Ron, they are not bad. I bought one at the Goodwill store for doing upholstery. Thought it may be dull when I tried it on the minicell so I bought a new one. Didn't work much faster. I found these really cheap serrated knives at the dollar store that are thicker and coarser than good quality breadknives- halfway in between that and a hacksaw blade that make a very quick work of foam. This is not a real factor though unless you are working on a few boats during a workshop, so I am sure the electric carving knife does just fine. It definitely does a nicer cut. BTW, since we are talking about tools for cutting foam + I have a pretty much fully functional shop, I use a bands with a 6-8 tpi skip tooth blade for the most efficient and nicest edge cut of sheet foam. This is especially useful when cutting out foam bulkheads (which I am personally fond of). I use a high speed 14" stationary sander for pre dragonskin carving and contouring, better know where your knuckles are. I don't take these with me for workshops though have considered it. Ron and Barb wrote: > > I use an electric carving knife. The serrated blades will make quick work of > any foam cutting job. > > Ron > > -- ¤ Gabriel L Romeu ¤ http://studiofurniture.com + /diary or + /paint *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 10 2001 - 17:50:52 PDT
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