[Woodcarver] Carving basswood egg question

[Bill Smith]

need to add a little rubbing alcohol as it soften the
fibers

Bill
--- Rod TerMaat <rtermaat at ameritas.com> wrote:

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> How does the water help.  I am a cross over
> woodworker - so misting with 
> water seems like a no no.
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> nebraska rod
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> basswood egg question
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> Hi Vic,
>  i haven't carved any basswood goose eggs, but i've
> worked mostly with red 
> cedar and carve mostly in the round, for me it was
> whichever complemented 
> what i wanted and made sure i had a really sharp
> knife. some breakage some 
> not.
>  Glenda
> ps lightly spraying the wood with water also helps
> on breakage.
>  
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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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