[Woodcarver] Fwd: cedar info.

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Jan,

Cottonwood carves much like basswood but not quite as clean and a little more grainy. It is white and soft. It doesn't finish as well as basswood. Cottonwood is hard to dry in log form because it tends to rot before it dries. When drying a log, a hole needs to be drilled through the center, along the heart and force dried.

Joe Dillett     KC9VAU
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jan Oegema 
  To: [Woodcarver] 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:55 AM
  Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Fwd: cedar info.


  How well is Cotton wood for carving ?? I do know Cottonwood bark is great but how about the wood ???
               Woodbutcher jan 

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