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Old 09-12-2010, 12:51 PM
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Pretty darn good practice - nice job.
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Old 09-12-2010, 03:01 PM
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Nice job Carl!

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Old 09-13-2010, 04:30 PM
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Carl,

I believe BrandantR uses Aspen for his carvings. I have used some but mostly for non-caricature work. The stuff I get is already extremely dry and so it carves nicely but isn't as nice as store-bought bass wood. The price is right, though, because it comes so very cheap.

Carving wet is highly recommended by Bill Burch (YouTube - Bill Burch Bolo Tie) and he actually soaks his Aspen blanks for his bolo ties.

I didn't care for it much and reverted back to the store-bought basswood as recomended by Lynn Doughty earlier in this thread.

Good luck!

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By the way, your carving looks fantastic!
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Good job Carl
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Old 09-14-2010, 11:08 AM
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Thank all of you for the nice comments, and suggestions.

LMiller, and Lynn, thanks for the suggestions. Most of the time I use basswood, but I have quite a few pieces of aspen laying around the shop. I trip over a few of them, get optimistic, and go for it. But being a hard headed, and frugal norsk, I can’t help myself. Going to continue practicing. Also no evidence in ashes.


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Old 09-18-2010, 03:14 PM
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I like your style Carl.
Looking forward to seeing more.

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great practice head you carved keep em coming
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