[Jewelry making - Article 01637] - Re: [Orchid] Carving and modeling wax

[Willis Hance]

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    I'd be hesitent to have kids work with carving tools. If they're
    sharp enough to cut wax, they're sharp enough to cut kids. 

    Depending on your kids' ages, I disagree. If you make sure that they
    understand that sharp things are sharp, and that they are old enough
    to understand that this means the tool deserves respect and caution,
    I think wax working would be a very kid-friendly sort of activity. 

    It wasn't so long ago that I was involved in the Boy Scouts, and
    they still let kids as young as 12 or 13 who had passed a safety test
    carry around little pocket knives to whittle and carve at bits of
    wood. Compared to those little folding blades that could never hold a
    real edge, properly maintained carving tools ought to be a great deal
    safer, as long as the children know how to use them properly. 

Willis Hance
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