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and another 10 or so strokes to polish the blade edge i get asked which direction to push or pull the blade after experimentation my conclusion is it does not make a lot of difference i find i am often using and short stroke back and forth motion rather than focusing on going only in one direction that is likely something i began doing because the blade that has such a short length i also get asked what is the angle of degree you hold the blade at only one answer i have no idea what angle they set the blade grind to be i just match the angle the blade was ground at to place it flat against the surface you can become sensitive to feeling it flat against the surface its just a matter of practice rather like learning to eat with a fork when you were a toddler our brains will develop the sense of what is right within a short time and memorize the angle to hold it at then you won t even have to think about it you will just do it because the 11 knife blade is so short i am really only working along the edges of the card but if you are sharpening the flat chisel type craft blades 17 18 etc you can do those in the center of the card as your knife handle won t get in the way you can wash your card with soap and water if the grit starts to get filled up with metal that you have honed off the blade no solvents please as they will destroy the micro mesh paper unless the blade breaks you can use the same knife blade for ages and always keep it scary sharp even sharper than when it was new out of the package some people actually like using blades with broken tips if they don t need the tiny point for cuts so there you go no waste at all now that my accidental knife point prick in my thumb has healed over while i wrote this posting i can get back to doing the tutorials for the old town project http www rockler com to purchase the extra fine diamond coated steel card and the micro mesh abrasion material to adhere to the backside of the card karin corbin 2014 all reproduction right reserved posted by karin corbin at monday february 10 2014 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels sharpen 11 knives january 6 2014 my favorite sharp pointed scissors photo from amazon it has been a while since i did tool talk so i think i will indulge myself in a snippet of it as i have this tool out for use today i have owned quite a few small sharp pointed scissors over the years including the ones all the quilters rave about but not one single pair comes even close to the precision and quality of a pair i purchased at a fly fishing store the point of this scissors is so sharp and precise it can easily pierce you so you need to be sure to keep a protector over the tip when not in use they have a fine adjustment screw for tension when cutting varying thickness of materials the finger loops are generous and comfortable since this is a product designed for use by men there is a little rubber bumper between the loops to prevent a hard pinching close not many companies pay that kind of attention to details or put their manufacturing dollars towards that kind of feature the blades are thin enough to sneak in and make tiny snips and the point is precise enough to do exactly that here is a link to the dr slick catalog page for this item dr slick co these scissors are available from a lot of sources you might even find them locally if you have a fly fishing store around but not all fly fishing scissors are of this quality this is the premium pair in the dr slick line of tools worth the extra dollars they cost they will always be in my tool box karin corbin 2014 all reproduction right reserved posted by karin corbin at monday january 06 2014 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest december 25 2013 merry christmas to all copyright karin corbin 2001 santa s workshop created by karin corbin posted by karin corbin at wednesday december 25 2013 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels santa s workshop december 20 2013 old town clock tower gate tiny glitter house putz by karin corbin the old cities in europe often had a number of gates into the different sections of town this is my interpretation of one of those buildings i found a photo of a real building of that type which had the tower coming into the building at that same 45 degree angle that angle really livens things up a bit no clock on my prototype i will have to make one to put on my instructions website as an option that can be used as a printable but it might be nearly impossible to tell what it is on the micro scale version if there was glitter over it i love the look of that crystal star under the house it is a crystal wine glass turned upside down certainly makes for a classy display stand for a prototype but even better is that it elevates it above the clutter on my worktable so i did not have to clean up just to take a quick photo now that really speeds up a photograpy session posted by karin corbin at friday december 20 2013 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest november 9 2013 the fairy ring photo copyright karin corbin 2013 buy the micro tiny village houses for making your own projects at karin corbin s etsy store at last i got around to taking some time to play with the toys i have been making not your 1950 glitter house scene this scene harkens back to days of old i can easily see this project as an illustration in a faerie tale from the late 1800 s mushrooms were very popular subjects in the beautiful european christmas cards of that era and the style of buildings i design are the same types featured on those cards i found a mushroom decoration at the local florist yesterday i had gone in looking for a few things to use in photos this scene is 6 5 tall and the base the mushrooms stand on is only 2 75 wide see the link at the bottom of this posting for ordering the mushroom piece i used in the project from an online source these are the pieces from the micro sized gingerbread colored tiny villages it is a combination of the 2012 and 2013 pieces i had to add in a few extra pieces to get it filled in as much as i wanted i combined three of the buildings to create a cojoined grouping a little trimming of roofs is all that is needed to be able to glue them together in a row photo copyright karin corbin 2013 faerie rings are found in forest clearings there is a ring of mushrooms with the center area empty my fairy ring is on top of a mushroom with the queen s castle in the center a tiny magical place to visit in a magical season photo copyright karin corbin 2013 the snow on the roofs and the ground was created with scribble brand dimensional fabric paint before the paint dried i sprinkled it with ultra fine crystal glitter the glitter on the houses and trees is from barbara trombley she makes very beautiful blends of glitter colors i wanted a soft almost monochromatic color scheme to go with the mushrooms the mushrooms i used are cloth covered i trimmed back the fuzzy surface of the fabric with a pair of scissors then i coated the fabric surface with white gesso and then some lightweight acrylic modeling paste before i started applying glitter and the buildings the acrylic modeling paste can be used to create a raised snow effect on the ground glitter will stick to the wet modeling paste how to make a mushroom for your micro