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Yes this is the same buckeye that produced the nut that your grandad kept in his pocket for luck . Just wondering if anyone has ever carved it and what you can tell me about its carving properties
Thanks for your help
If you knife/chisel carve, finishing is no problem.Some of the stuff that I have sanded had fuzz problems.Rate of contraction different from basswood, did a big swan one time, bass on bottom,buckeye on top...Hollowed out to release stress.. If it faces to your right, small seam crack, to your left,one inch seam crack...Never joined dis-similar woods since then,,,Worst part is that my wife uses the darn thing for a decoration, and I have to pass it several times a day...........
It's generally harder than basswood and less uniform in appearance and carving characteristics. A couple of my friends carved some, thinking it was basswood, and did some serious cussing before they figured out they'd been fooled.
I don't know how big this piece is normally, but to see this at this scale is absolutely stunning. I saw it on facebook and didn't realize that he is the one that we contributed blades to. It is hard enough to cut and fit Intarsia pieces when it is done by an individual having multiple people cut pieces...
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