Traderbob's carvings, new stuff, june 17 - Tiki Carving

T tok-tok Member North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Joined: Oct 17, 2007 Posts: 148	T tok-tok Posted posted on Thu, Oct 25, 2007 8:28 AM It´s not impossible to get basswood. The best is to know a forest ranger ,lumberjack or farmer. Just keep the eyes open around your neighorhood. There is always someone how knows someone. Some guys even sell it on ebay. I like to carve cherrywood, birch, got some logs of cottenwood, too. I also tried beech and ash, but its much harder to go deep. I know a traditional carver, who only takes oak wood . He swears on oak. If you like softwood, than red cedar ( not easy to get) and larch could be a god choice. I looking forward to your next pics. tok-tok

It´s not impossible to get basswood. The best is to know a forest ranger ,lumberjack or farmer. Just keep the eyes open around your neighorhood. There is always someone how knows someone. Some guys even sell it on ebay.

I like to carve cherrywood, birch, got some logs of cottenwood, too. I also tried beech and ash, but its much harder to go deep. I know a traditional carver, who only takes oak wood . He swears on oak.
If you like softwood, than red cedar ( not easy to get) and larch could be a god choice.

I looking forward to your next pics.

tok-tok

Post #340459 by tok-tok on Thu, Oct 25, 2007 8:28 AM