How To Carve Wood With An Exacto Knife
I have on hand but hardly use it as I have a few super sharp and thin whittling knives available to use with a more comfortable handle and with a blade that may not come loose and fall out during use.
How to carve wood with an exacto knife. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features. I think you are using a standard xacto knive with 7 blades. I love my knives.
Exacto knife I have used Exacto knives for many years especially for cut paste layouts for print pages but not for wood carving. It is important to judge how much your X-acto blade can handle when considering using it for woodcarving. Mister Splinters shows the four basic wood carving knife cuts.
Ideally you want to have a whittling knife with a cutting edge angle between 15 and 20 degrees to easily slice through wood. You just have to sharpen the knife particularly its edges. You can do it with the help of a file.
Cut the piece of wood to match the length of the knife. Thinner or less dense woods such as balsa wood are best suited for cutting with an Exacto knife. You have to use the blades that are are hard not flexible i think they are B types not sure.
Balsa wood is an easy wood to work with. Exacto Knives are a cheap and easy way to add detail work to your wood carvings. This is what I use.
Additionally can you cut balsa wood with an Exacto knife. Because the blades are held in place with a collet which can work loose when used for carving. Tips and tricks for soap carving with a exacto knife.