tiny village http www marthastewart com 287433 spun cotton ornaments where to purchase the mushrooms online remember the mushrooms are a seasonal item and might be out of stock at certain times of the year http www trendytree com raz christmas and halloween decor raz 6 clip on green brown mushroom christmas ornament set of 2 html happy holidays karin www etsy com shop karincorbin posted by karin corbin at saturday november 09 2013 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels glittter houses november 2 2013 miniature glass domed architectural model photo copyright karin corbin 2013 the tiny village buildings are not just for turning into glitter houses in the 1800 s and early 1900s people collected architectural models many were made from white plaster or white paper they were generally exhibited in glass cases or under domes white objects that could not be washed and coal fires did not coexist peacefully my etsy store is now open for buying the kits this posting is dedicated to the gentlemen of merriman park who might say darling the model could use a touch of gesso to cover the cracks http john merrimanpark blogspot com posted by karin corbin at saturday november 02 2013 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 31 2013 gatehouse portal my love affair with gatehouses started many years ago how could i resist adding one to the tiny village collection it is 15 and a definite keeper this is the first prototype almost right but as always there is a little more fine tuning to be done but there are not any visible changes to be made only a few adjustments that will help make easier the alignment of the walls of the towers those tower sections might look large in the photo but they are only 2 10ths of an inch wide and 1 inch tall the detailing at the top of the towers folds down to create that layered look a bit of extra work for you as a dab of glue has to be put under each section but it is not difficult to do there is another new building a nice little house 14 just to the right of the gatehouse building posted by karin corbin at thursday january 31 2013 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels paper castle paper christmas village paper house july 13 2012 dollhouse dormer part 3 cutting dormers for the elizabethan birdhouse part 3 today i am cutting the window openings in the dormers using a miniature table saw with a 3 and3 8 diameter blade first thing to do is draw lines right onto your tablesaw top use a felt tip marker and a straight edge draw a put a line across the top that is the same width of the saw blade that runs parallel with the blade then draw a line perpendicular to that line to indicates the center of the saw blade s arbor hole photo copyright karin corbin 2012 that intersection of those two lines is the center point of where your blade will come through when you raise it up through your panel the first two sides of the window openings top and bottom were done using the table saw fence against the bottom edge of the dormer the top point of the dormer lines up with the line indicating center of the arbor the last two cuts are created by placing the bottom edge of the dormer against the miter fence and using those lines on the table top as my reference point i line up the dormer to center the blade on my cutting line photo copyright karin corbin 2012 because my window is centered on the peak of the dormer i have used double back tape to stick to temporary plywood fences to the top of my table saw those are the light colored wood now i can just flip the dormer piece over after making the first cut to make the second cut without recalibrating my position note in the photo that i have clamped the dormer to the table saw top to make these cuts when it is possible to use clamps i always take the time to do so instead of risking my fingers cutting dormers part 1 cutting dormers part 2 posted by karin corbin at friday july 13 2012 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dormers elizabethan birdhouse how to jigs roof tools wood working july 4 2012 got birds photo copyright karin corbin 2012 photo copyright karin corbin 2012 on holidays and weekends my two cats get to go out into the hallway they love to run up and down the stairs playing tag sitting in the birdhouse that now serves as a hideout ready to launch a sneak attack is one of the games they play a few years ago they actually did catch a big fat mouse in this hallway at the bottom of the stairs i am sure they would be thrilled if another mouse came into the building posted by karin corbin at wednesday july 04 2012 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels birdhouse june 20 2012 power strop to go photo copyright karin corbin 2012 more work done today on my new carving stand including a way to power hone my tools for those scary sharp edges that cut wood as if it were butter my carving stand was built using a hide a horse lightweight 7lbs folding saw horse i love it it sets up in seconds but folds up into a very small package easy to store under a bed or in a closet watch the video on this link to see how it works http hideahorsefoldingsawhorses com a proper tool stand was made to fit it is screwed to the base plate not to the saw horse the screws allow me to take this carving stand apart and flat pack it if i wanted to i could then put the pieces of the stand minus the saw horse into a suitcase and fly away with it i put t nuts into the back side of the plywood to hold the vise and used plastic knob screws to go into the t nuts that make it fast to take apart but still strong i have put cork sheeting on the underside so the tool stand so it can be used on its own on a table or desk i put a layer of thin adhesive backed cork sheeting over the magnetic stainless steel knife bar i purchased the bar from my local ikea store but they can also be found on amazon or ebay the length of the bar is what determined the size of my carving stand i like the stand to be that long because it keeps the c clamps that attach the stand to the sawhorse desk or table top from hitting my knees also it gives me lots of room for hanging up carving tools the cork sheeting is shelf liner from the contact brand you can find it in hardware home center stores and places such as walmart photo copyright karin corbin 2012 another chore today was mounting a honing disk onto a mandrel so i could use it in my battery powered drill motor this kind of mandrel can be found in hardware stores the honing wheel is made by gluing layers of mat board together be sure to carefully cut the circles so you don t have to do a lot of sanding to true up the disk surface after the glue is dry use the motor turning against a sanding block but to get that chore done even faster turn it with the drill motor against a running power sander add captionphoto copyright karin corbin 2012 the green color on the wheel is honing compound the wheel does not need to be charged with compound very often it last a good long while posted by karin corbin at wednesday june 20 2012 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels how to jigs stropping wheel tools wood carving older posts home subscribe to comments atom my glitter house kits click here to purchase my glitter house kits link to glitter house instructions about me karin corbin view 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