[Woodcarver] red Ceder

[Mike & Patty Wilcox]

I like the way it takes stain
you can make it look like a totally different   ( hard wood)
but cares soft


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Wilkerson" <greg at wilkersonwoodcarving.com>
To: "'[Woodcarver]'" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 8:00 PM
Subject: RE: [Woodcarver] red Ceder


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> Hi Brad,
>
> I like carving red cedar and I carve a lot of it. It can be a little
tricky,
> especially in areas around knots, because sometimes the grain will take
> little unexpected dips and turns. I think it holds good detail in the red
> "heart" of the wood, but the whiter "sap" wood can be a little soft and
> needs very sharp tools to detail properly. One of the reasons I like it so
> well, other than having a lot of it in my area, is that each piece is
going
> to turn out different because of the differing levels of contrast between
> the white and red. A lot of the Indian faces I carve are done in cedar
> because the contrasts sometimes make it appear like war paint. As long as
a
> person takes the time to adjust with the occasional  crazy grain changes
it
> can be a fun wood to carve.
>
> Greg
>
>
> Greg Wilkerson
> 197 Keystone Road
> Branson, MO 65616
> visit my website at: http://www.wilkersonwoodcarving.com
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On Behalf Of lbpatch
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:14 PM
> To: [Woodcarver]
> Subject: [Woodcarver] red Ceder
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> I am sorry if we may have covered this topic before, but what is red cedar
> like to carve on?
>
> Brad A.K.A "rabbit carver"
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