[Woodcarver] Fwd: cedar info.

[Steve Lankerd Sr]

Hi all...

I have a ton of Western red cedar here in SE Alaska...  The Alaska Native (Tsimpshean Indian) carvers use it primarily to carve their totem poles...   It does not hold fine detail well for smaller carving projects but in the past I have made boxes and done an inlay of hard wood for high detail carvings...

Best Regards,

Steve

Steve Lankerd Sr
Metlakatla, Alaska

http://www.stevelankerdstudio.com





From: Denny Bell 
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:04 PM
To: [Woodcarver] 
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Fwd: cedar info.

The Catalpa I have carved was as nice as Butternut and, they say, Butternut is getting hard to find.  I get a lot of Catalpa for picking it up.

Denny


On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Rick Parker <rick_pfm at yahoo.com> wrote:

  What's plain about Catalpa? It has a nice grain, carves great and finishes well! I have done a lot of faces and some animals in catalpa.
  Happy Carving,
  Rick

  Sent by Rick Parker

  On Aug 13, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Mike Huber <mike.huber at gmail.com> wrote:

  > If you want the character of the wood to be an important ? element of
  > the piece, look at butternut.
  > Basswood and catalpa are plain.
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  > Mike Huber
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  > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:14 AM, psherman <psherman at suite224.net> wrote:
  >> Butternut and basswood and tupelo and catalpa are the best for carving
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  >> Buckeye is not bad either.
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  >> If you are going to use cedar with power tools make sure you wear lung
  >> protection. Cedar and walnut are carigentics.
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  >> The dust can give you a lot of problems.
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  >> I don’t carve cedar as it makes me itch.
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  >> Pat sherman
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  >> psherman at suite224.net
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  >> GOD BLESS AMERICA
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  >> http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar
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  >> Best home protection is a smith and Wesson
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  >> And a damn big dog.
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  >> Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste
  >> good with ketchup
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