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Best Rotary Tool for Gourds

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Best Rotary Tools for Gourds

A rotary tool can be one of your most useful tools in your gourd tool box.  Along with a quality woodburner, you'll have two of the most used tools a gourder needs.  Given the amount of bits and attachments available, and a relatively low entry point into getting one, I wanted to take a moment and go over the best rotary tools for gourds.  Just to make sure we are on the same page a rotary tool is a handheld power tool (battery or A/C) with a rotary tip that accepts a variety of attachments for a wide variety of tasks. Its compact size, versatility and high speed make it an appealing alternative to large, bulky power tools.  With the best rotary tool, you'll be able to carve, cut, and sand - not just gourds but several DIY projects you may be working on.

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Gourd Art Supplies – Build A Toolbox

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Gourd Art Supplies

In our last two articles we have focused on how to create a gourd patch.  Hopefully that article has proven helpful and you and your gourdpatch have had some success in meeting in small groups.  As an extension to that discussion – we want to address what gourd art supplies should you have available for a new member or recommend to a new member.  Perhaps you’ve recruited some interested crafters that have never picked up a gourd in their life – We’d like to talk about what the best gourd art supplies you could suggest for them to begin filling in their tool box.

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Alcohol Inks for Gourds – A Great Change Up, But Not For Everyday Use

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If you are like me, one of the greatest benefits of working with gourds, is realizing you can look at a single gourd, and imagine countless projects you can do with it.  Wood burning, carving, weaving, and of course painting to name a few.  Of course most of us are familiar in using acrylics and oil based paints - but if you are looking to break out of the routine of set lines and patterns - alcohol based paints may be for you.  This guide will provide a list of supplies so you can start using alcohol inks for gourds.  These inks allow you to let the art take shape, and instead of being bound by set patterns and lines - you'll find that you are merely a passenger as the art goes in the direction it sees fit.

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Best Jigsaw for Gourds

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Best Jigsaw for GourdsOne of the staples for your toolbench is going to be a jigsaw.  But of the jigsaws on the market – which is the best jigsaw for gourds?  Let us see if we can’t help narrow it down.

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