[Woodcarver] Cedar

[dick carter]

>From: Mike Walters <mwalters69 at shaw.ca>

>

>

>As some of you know I have recently moved to a small tourist town inside a 

>National park. There's not allot of material supply places out here & 

>gathering wood inside a Nation park is illegal (if you get caught :)) I've 

>got some ideas I'm working on to make a little extra money off all the 

>tourists that pass through here but don't want to keep driving back into 

>the 'Big City' for supplies. I've found a place that sells cedar boards 

>that would suit my purpose but I've never tried to carve cedar before.

>

>Just looking for some feedback on how well cedar works for relief carving.

>

To make a little $$ of the tourists, make some hiking sticks & carve 
something on the top.
You didn't say which National Park, but  "Hike America" has medallions for 
just about every National Park.
  http://www.hike-america.com/

Dick Carter
In the Manadnock area of NH
rhc511 at hotmail.com
Please check-out my stuff at:
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