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[bobdonkin]

hello all Im Bob from Gateshead in the north east of England.Im very new to carving but am enjoying it very much, Im working on my first carving "a marionette" I will try and post some pics. when its a little further on,one problem Im having is finding a supplier of suitable wood at a reasonable cost.any advice would be very greatfull .

[Claude]

Welcome to the forum, Bob!
I know of two suppliers of Lime (linden, basswood) in the UK, which should be a good wood for your purpose.
Wood & Wood Carving Tools, Limewood Batons, Kirschen Wood Carving Tool Set, Leather Apron, Arkansas Smoothing Stone, Japanese Plywood, Mallet, Pfeil Scorp

Reid Timber woodturning and Carving blocks, Glasgow Scotland

There are quite a few carvers from the UK here on the forum, so one of them may have additional suppliers for you.

Claude

[breezly]

Welcome to the forum

[Mark Dellinger]

Bob,

Hello and welcome. Good to have you with us. Will be looking forward to your pictures.

Safe Carving and God Bless,

Mark

[FARMALL RON]

Welcome to the forum.................Ron

[bobdonkin]

Originally Posted by Claude

Welcome to the forum, Bob!
I know of two suppliers of Lime (linden, basswood) in the UK, which should be a good wood for your purpose.
Wood & Wood Carving Tools, Limewood Batons, Kirschen Wood Carving Tool Set, Leather Apron, Arkansas Smoothing Stone, Japanese Plywood, Mallet, Pfeil Scorp

Reid Timber woodturning and Carving blocks, Glasgow Scotland

There are quite a few carvers from the UK here on the forum, so one of them may have additional suppliers for you.

Claude

many thanks for your help ,have just looked at your pictures and Im very impressed to say the least.

[idigjars]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Safe carving. Paul

[Riverman]

Hi Bob, welcome to the group!
Bob

[BrandantR]

Welcome Bob. It's nice to have you with us.

[carvingbarn]

Hi Bob and Welcome. The forum is a great group of carvers. All skill levels sharing with each other.