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Some more carvings (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] canajac 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nice carvings. What species of wood is that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Basswood. Got it off a guy on eBay.

[–] canajac 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ahh yes, basswood. Never seen this wood species.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

It's supposed to be the easiest wood to carve for beginners, and it does carve quite nicely if you get the right variety. I bought some poor quality basswood off a no-name Amazon brand and it was quite tough.