[Woodcarver] cedar info

[Ron Ramsey]

There are dozens of different types of cedar and within the the  
different types, there is heart wood and sap wood.  There is also the  
number of growth rings.  There is no specific answer to your question.  
I have carved several different types with these different  
characteristics.  All I can say for sure is stay away from Western Red  
Cedar.  What I have found that works well for me is close growth rings  
in the heart wood of western incense cedar, Port Orford cedar and  
Alaskan yellow cedar.  There are surely others that I am not familiar  
with. Try doing some research into what type of cedar the carvings you  
have seen are carved from.

Ron Ramsey
http://www.carvedbyramsey.com