Posted by Steve | Posted in Carving Tools and Techniques | Posted on 18-04-2010
Tags: wood carving electric tools
What are soft types of wood?
Which woods are soft and the easiest to handcarve with a hand knife?
Im looking too make a custom made electric bass guitar, and I do not have any special tools, like a jigsaw, to carve it with.
1-Obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon) also called Wawa
An extremely soft wood with a very featureless graining. Carving knifes need to be finely honed for the best cutting strokes. Exceptionally light weight. Used in model making and three dimensional carving.
2-Basswood (Tilia americana)
Soft creamy white wood that is easy to work and glues into larger block very well.
3- Butternut ( Juglans cinerea)
This wood has a medium fine straight grain . Excellent for high relief with some fine detailing. Used in furniture carving, and veneering.
4-Jelutong (Dyera costulata)
A soft wood much like butternut that has a silvery gray sheen when finished. Used in carving and pattern making.
You can visit the following site for more details:
http://www.carvingpatterns.com/c-wood.htm
For wood carving tools there are many web sites and following is one of them:
http://www.chippingaway.com/WoodCarving/
Intoduction to carving wood masks
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