[Woodcarver] White Birch

[Merrilee Johnson]

Hopefully this won't be asked and answered in the following emails from 
earlier this week but... what do you mean ... "how stable is it (the 
wood)... ?  Thanks for explaining
Merrilee


>From: Bill Judt <bjudt at sasktel.net>
>Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] White Birch
>Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:02:34 -0600
>
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>Mike:
>
>Birch is harder than Basswood. But it is the "softest" hardwood I carve. 
>Others include Eastern (yellow) Birch, Cheery, Soft Maple, Red Oak, Hard 
>Maple and Beech, in ascending order of hardness.
>
>The question for me is not "how hard is this wood" but how carve-able is 
>it? Then I ask, how much detail will it hold? And then I ask how stable is 
>it? Last I ask, how beautiful is it when carved and finished.
>
>A mallet makes most of the "hard" hardwoods quite carve-able. The cutting 
>angles on my tools are already honed to accommodate the extra stress these 
>woods place on the edges.
>
>Bill
>
>W.F. Judt,
>46 Harvard Cres,
>Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
>S7H3R1
>PH: 306-373-6649
>Email: bjudt at sasktel.net
>Website: http://www.wwwoodcarver.com
>
>On Mar 3, 2004, at 6:02 AM, Joe Dillett wrote:
>
>>White birch is excellent for carving and woodworking. Our beloved List
>>owner, Bill Judt, uses it very often. It is hard but it takes the detail
>>well. For a hard wood it is quite stable. It is strong and durable and 
>>takes
>>any finish well.
>>
>>Joe Dillett
>
>
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