[Woodcarver] Wednesday Woodcarver Chat

[Jan Oegema]

Roland: 


Are you attempting one on the patterns in my books...???
The reason I ask is that you mentioned White Birch. As far as I know, I'm the only person that actively promotes this wood for relief carving.

++++++++++++++ AFTER I got back from your place Bill I have used it for my self and have promoted it to several of my students 
And they were all surprised how great the wood is for carving +++++++++

Yellow birch (also known as Eastern Birch) is very similar except for color and density. It is an EXCELLENT wood to carve in. And it is by no means a difficult wood to carve, unless you compare it to Basswood. Yellow birch is a medium-hard wood. A REALLY hard wood is Hickory, or Hard Maple. If you use a mallet for the heavy cuts you will find the wood quite manageable.


Hope this helps,

Bill
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some of the hard woods are a curse like Hickory  
Use that for mallets not  for carving 
                                   Woodbutcher Jan
 

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