My Chip Carving

Regarding the ceramic sharpening stones, Bill G. knows what to look for and says this...
"Hi Marty,
I got the stones and let me tell you I am not a novice when it comes to sharpening. I own a Tormek machine with all the jigs, I own Norton waterstones 220 thru 8000 grit, with a nagura stone a DMT Duo Sharp diamond stone 326/600 grit, Glass sheets with sandpaper of all grits stuck on them and lapping compounds with leather stops, I have sharpened knives, tools, chisels, planer and jointer blades, plane irons, drill bits you name it and have never gotten an edge as sweet as my carving knives using those ceramic stones. It figures I would buy them last!! As you know each medium has it's pro's and con's but the fact that these stones don't dish at all makes them capable of a perfectly straight cutting edge. Something only diamond plates come close to but they are not available in as fine a grit or at least not until just recently. I always thought of ceramics as lightweights but I was wrong and I will use them much more than any of the other methods because they are easy to setup and use with little maintenance. Thank you."

Video lessons anyone? Mark says this...
"I really like your videos! I've never seen anything like chip carving before - very interesting to watch."

Fine Woodworking Magazine even picked up on the My Chip Carving videos...
http://blogs.taunton.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?webtag=gluetube
"While browsing the woodworking category on Howcast.com, a new video sharing Web site dedicated all things how-to, we came across a series of videos by Minnesota chip carver, Marty Leenhouts, who demonstrates several technique for carving shapes and patterns on wood.
Carving is a great way to jazz up any woodworking project. It doesn't require a lot of tools and it allows you to really personalize your work. Take a look at the video above and you'll have no excuse to not try it."

Jim K. keeps me young with this comment...
"Your news letter just keeps getting better & better. Great job young man!"

Geri S. says...
"My husband and I both chip carve, and enjoy it as a hobby, as well as for making gifts for family and friends. Keep up the good work with your newsletters, and with your great ideas."

And there's more to come...stay tuned!