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Baren Digest                 Friday, 7 May 1999         Volume 07 : Number 555

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From: Gayle Wohlken <blueman@nacs.net>
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 09:40:48 -0400
Subject: [Baren 4333] Re: Baren Digest V7 #554 

Jack said:
>  Neat idea about the carbon paper Graham, I just read a related idea,
> color in the bevel of the chisel with black permanent marker (it won't
> come off in the water) and begin to sharpen. As the black is worn away,
> you can check your progress as you sharpen.  

This seems like a great idea.  Have you tried it yourself?  Has anyone
here tried this?

and...
>a more
> compulsive method might be to cut a template of the curve and the bevel
> angle into an index card or piece of light plastic for each chisel, then
> you can just hold the tip of the chisel in the little cut outs to check
> your shape after you sharpen.

I'm having trouble picturing this.  

Gayle

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 09:24:59 -0700
Subject: [Baren 4334] Re: lots o'stuff 

Jack wrote:
>Aww, gezzz, what can I do to make it up, that is, short of handing over any tools?

Just the tools sir, just the tools.

Graham

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From: "Jeanne N. Chase" <studiojnc@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:30:30 -0400
Subject: [Baren 4335] Re: Exchange critique reply 

Dear Julio
I hope everyone who is in the Brickbats and Bouquets gives us such a
comprehensive explanation of how they did their prints. It is too bad that
only 30 of us can really look at the print close up and really see what you
meant.

I got a lot of insight from your post. And a lot of admiration for the way
you tackled a lot of the problems.
And I believe if you are a loyal Baren , the emotion expressed was very
obvious.
Thanks for that.

Jeanne

I remember in old movies there was a man who had a knife sharpening cart ,
and would go around the neighborhoods sharpening knives. Boy, do I wish they
still did that!!!  I still cannot sharpen my knives. Yes, I have read all
about it. There must be a magic trick somehow!

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From: "Jeanne N. Chase" <studiojnc@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 14:34:09 -0400
Subject: [Baren 4336] Chops 

Phil
Yes, I really would appreciate the address of the person who makes those
marvelous chops.
I had my initials made, in a rubber stamp, very ordinary looking.

Thanks
Jeanne

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From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 09:58:23 +0000
Subject: [Baren 4337] Re: lots o'stuff 

Graham wrote:
> Just the tools sir, just the tools.

Let's see... tools...friends...tools...friends...boy, that's a tough one, you
better come up with something else Graham.

Jack

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From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 10:14:34 +0000
Subject: [Baren 4338] Re: Baren Digest V7 #554 

Gayle Wohlken wrote:
> This seems like a great idea.  Have you tried it yourself?  Has anyone
> here tried this?

No, I just read it in my latest Fine Woodworking. Actually, I've been
sharpening tools for so many years that I've got it down pretty well. I've
even learned the basics of Japanese sword polishing. Now that I think of it,
it has taken years of practice on all different kinds of blades to get good
at it. I never really thought of it as practice though, it was more
necessity.

> I'm having trouble picturing this.

Ok, say you lay the end of the blade flat on the card, carefully trace around
it, and cut that little shape out. Then you've got a little hole that you can
hold the blade in later to see that it has remained the same, You can do the
same for the bevel angle by cutting an angled notch into the edge of the
card, but instead of tracing, you'd have to do it by trial and error. Does
this make more sense? It may be all a little too compulsive anyway.

Jack

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 17:21:28 -0700
Subject: [Baren 4339] Re: lots o'stuff 

Jack wrote:
>Let's see... tools...friends...tools...friends...boy, that's a tough one, you
>better come up with something else Graham.

Welllllllll......how about a hand shake.

Graham

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From: Phil Bivins <pbivins@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 21:44:44 -0400
Subject: [Baren 4340] Re: Chops 

Jeanne,
I would recommend ordering your chop from Ning Yeh. Ning lives in 
Huntington Beach, CA and has been painting and teaching Chinese Brush 
Painting for probably 30 years. He has a series of really great videos on 
this art and is coming out with a new series of videos. He has a nice 
catalog for ordering supplies and chops. Here is the address for a free 
catalog or you can call them at their 800 #. Very nice and helpful people. 
Anyway: 
Oriental Art Supply
PO Box 6596
Huntington 
Huntington Beach, CA 92615

1-800-969-4471
They have a variety of chops in different styles and with different 
"sayings". Also you can have your name made. Hope this helps.
Phil

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From: April Vollmer/John Yamaguchi <jy6@columbia.edu>
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 22:44:38 -0400
Subject: [Baren 4341] love the little computers 

But Julio, I love the little computers! Such an unexpected subject for a
traditional Japanese print!

April Vollmer

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From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 23:18:33 +0000
Subject: [Baren 4342] Re: lots o'stuff 

Graham  wrote:
> Welllllllll......how about a hand shake.

Now there's a true gentleman, here ya' go!, (cross platform handshake). That will
have to do until I next find myself across the waters, and in your neck o' the
woods.

yours, Jack

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