[Cut_Fingers]

Do any of you all glue pieces of wood together for a larger stock to carve? If so, please enlighten me on the process and Pro's & Con's.

Thanks

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

I have used glue ups on occassion when I'm feeling cheap and want to use 2 X 4's from the lumber yard. I run the pieces through the planer so I get a good fit and I try to match the grain. For glue, I use yellow carpenters glue. I try to make the joints on the sides of the carving that will not be the prominent side. All that being said, if the joint is good and the grain somewhat matched, it will be barely noticable even under close scrutiny. I painted all of mine with washes, but not really necessary if the glue up is done properly. Take a look at some of Marv Kaisersatt's work. All of his that are of a size to require it are done with glue ups. He does all (that I know of) of his pieces out of a single piece of wood (glue up counts as single piece). Just go the the cca website, click on members, then click on Marv Kaisersatt and there are some examples.

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

Ooops almost forgot, if you don't feel like doing it yourself, Dale Heineke will do it for you. I can't find his number, AGAIN, but somebody on the board will supply it. I think Nancy_G has it memorized.

[Nancy_G]

Dale Heinecke
76 - 27 1/2 Avenue
Cumberland, WI 54829
(715) 822-8642

Dale has glued-up a bunch of 3x6 x 48" so I'd have some 6x6 x 48".
They are PERFECT. I admit to being skeptical about wood that size being laminated even by a pro like Dale. You can't even see the "seam" unless you really look for it.
I think he'd do anything in any size you wanted.