How Long Does It Take to Carve a Mold?
Gene finds this question a bit unfair and explains: “It took me twenty years to learn, twenty minutes to carve, twenty minutes to sand, shape, trace — and ten minutes to apply finish… in other words, it takes just a little over twenty years.” For those wishing a direct answer, the smallest of molds takes 10 minutes of carving time while the largest molds take well over 3 hours. Power tools, used by most woodcarvers for some portion of their carving, allow Gene to work faster than most carvers.