Carving Post - Tiki Carving

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 10:33 AM White pine tends to be less grainy than other varieties such as yellow pine or pumpkin pine, and the layers seem to definitely have better adhesion in white pine (I.E. it's less easy to accidentally peel or knock off a previous detail). It is an excellent carving wood, along the characteristics of Basswood. Buy yourself a good DRAW KNIFE and the bark will come off in long sheets. Then all you have left to do is chisel off the remaining sapwood layer until you get a nice, clean, white stick of raw material. You can do some of this with a good quality handplane. Starting out with a good, clean surface will save you work in the end.

White pine tends to be less grainy than other varieties such as yellow pine or pumpkin pine, and the layers seem to definitely have better adhesion in white pine (I.E. it's less easy to accidentally peel or knock off a previous detail). It is an excellent carving wood, along the characteristics of Basswood. Buy yourself a good DRAW KNIFE and the bark will come off in long sheets. Then all you have left to do is chisel off the remaining sapwood layer until you get a nice, clean, white stick of raw material. You can do some of this with a good quality handplane. Starting out with a good, clean surface will save you work in the end.

Post #30667 by Basement Kahuna on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 10:33 AM