[Woodcarver] Alder

[Steve Lankerd Sr]

Thanks to all who gave me some input here on the Alder issue.  Yellow cedar seems to be the one to use as red cedar came out in chunks. It was seasoned as I can't use green wood for boxes. The Alder was tough as nails, even with a super sharp blade. I may carve a lid in the "green" and let it dry before I turn it into a box lid. I did try yellow cedar so now I'm heading out to the woods to find a fairly dead yellow cedar snag....  :)   One of the benefits of living on an island, no one is looking over your shoulder telling you that you can't cut a tree.

Thanks again everyone....

Steve

Steve Lankerd Sr
Metlakatla, Alaska



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: J and C Lukens 
  To: [Woodcarver] 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:11 PM
  Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Alder


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  Steve....being in Alaska you know that the First Nation People used alder for a lot of their MASKS.....WHEN ITS GREEN and kept so with wet towels til the project is done....BUTalder is hard as nails when its dried......our Red Cedar on the west coast is nothing compared to the Red Cedar in the east and mid west.....red cedar can be chip carved with SOME success....i did a number of peices in my post and beam home (at the junctions of the post and beams)here in Oregon (Lindal cedar type) BUT you really have to have extra sharp tools and constant stropping to accomplish a reasonable job.....but it can be done.....pick simple designs and not to small details and you will do OK.....rots o ruck

  John aka Mr CHips


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