marz willis Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 ive had a problem of late.. my carvings are wood generally,stone i use a light marker of just ingrave it a bit and follow that.. but wood is getting difficult,it seems if i use ink/pen,it gets worn over and if its pencil its that same only quicker.some pens grub up too quick and some dont have thin enough lines.. hope this hasnt been posted before i did look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom A. Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I stick with Pencil on wood. I keep it handy and remark as I go. Everything else can soak into the grain. Thats just me though. I would love to see some new idea's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marz willis Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 i forgot i also use crayon on large pieces.. but you cant use it on small no room for lost detail,ive used the pencil (purple ) ones i used for techichal drawing,but even thouse didnt last.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I use pencil on wood, I mark the shape and I also use a center line as I carve I will remark, ,,I also use some cut lines or stop cuts on some of my carving as needed. I do some carving with ebony , and pencil will not show , so what I do then is masking tape and draw, or tape the paper drawing on and then I cut the lines into the wood . Hope this helps some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yloh Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Will a sharp scriber work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Will a sharp scriber work ? I have used one, but keep it sharp, and watch out for It sliding or moving with the grain. Smooth round pointed scribes will follow the grain. It is better to use a sharp blade to cut your outlines, it is part of your carving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 i use a pencile and just keep remarking as need i only work in bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Edward Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I recently recived a wood workers catalog and in it they sell purple pencils muck like what a dr. would use, etc, I went to the alternative a color pencil purle infact several tones and they all wiped off clean not unlike graphite, sold purple it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I carve stone, (generally jet black argillite) and needed something to stand out and was impervious to my water drip. best I've found so far is a silver Sharpie pen. They use water proof ink/paint and it dries almost immediately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mace ngata Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 hi Colin, it is common over here to get solid aluminium wire approx three odd mm thick sharpen it and reapply as needed, not sure bout argilite but it works on the jade while water is running over it , cheap too, thought I would meantion it incase it helps cheers mace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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