Any woodcarvers here?

czechsonofagun · Aug 4, 2008

EddieWalker said:
I like to carve reliefs on flat panels. Mostly animals on a variety of hardwoods and exotic woods. Walnut is my favorite, but playing around with new types of wood is fun too. I haven't done anything since moving to Texas in 2002, but here's a few pics of some panels that I did.

Eddie

Interesting! I know they use pear wood and plum wood to cut forms for pressure printing which is very close to what you posted here. One thing about that wood is it is very hard to carve.

1bush2hog · Aug 8, 2008

I have found mahogony is a nice wood to use for carving. While it is harder than bass or balsa, the grain is nice to work with, especially in 3D carvings.

Like everyone else, it is tough to find the time for this anymore, but I do enjoy it. I have carved birds, folk art figures, bears, Christmas ornaments, etc. Most I have given as gifts.

There used to be a guy here in downtown ATL that dealt in exotic woods - like anything else, you better know the wood you work with, as dust from some can be hazardous to your health

I always wanted to try purple heart - maybe one day

EddieWalker · Aug 8, 2008

I like the hardwoods for carving because of the tight grain and how you can take off small bits of it easer then the soft woods. With sharp tools, it's just as easy to cut as pine, but the results are so much nicer. I can get more detail and depth with the hardwoods too, and of course, the finish is just amazing after fine sanding.

Eddie

Soundguy · Aug 9, 2008

In college I worked for a water meter factory that imported bronze meter castings from brazil and other south american countries... all the pallates and shipping boxes were mahogany... after a few years all the employees had hand made mahogany furniture!

soundguy

1bush2hog said:
I have found mahogony is a nice wood to use for carving. While it is harder than bass or balsa, the grain is nice to work with, especially in 3D carvings.

Like everyone else, it is tough to find the time for this anymore, but I do enjoy it. I have carved birds, folk art figures, bears, Christmas ornaments, etc. Most I have given as gifts.

There used to be a guy here in downtown ATL that dealt in exotic woods - like anything else, you better know the wood you work with, as dust from some can be hazardous to your health

I always wanted to try purple heart - maybe one day