Whitetail Deer and group of five.

johncarves · #1 11-24-2010, 07:15 PM

For a five door hutch. The wood is Alder.

Well, here's the deer. Now I have 20 corner pieces with incised carving (almost free-form chip carving) to do. Also a group shot of all five pieces together.

chuckbolton · #2 11-24-2010, 08:10 PM

very nice-- my question is-- how is alder to carve? what is your source of wood?

johncarves · #3 11-24-2010, 08:54 PM

Softer than Basswood, harder than Pine. Sort of coarse grained. Requires sharp tools to cut cleanly. It's a common wood in the Southeast. A secondary wood for furniture construction. Sometimes used as a substitute for Birch solids, the color and grain patterns are similar. Used mostly in cabinet construction.

JoeVM · #4 11-25-2010, 02:33 PM

John, all five pieces are beautiful. I enjoy seeing your fine work. Thank you.

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