaned on the heal to use them as matters. The pointy bevelers are handy for corners or creating jaggedness in the ends of the hair or texturing. 

A modeling spoon is the next most important piece, tuned up it is used as a hair tool, beveler, lifter, pear shader, texturing tool, and a back beveler. If you start using one and learn it will be used every project.

Back ground stamps 104? and 98, to push down the leather in the tight spaces. A checkered matting tool for the background, any type would work that you like.

A small camoflauge tool for texturing the skin he has on.

Small Wiggler for texture on the ground and skin.

I am limited in the tools since they are still in storage in NC, and I have had to purchase these to tool. They will be my travel set after my others are here, while some are going in my primary rack they are that good.

 

Priced out

Figure carving set 59 runs very good, as well as my custom ones.

Modeling Spoon 24 It is stainless so ts easier when reshaping and polishing.

Diamond Backgrounders set of 3, 29

Fine Checkered background matting set 3 pieces, 30

Camoflauge Tool   14

Small Wiggler    14

I didn't include the price of the mallet/maul or swivel knife.

 

Total price of tools is 170, If you are interested in figure carving the list in the order is the way I would choose them.  170 dollars for 15 pieces is pretty good. If this was tooled with my expensive tools compared to this you wouldn't see a difference. These tools work that good.

I am more than happy to share links to the tools if wanted, just didn't want to break any rules by posting.

 

This was long winded but you can do a lot with basic tools, and they don't need to be top end in price. No one is going to care what tools you used just how it came out.