Carving wood drill: master class

Woodcarving is a very ancient and respectable art, passed on by inheritance. The assortment of tools of the master-carver can reach several hundred kinds of various knives, cutters, chisels, stylites, etc. But using a hand-held power tool allows not only replacing most of this with one, but also increasing the processing speed of the material.

Such a miracle device today is a drill for woodcarving. It is also called a mini-drill or a hand-held engraver. Thanks to her, it is much easier to learn such a complicated business. But even here there are many subtleties and nuances. One of them is the complexity of the choice of the instrument itself.

Selecting an engraver

When buying the first drill, follow the rule of the golden mean. That is, you do not need to chase the price and buy a deliberately problematic tool. Yes, and buying the most expensive will not bring a special contribution to the skill, and money will be spent pretty well. In order to make the right choice, you must follow the following criteria:

• For the first tool the price of the set will be about 3-6 thousand rubles.
• The power of the instrument is usually from 35 to 300 watts. In this case, it is desirable to take an engraver with a power of at least 100 W.
• The speed of the tool is from 3500 to 35000 rpm. The electric motor should be able to adjust them for processing different types of wood.

Thus, not the most expensive hobby - it's wood carving drill. In Moscow, as in any other city, you can easily buy the right tool or order it from China.

If you are not ready to spread about 5 thousand for a new engraver, then you can make it yourself. But in this case you still have to buy attachments and a flexible shaft. On the other hand, you can use a drill for wood carving boo. But you need to pay attention to her condition, check that nothing is loose, and try to process the material.

Additional accessories

To facilitate the work with the mini-drill, various elements are required. Some of them are usually included in the kit. These include a flexible shaft with a handle and a nozzle-limiter. A flexible shaft with a handle is needed to make it easier to work with small parts. It connects to the engraver himself, and the work is no longer done by the device itself, which weighs about one kilogram, but the handle connected through the shaft. It is simpler and more convenient, and its weight is only 200-300 grams.

The nozzle-limiter serves to smooth out a deaf background. This is part of the material being shot, which has one level. The nozzle is put on the engraver, then the required milling depth is set. This position is fixed with a bolt and you can start working.

Some devices may not be included in the kit, they will have to be bought independently or done by yourself. Such a device, for example, is a tripod. With the help of it, the engraver is suspended, and the work is carried out by the handle with attachments through a flexible shaft. This is necessary, since if the engraver is simply put on the table, then from the vibrations it will move along it, thereby interfering with the work, or simply fall, which can lead to its breakdown.

Some models are supplied with a foot pedal, but their use is not always convenient, especially when there are several instruments.

Mills and nozzles

Grinding and threading of the drill by wood is carried out with the help of special mills, circles, rollers, etc. Mills can have different shapes, granularity and purpose. Coarse-grained ones are designed for rough treatment of large surfaces, and fine-grained ones for detailed working of the relief.

To drill holes of different diameters, drills are used, and for grinding - rollers and circles with sandpaper. Most of the necessary baits come complete with the tool. They are suitable for work with both wood and metal. But nevertheless, for a full-fledged work on wood special milling cutters are required. For example, to create semicircular depressions use special cutters - the so-called "hedgehogs".

Precautions and arrangement of the workspace

Before the first start-up of the device, it is necessary to carefully read the instructions. To ensure that the thread of the drill for wood is comfortable, it is necessary to equip the workplace. First of all, you should draw the hood. As such, you can use a conventional vacuum cleaner. Extract is necessary, since fine wood dust enters the lungs, which can lead to health problems.

If the extraction equipment is not possible, then it is possible to protect the respiratory tract with a medical mask or gauze dressing, but this is not very convenient, especially with continued operation. Also, do not forget about eye protection. It is better to use construction or carpentry goggles.

Where to begin?

Lessons of carving on a wood drill should start with simple things. To do this, take an unnecessary piece of the board or bar. With a simple pencil write any word on the wood. Do not make it too thin and shallow. You need to learn the basics of handling the instrument.

Choose from a set of mills suitable, with a round head and fine grain. Pressing the tool during operation should not be too strong, otherwise chipped, strong bumps, burrs can result. Smooth movements of the hands carry out carving on the wood drill. The photo clearly shows the process of milling a simple inscription.

After this, you can experiment with different milling cutters, making different depths of the selected pattern or pattern.

Creating a relief

When working with a more complex pattern, which has many levels and elements of relief, it is necessary, first of all, to choose the right material. For this purpose, breeds are suitable, the wood of which does not have pronounced coarse fibers. These, for example, include beech, alder, linden, birch, aspen. But oak, pine, larch have coarse fibers, and their processing can be fraught with some difficulties.

After the sketch of the future product is ready, it must be transferred to a tree. You can redraw the sketch manually or use tracing paper. Further, the thread of the drill for wood is carried out in several stages:

• First, with the help of thin cutters, the boundaries of the drawing are set.
• Secondly, if there is a deaf background, then it is removed with the aid of a nozzle-limiter.
• Third, the sampling of a large volume of wood with a large depth of relief is carried out by coarse-grained nozzles.
• Fourth, larger elements are first cut, then smaller ones, and the detailing of large ones is done.
• Fifth, after the thread on the wood drill is finished, it is necessary to eliminate the traces of mills and minor defects with the help of fine-grained sandpaper, and to bring everything to smoothness.

Draw conclusions

Get everything from the first time will not, so be reserved for patience, wood and tools. Train, incidentally creating some small souvenirs or crafts. In the process of mastering the craft will come an understanding of what needs to be done, how to do it correctly, and what adaptations are needed for this.