Hi Lawrence,
At this time, this is the only episode with Dan and finishing. However I hope to get together with him again soon and film some more advanced finishing techniques. Stay tuned!
Yes. If you have ever been to some of those European mansions, some of the panels on walls and doors are covered with linenfold carving (actually Biltmore in Asheville, NC has these also). Once you start looking, you'll see them!
HI Mary, my wife who is also named Mary gave me your Yearly menbership for my birthday, a wonderful present and I am very excited. I think this is a scrange questian. Here in the US when you fly on commercial airlines are you required to check your bags that hold your wood gouges? I am guessing you do.
Whenever I travel with my tools, I either mail them in advance or check them through. I'm pretty confident that if I tried putting them on my carry-on they would be considered a "dangerous weapon". I once forgot that my favorite brass mallet was in my carry-on luggage and they confiscated it as a "blunt object". Annoying! Don't risk it. I haven't had any problem with checking them. Just make sure they are rolled in a tool roll with a note saying "sharp tools". They will unroll it and I don't want blood all over my clothing 🙂
Also doing a bit of research regarding wood, I found out that basswood is good
for starters and not only.
Regarding Mahogany (American?) It's mainly used for interior decoration of ships.
Cedar is excellent and expensive wood used for woodcarving.
Walnut is also used for woodcarving.
Cypress wood is mainly used for chests and temples.
My favorite lately is walnut for furniture carving. Basswood is really best for beginning carving and not for furniture - it is too soft to build anything with. Mahogany can be nice, but the really good mahogany is very difficult to find these days.
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