[Woodcarver] Carving basswood egg question

[Barney Elking]

I always carve my "egg faces" on the vertical grain side.  This gives the
nose strength but leaves the ears vulnerable.  As to carvability, it
probably doesn't make much difference.

Barney Elking
Fortuna, CA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victor Hamburger" <VHamburg at bellatlantic.net>
To: "Woodcarver" <Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:33 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] Carving basswood egg question


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> Hi,
>
> I have a few basswood goose eggs to carve Santa heads.  I laid out my
first one
> and it came out well.  I started a second one tonight and realised that I
didn't
> know if you should center the face on the edge of the grain, or with the
flat of
> the grain, or doesn't it matter?  (I started this one on the flat of the
grain)
>
> So, for all you basswood egg carvers, what is your preference for laying
out
> faces on eggs with regard the to grain?
>
> Thanks, Vic H
>
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