Chip / Triangle / Pyramid Cut Advice
Hello!
I am following a whittling tutorial that requires making a chip/triangle/pyramid cut for the eyes. I cannot for the life of me make it look clean! I've tried sharpening the knife, taking a bunch of practice chips, but neither seems to help.
I think my issue is twofold:
1.) When making cuts across the grain, they do not stay straight and instead stray towards the grain direction
2.) I cannot find a way to maintain a consistent angle with the blade. I've looked to actual chip carvers for guidance, but they rest their hand on the workpiece to create a consistent angle (not an option for my project because the workpiece is too small). They also have a specialty chip carving knife that has a downward slope along the cutting edge (I'm just using a Flexcut knife from the starter set).
Does anyone have ideas on how to remedy these issues? General advice on making these sorts of cuts is also appreciated. Thank you!