[Woodcarver] Wednesday Woodcarver Chat

[Peter Barrow]

On 9 Mar 2007, at 20:24, Peter Barrow wrote:


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> On 8 Mar 2007, at 11:34, Jan Oegema wrote:

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>> Roland:

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>> 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

>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>> some of the hard woods are a curse like Hickory

>> Use that for mallets not  for carving

>>                                    Woodbutcher Jan

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