[Whiskers]

I have recently acquired some persimmon and cherry logs. Are these suitable for carving, do they hold detail or are they more suitable for stylized carving or the fireplace. Any help would be appreciated.

[wade clark]

Cherry should be wonderful! Persimmon is hard, so is cherry, but what beautiful wood! Carve them both! Just keep your tools sharp!
Wade

[Ashbys]

They can be carved , but if they are dry, they can be a real pain. The misting might be necessary. And cherry is very grain directed, cut the right way it works well, go against it and it will crack and chip. Easy wood to chip tools on. Hope this helps. Power is a good choice


Ash

[Clifford_Parker]

I carve quite a bit of cherry and love working with it. It is, like most fruitwoods, harder than "traditional carving woods" like basswood, butternut, etc. but the beauty of the finished piece makes it well worth the time spent stropping.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

I understand golf club woods are made of persimmon, if so..they are HARD! lol

[Kenny_S]

I'd rather have persimmon jelly!

[Dylan]

I carved a small figure out of persimmon years ago and if I remember it was hard but it held detail very well. I carved it with palm gouges and a knife so it's not hard.

Best of luck with it.

Dylan

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

I tried carving some walnut one time for a knife handle and another of cherry, the cherry carved good, the walnut was very hard? must be variations in the part of the country or the variety of the tree or something?