Carving the rims of hollow forms

[Ted Pelfrey]

What are some of the methods you guys and girls use to carve the rims of hollow forms? Some pics would also be nice. Looking to carve a maple hollow form that on my lathe now. Thanks

 

[Ted Pelfrey]

Just an example.

 

[hockenbery]

I’ve carved rims mostly with a foredom some with a bandsaw.

I’ve been doing Sand carving. Using glass artist’s methods
I put on a resist blast with course ground glass
Color can be put on before the resist or after the blasting.
Rim of a cherry bowl no color, 3 HF with black background color - cherry seed jar, camphor pot, camphor transparent green before blasting

 

[Dave Landers]

Lots of options. For me (I haven't done much carving) it all boils down to what tools I have. I recently picked up a few Saburrtooth burrs and really like them. I use them in my dremel with a flex shaft. Also like the Japanese finger files I got from Lee Valley.

 

[Ed Weingarden]

I don't know if you consider the rim on this cherry vase as carved. I laid out the curves and then cut with a coping saw. Next step was to use a carving bit in my dremel to smooth out the curves. Final step was hand sanding.

 

[Richard Coers]

I do a lot of embellishment with a wood vaporizer, laser, or wood burning pen, but do little carving. I have used a small hand carving gouge for tapering lines, but not often.

 

[Ted Pelfrey]

Thanks all!

 

[Steve Tiedman]

Carving in the Scandinavian tradition, including lots of surface embellishment styles that can easily be implemented onto turnings.

https://lostartpress.com/products/karvsnitt-carving-pattern-color-in-the-slojd-tradition

And his earlier book teaching basic carving skills.
https://lostartpress.com/products/slojd-in-wood