HI I have a piece of dried(?) basswood that Im carving a bluejay family with. Im finding that the wood is very hard, unlike normal basswood. Does anyone know if its too dry,, old, or from a hard part of the tree and if it can be softenned up somehow? WIll

I do a great deal of pyrography-based plaques as gifts. Can anyone give me a source for rounds (any size) at a good price? I'm tiring of the + or - $1 per inch diameter price average from the local stores. Schott

In case any of you have not seen it, go to the alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking channel and look at the post from Mike Hide titled "finished bench." It is a series of pictures of the carved legs on a table that he made. Very good quality and carved workmanship.

Hi, Due to an insurance issue, the local church were this week forced to fell a mature Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Sad as it was, I did manage to persuade the contractors not to cut it up and burn it, and got them to bring it up to my yard, where it now lays. The main trunk is around 3ft diamater...

I am a pocket-knife whittler and would like to move up to more serious carving. My interest is 3 dimensional figure carving. If you were to buy just one knife to achieve that goal, what would it be? Thanks for the advice Jim

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I have some basswood logs to mill up and I was thinking of saving them for carvers. What is a good utility dimension for this group. I was thinking of 6 X 8 X 48 inches. I would anchor seal the ends and sticker them on a pallet in my barn. How does 6 X 8 sound? I need to stay uniform for the...

What is the best source for different type letters? I assume its from the computer but what program and will it let you vary the size? Randy http://nokeswoodworks.com

What do you guys think is the best wood to use for woodwork ? Here in Sweden we mostly use birch(http://www.withknobson.com/acatalog/ birch_swatch_LARGE.jpg) its easy to handle and carve in and it looks great(just check out the pic in the link above, maby thats why IKEA use them) And my hometown...

Looking for a bluebird pattern, could someone email me one??? Thanks

Anybody got a bluebird pattern they could email me? Thanks

How hard is bone on the mho (talc, gypsum, etc.) scale? Chris

Thank you to all who answered. Chris

Yes, I want to try some. I've done soapstone and alabaster (much softer) but I like the texture of the bone carvings I have seen. I thought I'd give it a try. Chris

Dear bone carvers, I'd really like to have a bone crochet hook...I don't want to carve it myself, I've only tried with wood. Would anyone out there like to take on a small commision ? thanks

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