<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>If you get it carved, I would treat it with wood hardner before putting the final finish on it to strengthen the wood.<br><br>Dick Faulkner<br>you can view my carvings by searching for dickfaulkner at Webshots.com<br></div><div style="font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Hans <hans@msdesigns.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> [Woodcarver] <woodcarver@carverscompanion.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:40:41 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Woodcarver] wood questions<br></font><br>
Friends in Carving: Please support our List - visit <a target="_blank" href="http://carverscompanion.com/List/Support.html">carverscompanion.com/List/Support.html</a> to donate.<br><br><br>If the basswood is crumbly, you may want to consider how it will hold<br>up after the carving is done. Will the sign be in a place where it<br>will be dry and undisturbed? If not, it may not last very long if the<br>wood is in this poor condition.<br><br>-- <br>Hans Schwalm<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.msdesigns.net">http://www.msdesigns.net</a></span><br><br><br>On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Merrilee Johnson<<a ymailto="mailto:merrihat@hotmail.com" href="mailto:merrihat@hotmail.com">merrihat@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Friends in Carving: Please support our List - visit carverscompanion.com/List/Support.html to donate.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Good Afternoon all!<br>> I am in need of your great knowledge concerning
wood. I am carving a welcome sign on basswood that has wormholes in it (I like the look :) so that's not the problem) but it is terribly dry and crumbly. Is there any way to rejuvenate it so it's easier to carve or am I doomed to pick it until it falls apart? Thank you all in advance for your great words of wisdom!<br>> Merrilee<br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> Insert movie times and more without leaving HotmailŪ. See how.<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Woodcarver mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Woodcarver@carverscompanion.com" href="mailto:Woodcarver@carverscompanion.com">Woodcarver@carverscompanion.com</a><br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver">http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver</a></span><br>><br>_______________________________________________<br>Woodcarver mailing list<br><a
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