I received an email a few days ago from a software company named “Carveco”. It was an introduction and an offer to pre-invest in CAD software that replaces a product called ArtCAM. I had not realized that Autodesk had shut down ArtCAM last year. It appears they sold out to this Carveco group. ArtCAM was pretty much the top level program for 2.5 D CAD/CAM in sign making, wood carving, and what I do in...
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The Spirit of Hand Tools
From the perspective of an artist, working with hand tools provides a direct connection between an idea of form developed in the brain and the expression of that form in a tangible creation produced through muscle control. Using this concept, the bare hands are also considered a tool. The topic here is hand tools but extending the idea a bit further, any part of the human anatomy can be a tool. For example, a finger nail...
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I said I would post the photo of the finished silver work I have been creating. Here it is. The class sessions are almost over so I am going to have to find a way to get more casting done. The end goal is to do it myself, but I want to build a backlog of quality finished waxes before I commit to the necessary investment in machinery. What I have proved so far is...
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I am experimenting with a new skill in manually carving wax. I can produce wax carvings very nicely with my CAD/CAM but have few options what to do with the carvings when finished. What I intend to do is expand into lost wax casting. The first step is learn all I can about manually producing and most importantly finishing a wax carving. I know the mechanics, now I am learning the art. This pix is...
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