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In depthSeptember 9, 2024
How do you handle different grain directions in wood carving?
On a leaf or a volute the fibers reverse while your gouge is still moving. Here is how I find that spot, mark it, and work outward from it.
In depthSeptember 9, 2024
What are the best types of wood in Cameroon for beginners to practice carving?
Best types of wood in Cameroon for a beginner, named with real sources, plus six checks to run on any board before you pay.
In depthSeptember 8, 2024
What are the best types of wood in Barbados for beginners to practice carving?
A master carver names the best types of wood in Barbados for a beginner, and why grain beats hardness at the bench.
In depthSeptember 8, 2024
What are the best types of wood in UK for beginners to practice carving?
Best types of wood in UK for carving, ranked by a master carver: lime first, English oak next, plus a six-check board test.
In depthSeptember 7, 2024
What is the best wood for carving in Botswana for a beginner?
Mopane and leadwood are among the heaviest woods ever measured, and both will destroy a beginner's edge. Here are the Botswana species by botanical name and verified hardness, the three a learner can practise on, and the one to refuse outright.
In depthSeptember 6, 2024
What are the best types of wood in South Africa for beginners to practice carving?
Best types of wood in South Africa for beginners: what a yard really sells, which trees the law protects, and how to test a board.
Everything above is free and stays free. The courses are where I put your hands on the gouge and watch what they do.
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In depthSeptember 6, 2024
What are the best types of wood in Australia for beginners to practice carving?
No basswood down there. The best types of wood in Australia for a beginner, named by Australian timber sources, not by me.
In depthSeptember 6, 2024
What are the best types of wood in Iceland for beginners to practice carving?
Best types of wood in Iceland for a beginner, with every local fact sourced and the board check I actually run.
WOOD for Wood CarvingSeptember 6, 2024
Is Bosse Good for Carving?
WOOD for Wood CarvingSeptember 6, 2024
Is Boonaree Good for Carving?
WOOD for Wood CarvingSeptember 6, 2024
Is Bomanga Good for Carving?
WOOD for Wood CarvingSeptember 6, 2024
Is Bois de rose Good for Carving?