{"id":3567,"date":"2016-01-12T09:58:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T14:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2021-09-19T18:52:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T22:52:17","slug":"hand-carved-sign-bead-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/hand-carved-sign-bead-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Carved Sign &#8211; Bead details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Previously on Hand Carved Signs, John asked about carving the beads. Which came first; the scratch stock or the gouge?<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I didn&#8217;t force fit either. I used a previously made scratch stock and happily I had a gouge that matched well.\u00a0I picked up a cutoff and made these photos for a tutorial better than words alone.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3567 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-stock.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-stock-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The scratch stock - made a long time ago.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-stock-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-stock-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-stock-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-stock.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-cutter.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-cutter-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Cutter - piece of an old saw blade\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-cutter-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-cutter-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-cutter-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-scratch-cutter.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-first-face.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-first-face-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Scrathcing the first face\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-first-face-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-first-face-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-first-face-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-first-face.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-second-face.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-second-face-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Two faces scratched\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-second-face-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-second-face-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-second-face-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-second-face.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-both-faces-bot-edges.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-both-faces-bot-edges-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Scratching done - 2 faces - 2 edges\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-both-faces-bot-edges-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-both-faces-bot-edges-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-both-faces-bot-edges-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-both-faces-bot-edges-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-end-profile.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-end-profile-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"View from the end\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-end-profile-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-end-profile-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-end-profile-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-end-profile.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-gouge-fits.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-gouge-fits-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"See if the gouge fits - Perfect!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-gouge-fits-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-gouge-fits-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-gouge-fits-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-gouge-fits.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-divide-and-mark.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-divide-and-mark-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Set dividers to bead width. Then, walk of distances. Pencil mark for visibility.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-divide-and-mark-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-divide-and-mark-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-divide-and-mark-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-divide-and-mark.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-carve.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-carve-680x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Carve til done...\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-carve-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-carve-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-carve-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/beads-carve.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Yes, we end up with facets &#8230; the things that distinguish hand carved from CNC milled junk.<\/p>\n<p>If you like\u00a0beads, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marymaycarving.com\/carvingschool\/2015\/11\/18\/carving-a-beaded-oval-panel-introduction\/\">Mary May&#8217;s lesson about a stunning beaded fireplace panel<\/a>. I&#8217;m stealing that one for an upcoming sign!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previously on Hand Carved Signs, John asked about carving the beads. Which came first; the scratch stock or the gouge? Actually, I didn&#8217;t force fit either. I used a previously made scratch stock and happily I had a gouge that matched well.\u00a0I picked up a cutoff and made these photos for a tutorial better than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-woodcarving","7":"category-woodworking","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3567"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7009,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567\/revisions\/7009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bob-easton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}