[Woodcarver] Roll call

[Donna Menke]

Jan- what was the wood? So sorry to hear that it wasn't suitable. What a terrible waste of time, effort, and money. Couldn't you do it in basswood?
Donna Menke
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--- On Wed, 12/16/09, Jan Oegema <jancarves3 at rogers.com> wrote:


> From: Jan Oegema <jancarves3 at rogers.com>

> Subject: [Woodcarver] Roll call

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> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 7:58 AM

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> If at first you DON'T

> succeed ???

> After a looonnng search

> for (what I thought ) the 

> right wood for a BIG relief carving 

> Did find it in the BC and

> had it shipped to Ontario 

> by Grey hound 

> Had it planed and

> laminated into a block 4'x3'x3" 

> drew the plan on and spend 40-45 hrs carving on it

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> Had to come to the sad

> conclusion that the wood is 

> NOT suitable (too brittle)

> and had to abandon this

> project and look for new 

> wood 

> Hopefully I can find what

> I am looking for in the 

> next month or so 

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