[Woodcarver] Softwood or Hardwood

[Bill Smith]

yes that is an ol craft called pine needle craftin
which they use the leaves of the plam n strip it to a
thin layer, also the needles need to be long and also
thick n they also use a gage to make the same size
pine group of needles..

Bill


--- Sylda <sylda at kansas.net> wrote:

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> Susan, you are just a fountain of info!!!  Thank
> you.  I want to Thank You
> big time for the personal info you sent to me about
> how to put lettering on
> a circle -- I'll follow your instructions.  Thanks
> again.
> The subject in your ranting was right on target. 
> This has happened to me so
> many times ---- that what my teacher was trying to
> into my thick head
> suddenly hits me some time (lots of time) later. 
> Once it hits I can't
> figure out why I understand right away.  Thanks
> again!!
> Sylda
> 
> 
> On 10/4/04 6:54 AM, "Classic Carving Patterns"
> <irish at carvingpatterns.com>
> wrote:
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> > Hey Bob,
> > 
> > Whether an individual piece of wood could be
> considered as soft vs. hard
> > can be determined with the thumbnail test.  Even
> though a species of
> > wood falls under one category or the other in
> general can change when
> > you are talking about one piece from one
> particular tree.  The harder or
> > more sever the growing conditions that tree was
> under determines how
> > thick or thin each growth ring for the tree is. 
> Usually the tighter the
> > growth rings the harder the wood will be to carve.
>  So a Sugar Pine
> > planted on the mountain side under many years of
> drought conditions may
> > pass the Hardwood thumbnail test yet be classified
> as a Softwood tree.
> > Yet a Red Oak that has found itself is a perfect
> growing condition may
> > have wider than normal and therefore softer than
> normal ring growth.
> > 
> > So your test is most accurate for individual
> boards instead of tree
> > species.
> > 
> > OH ... FYI ... Pine trees do drop their needles
> every year!  In fact the
> > harvest time for pine needles used in basketry is
> during early to mid
> > August.  By that time the new needle grow at the
> terminal end of the
> > branch is well established so the tree sheds the
> needles, which are now
> > behind the new growth.  Take a look at your local
> White Pines, if they
> > grow in your area.  You will see an inner halo of
> brown this time of
> > year.  That's last years needles ready to fall. 
> So where deciduous tree
> > drop ALL their leaves, evergreens only drop last
> years leaves/needles
> > retaining this years new growth.
> > 
> > Susan
> > 
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> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net
> > [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On
> Behalf Of Bob Campanaro
> > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 8:03 AM
> > To: Wood Carvesr Porch
> > Subject: [Woodcarver] Softwood or Hardwood
> > 
> > 
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> > I've heard two different versions of the softwood
> vs hardwood
> > controversy. One says that all deciduous trees are
> "hardwood" and all
> > needle bearing trees are "softwood".
> > 
> > The other says that if you can leave a fingernail
> imprint in the wood
> > then its "softwood", which would be a more
> traditional description of
> > 'soft vs hard'.
> > 
> > So what do you think?  Basswood is a deciduous
> tree yet you can leave a
> > fingernail imprint in it.  Is it a "softwood" or a
> "hardwood"?
> 
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