[Woodcarver] Apple

[Raparee]

Thanks Bill.  I have carved walking sticks from ironwood (Ostrya
virginiana) before.  How much harder would apple be?

Tim.

On Apr 10, 2005 9:49 PM, Bill Smith <baydolphs at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> hi apple wood is a hard wood and also a light color
> wood as well I have since I got some from my uncle
> from
> mass and made walkin sticks from it
> 
> Bill
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> > HI Tim
> >
> > I just finished carving a pipe in apple.  The wood I
> > used was a crotch from
> > a pruned branch with the water spout carved into a
> > stem.
> > It is hard, but the grain real fine and closed.  I
> > thought it carved
> > good,  tho on the hard side,  but not worse than
> > black walnut or Koa I have
> > carved.
> > I did carve it with a knife too.
> > It is posted on webshots in my 2005 alblum.
> >
> > At 02:50 AM 4/10/2005, you wrote:
> > >  I was wondering if anyone had carved apple wood
> > before, and
> > >what they thought of it.  Is it a dark wood or
> > light?
> >
> > Brian Barber
> > New Hampshire
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