[Woodcarver] What wood would you suggest?

[Donna Menke]

I'd make the cross out of the darker wood like walnut or cherry, and use butternut or basswood for the corpus.

 Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book



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>   A darker, good carving wood is what 

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> What would you 

> suggest?

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> Walnut 

> is MY first choice or Honduras mahogany

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