[Woodcarver] Kerosene

[duncan at foxchapelpublishing.com]

I was talking with Mike Burton once and he was telling me about a place 
in Mexico where they would carve you anything you wanted out of pine. 
Then if you asked for something a little more detailed, they would carve 
you something out of pine. Then if you were really persistent, they 
would carve you something out of cherry. But before they carved it, they 
would apply kerosene...which made it much easier to carve. I haven't 
tried it myself, but I've thought about it. I carve mainly basswood 
right now, and don't need it.

Best regards,
Bob Duncan
Technical Editor
Wood Carving Illustrated
Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts
1970 Broad St.
East Petersburg, PA 17520
717-560-4702, ext. 46



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