[Woodcarver] White vs. Yellow Birch

[Peter Barrow]

On 8 Mar 2007, at 03:05, Dave_Kratzer at sil.org wrote:


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> Hi,

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> 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

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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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