[Woodcarver] White vs. Yellow Birch

[Dave_Kratzer at sil.org]

Hi,

I have completed two of Bill Judt's reliefs using Yellow Birch. It is much 
harder to carve than basswood.  Some hand carving can be done but a mallet 
makes it much easier to do. I found the finished project came out very 
nice. My carvings are the wolf relief, and God Bless Our Home relief in my 
Carvings 1 and Carvings 2 picturetrail albums . I used Bill's sealer and 
wax finish. Hang in there you won't be disappointed. Maybe Bill or someone 
else could tell us the difference in hardness of the two woods. I've never 
used White Birch so don't have any idea how much softer/harder it is than 
Yellow Birch.

/Dave

Loveland OH 45140 
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Hi all,
 
I'm new to this and still learning. Have a question for anyone who would 
care to respond. I'm getting ready to start a relief carving. The plans 
suggested I use white birch but I was unable to get it. I purchased and 
made my panel out of yellow birch. So far all I have done is use the 
router to get a few of the depths right. Haven't started to use the 
chisels yet. What do you think? Is it worthwhile to try and finish it off 
or not. I know that this is a pretty hard-wood. Any opinions on if I 
should try to continue or not? I realize that I should of probably 
attempted something more simple with a chunk of basswood to start but what 
the heck, I just dove in. Did I bite off more than I can chew here or 
what? 
 
Woodhawk Rollie


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