Carver Guy

Hotrod, I use a 12 year old sears (10 gal). I cut the pressure to 40 at the tank and then to as low as 3 at my brushes. I use badger brushes (100 and 150). I do birds and fish also and I have no problems. Carver Guy

Seems like the easiest way on the gills would be a wood burner. You can go to www.colwood.com to take a look at the available tips. I use this method when carving miniature fish also.

I've looked at a lot of sites and catalogs. www.dixieart.com seems to be the best to me. As far as research, there are a lot of art sites that offer good help. The one I use most is Wet Canvas. hope this helps. Carver Guy

Go to www.dixieart.com. They have a lot of choices.

Don' know the answer but I am certainly interested. Especially older ones.

Sorry, Psych should have been Paasch. Carver Guy

I don't do very many lures, and I am new here. I do a lot of fish and birds using Liquitex and Jensen for fish. I seal with Krylon. On birds I use Jensen. My airbrushes are Badger. For detail (ie. trout spots, feather detail, etc.) I can go down to 2 lbs. I have never tried Createx, but I do use some Polytranspar and Lifetone, and can still get good results at 3-4 lbs.. I Don't use my Psych because I have never been able to get it adjusted right. My compressor is a Sears with a 20 lb tank that I use in my garage. My studio has an additional regulator and filter so I can cut the Sears down to 40 and then cut my airbrush to 25 and below which is what I normally use. Even Guess is done at 25. As the guys indicated, it's practice and experiment until you get comfortable. Carver Guy

Sorry to be so long in answering, but I just joined. I am a carver doing birds and fish. I use badgers. I use about three or four at a time (from Dixie Art). I've used Paasche and others and they are on the shelf. I would also like the Iwata....... SOON. Carver Guy

Paul, I use a badger for my fish and bird carving almost exclusively. I, too, use Windex (with ammonia) while painting and after form cleaning. Also after each project I soak the metal pieces in lacquer thinner for 30 - 40 minutes before I put it back together. I use the 150 and a couple 100's. A good supply of pipe cleaners and Q-tips is also good to have handy. Carver Guy

New kid.....Joe Perdue, Carver Guy. Currently I am an insurance agent and financial services provider in Southern Calif. I'm an avid woodcarver and fisher person. In about a year I will be retiring to Oklahoma and want to be able to make my own lures, since I will be within an hour of many, many fishing spots.