[Woodcarver] Cherry wood chip carving

[Steve Lankerd Sr]

Hello everyone.....

Just a quick question as I know someone has the answer.
I just sold a small chip carved "Basswood" box to a tourist today.  Another
nice lady
wanted the same box but in "Cherry"....  I told her I would try but didn't
know how
Cherry would cut as I never tried chip carving on anything other than
Basswood.
I tried this afternoon on a scrap piece and didn't have much luck.  I was
doing a small
pattern of 2.5mm triangles that are in rows.  The larger sections of the
pattern seem
to cut out ok but the tiny triangles come out in chunks.   :(
Is there any tip or trick that I could try besides having a super sharp
knife???

Thanks so much for your replies and insightful info......   :)

Best Regards to All.........

Steve


Steve Lankerd Sr
Metlakatla, Alaska

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