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Over the years, Steve Watts and I taught numerous skill-based classes. Some were documented, but most were not. This space will be used to archive many of the class materials that have never been published but survived in our files. We will also include a number of on-going projects. 

PRACTICAL KNIFECRAFT

GRIP – STROKE – HOLDING POSITION – CUT

By Steve Watts and David Wescott ©2016

 

GRIP –   

               • POWER GRIP – FOREHAND, BACKHAND,

                                                DAGGER, PLANE

              • BLADE GRIP

              • SQUEEZE GRIP

              • REINFORCED GRIP

 

STROKE -     

            • PUSH

            • PULL

            • CHEST-LEVER

            • RE-INFORCED – SHAPING, SPLITTING,

                            PARING, SMOOTHING, SHAVING

 

HOLDING POSITION –

            • FIST

            • BODY

            • CHEST

            • THUMB LOCK

            • REINFORCED – 2 HAND

            • LEVERS – KNEE/STUMP

 

CUT –    

            • STOP CUT - CROSS-GRAIN

            • BATON CUT - CROSS-GRAIN

            • SCRAPE / PLANE

            • SHAVE

            • SLICE

            • PARE

            • SPLIT

            • DRILL

            • MORTISE

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