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carving green wood (black cherry)
Jason Parsons@jwynnepar
59 Posts
Quote from Jason Parsons on January 5, 2018, 4:33 pm
Being opportunistic in getting a hold of a great deal on rough sawn black cherry, from a recently milled tree that fell in a famer's pasture, I decided to get a sample and see what it was like to carve it green. I used the dogwood lesson as a guide. I had to use a mallet to bring down the background, and with the v-chisel. The shaping worked fine without a mallet, using smaller gouges.
You can definitely feel the wood is wet, but it carved well, and held details easily. It's currently drying with a coat of wipe on stain, and I'll be going back to get as much of this wood as will fit in my minivan ?
Anyone else carve green cherry before?
I rushed through this to see how it would look throughout the process, to determine if I would go get more, before it's gone.
Being opportunistic in getting a hold of a great deal on rough sawn black cherry, from a recently milled tree that fell in a famer's pasture, I decided to get a sample and see what it was like to carve it green. I used the dogwood lesson as a guide. I had to use a mallet to bring down the background, and with the v-chisel. The shaping worked fine without a mallet, using smaller gouges.
You can definitely feel the wood is wet, but it carved well, and held details easily. It's currently drying with a coat of wipe on stain, and I'll be going back to get as much of this wood as will fit in my minivan ?
Anyone else carve green cherry before?
I rushed through this to see how it would look throughout the process, to determine if I would go get more, before it's gone.
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Matthew Mizner@mattm
242 Posts
Quote from Matthew Mizner on January 6, 2018, 9:39 am
Jason, I’ve carved green oak, but haven’t on cherry. Regardless, go fill that van up! I’m still waiting on a garage load of walnut to dry...can’t pass up a chance to save a few quid from the over-priced lumber industry. 😉
Jason, I’ve carved green oak, but haven’t on cherry. Regardless, go fill that van up! I’m still waiting on a garage load of walnut to dry...can’t pass up a chance to save a few quid from the over-priced lumber industry. 😉
Jason Parsons@jwynnepar
59 PostsTopic Author
Quote from Jason Parsons on January 6, 2018, 8:54 pm
i'm happy with the end result. one coat of wipe on stain. one coat of wipe on poly.
i'm happy with the end result. one coat of wipe on stain. one coat of wipe on poly.
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242 Posts
Quote from Matthew Mizner on January 6, 2018, 9:25 pm
Turned out great...I’m jealous of the cherry wood. What color stain did you use? I’ve never used stain on cherry before.
Turned out great...I’m jealous of the cherry wood. What color stain did you use? I’ve never used stain on cherry before.
Jason Parsons@jwynnepar
59 PostsTopic Author
Quote from Jason Parsons on January 6, 2018, 10:10 pm
i used this minwax stain in classic cherry
http://www.minwax.com/wood-products/stains/minwax-pro-series-multisurface-wiping-stain
i used this minwax stain in classic cherry
http://www.minwax.com/wood-products/stains/minwax-pro-series-multisurface-wiping-stain
