[Woodcarver] New Carver

[Daniel Heine]

Rezuma,

Welcome to our group. I am also an IT pro, as are many carvers I have met. I
support inbound and outbound transportation systems, and a Supply Chain
Demand Planning application for PBF(Pepsico Beverage & Food) here in
Chicago. I am still in the early phases as well, but will offer whatever
useful advice I can. The best woods for learning are Basswood, and
Butternut. Your local Home Depot will think you are crazy if you ask them
for it. Same for the lumberyard. If you have a hardwood specialty shop in
the area, give them a try. The best I can recomend is to go to
http://www.carverscompanion.com, save this page as a favorite so you do not
have to retype it all the time. From here you have multiple options:

1. Click on the E-zine link to go to an incredible on line carving magazine
filled with examples, inspiration, and humility
2. Click on resource Files link and explore the following:
    A. New Carver File
    B. Vendor File - sources for tools and wood
    C. Any and all other links - you can spend a day digging through all the
information

Finally, find a store or club in your area that holds classes or clinics, or
better yet, take a week off in June and go to the Woodcarvers Roundup in
Evart, MI. One full week of free classes, seminars, and meet many of the
people on this list. Check this link:
http://www.woodcarversroundup.com

Good Luck,
Daniel Heine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Woodcarving" <woodcarving at rezuma.com>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:29 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] new here


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> Hi all
>
> I just started in this great world of woodcarving.
>
> I am an IT professional that was looking for a hobby that I could do with
my
> hand...
>
> Anyway,  I have a question, where would be a good place to buy wood for
> practicing? I live in MD
>
> Does anyone know if I can Home depot or any other store like that would
have
> it?
>
> As you can see I am still pretty ignorant about this matter.
>
>
>
> Also does anyone have a list of wood that are good for woodcarving? I
would
> like to find a classification of woods, etc
>
> Well thanks in advance to everyone and please, excuse my ignorance.
>
>
> Rezuma
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