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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 |
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"Turtle" wrote in
: 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 It all depends on where the basswood was grown if nothern Minn or Ontario it should be good carving, but I have found that basswood will get harder if left lying around inside too long, wood bought from hobby stores seems to be this way sometimes. For the hardness, try spraying lightly(misting) the wood with a mixture of water and alcohol as you carve, it might make it easier going.Other than that it's pretty difficult to diagnose your problems over the internet with this particular piece of wood.(G) ICU |
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All my wood is grown here in eastern canada.Sometimes like this time I ended
up with a hard piece. Ive heard stories about wood being too old, to big across the butt, and ending up hard to carve.Ive got the project started now and will probably finish it rather than discard it. Thanks Will ICU wrote in message ... "Turtle" wrote in : 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 It all depends on where the basswood was grown if nothern Minn or Ontario it should be good carving, but I have found that basswood will get harder if left lying around inside too long, wood bought from hobby stores seems to be this way sometimes. For the hardness, try spraying lightly(misting) the wood with a mixture of water and alcohol as you carve, it might make it easier going.Other than that it's pretty difficult to diagnose your problems over the internet with this particular piece of wood.(G) ICU |
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