(More) Tools and Equipment
CLEANING
Brushes
Wire – brass or steel (hardware store)
“Butterfly” brush (in class)
Stiff bristles
Soft flexible bristle – paint brushes; tooth brush, shoe
SCRAPERS
X-Acto router (two round sizes)
Custom scrapers (in class)
Stanley Surform Shaver (hardware store-for use on drywalls) Cabinet scrap ers, Skorps
Picks
Dental tools of many shapes and types Nut picks, hoof picks, ice picks
Lubricants
Murphy’s Oil Soap
Hand cleaners – Goop, Citru Orange, GoJo (hardware or auto parts store)
Shaping
Rifflers, files
Rasps, Cobble’s rasp (4-way rasp)
Microplanes in various sizes
Carver’s knives and gouges
SANDING
Sandpaper from 80 to 400 or 500 grit
“Tadpole” hard rubber shapes to hold sandpaper (Klingspor or RockIer
Woodworking catalogs)
Sanding sponges, emery boards
Hard rubber eraser stick for cleaning sanding materials (paint dept) Steel wool- medium and fine
Synthetic steel wool- abrasotex
Soft cloth or paint brush to wipe off sanding debris
CUTTING
Chisels and mallet
Saws (coping, razor, hack, etc)
Pocket knife, carving knife, X-Acto blades
Folding pruning saw for field trips
Cutting and grinding bits for rotary power tool
Power chisel (detail carver)
OILS
Watco Danish Oil (natural, paint dept) Boiled Linseed Oil (hardware store)
Pure Gum Spirits of Turpentine (hardware) Benite or Benmat
BURNISHING
Deer or other antler tip
Polished rock, shell, or other hard substance
Round tipped metal objects -knitting needles, nut picks
Sheepskin wool, soft material, carpet piece, extra fine steel wool
Buffer tip for rotary tool
GLUES / EPOXY
Elmer’s Woodworking Glue (brown)
Super Glue
Epoxy Putty for Wood, J-B Qwik, PC Wood Epoxy
CA glues and activators
ACCESSORIES
Bag or tool box to carry tools
Towel, newspaper, or thin rubber mat to work on Sandbags or sponge to support piece
Clamps
Butane torch
Apron
Protective eyeglasses
Face mask (rated N95)
