[MR] Fw: [MedievalSawdust] Fw: Need wood carving recommendations

[David Chessler]

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From: "Barbara Dodge" <awench1 at cox.net>
To: "Merry Rose" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: [MR] Fw: [MedievalSawdust] Fw:  Need wood carving recommendations

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> Most hobby stores handle inexpensive carving sets that would work nicely for
 making children's toys. A small carving knife like offered by Flexi cut is
also very nice to have. Lee Vally Tools is a decent source as well for quality
tools of that nature.  I have found the best wood for beginning carvers to be
basswood it is soft  and fairly free of  variations in grain . I use it for
most of the carvings I do.  When I was on teh West Caost I found alder  nice
to work with. Sadly it is not available here in the Midwest.

Here in the east one of the big box lumber chains stocks it. Also, alder is
related to poplar, and that is readily available.