[TheForge] I need a piece of tree...

[dan tull]

Mulberry( member of Osage Orange family) would be too hard to carve.
Bass wood best for carving. IMHO



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>
To: "'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] I need a piece of tree...


Saint Phillip,

I forgot to mention sassafras and mulberry trees are part of the mess I have
to clean up from the storm. Sure, I can send her a piece. Does she want it
dead or alive?
Ron C

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Saint Phlip
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:23 AM
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: [TheForge] I need a piece of tree...

A friend of mine is looking for a piece of sassafras to give her
mother for Christmas. Her mother is a wood carving hobbyist, and would
dearly love a piece of sassafras wood  to learn to carve. Do any of
you folks have a chunk in your wood piles that might be good for her?
This is what her daughter said:

"A piece of a tree would be a wonderful thing.  Boards would not be
ideal, she has done some chip carving but it's not "her thing." She
much prefers to work in the round as it were, and with pieces small
enough to hold in her hands.  So, anything from about 1.5" diameter
and up would be great.  If it's too wide for her to hold she just
splits the wood until it's a manageable size. (I suppose she could
work with pieces as small as 1" diameter, I've not asked and I don't
want to give away the surprise - if I find some.)  Length is not so
much an issue.  She talks about carving walking sticks, but I've never
seen her make one, she generally carves figures anywhere from 1" to
about 10" tall."

If any of you have a chunk that would work, please let me know and
I'll get you in contact with the daughter.

-- 
Saint Phlip







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