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| General Wood Carving | 
03-03-2008, 05:38 PM
|  | scooter | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Plainfield,N.J.
Posts: 52
| | locus wood Has any one ever tried carving this type wood with any success?
I found it amongst a load of wood for my wood stove.
New what I wanted to do with it, but I have second thoughts, it caves like a piece of stone, and has a fowl Oder, I'll need a new set of tools by the time I get done. ![003[1]](http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/images/smilies/003[1].gif) | 
03-03-2008, 06:43 PM
| | Member | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Katy, Texas
Posts: 127
| | Re: locus wood Yes it is a nasty wood. I was really surprised when I found that "black locust" wasnt really black. Dont waste your time on it. Just burn it. | 
03-03-2008, 07:41 PM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Martinsburg WV
Posts: 3,308
| | Re: locus wood If it is green , carves pretty well. Dry , power will save your tools and your wrist.
Often used for color, in intarsia pieces. Class level , ironwood , hickory, etc...
Unless you want to use it .. don't there are better woods.
Ash | 
03-03-2008, 08:24 PM
|  | Dave Brock | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,139
| | Re: locus wood Locust is very plentiful around my area of the mountains and the locals call it honey locust but technically it's black locust. I love the golden grain and it's beautiful when polished down!
As bad as I've always wanted to carve it, it's much too hard for me. I have made some great mallets with it for carving, some nice rustic stools and furniture, and I made one beautiful & rugged shaving horse from some thick locust slabs that a local sawmiller gave me for the taking. That shaving horse should last a life time!
And yes, like you, my biggest use for locust is firewood in my wood heater... stuff smolders all night long. | 
03-03-2008, 09:44 PM
| | Butter Fingers | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: W. New York
Posts: 509
| | Re: locus wood I've carved black locust, the wood is certainly hard.
But it can be worked.
These 2 pieces I saved from the firewood pile. | 
03-04-2008, 07:56 AM
|  | NationalWoodCarversAssoc. | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Tn
Posts: 3,343
| | Re: locus wood I carved a mtn man in some yellow locus which its called black locus also and its heavy plus a real hard wood for sure. Mine was a log cut in half. Heres a pict of it. Had to crop alot of the pict to get it on here. I carved it with straight chisels that was before I got some gouges. This carving was 9 X 16 inches. Forrest
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03-05-2008, 11:47 PM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Billings, Mt
Posts: 400
| | Re: locus wood Here is a piece of honey locust I did around a year ago.It was wet when I carvced it but enjoyed carving it.Keep your tools sharp.Davy | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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