Carving

[Paulfreebury]

Ive always wanted to try woodcarving and was just wondering which wood was best suited to beginners?

[arbwork]

lime is a good one to start with, good luck

[wisewood]

Agreed, lime is very forgiving. Pear is a lovely wood and holly too, they all take great detail.

Can't really fault sycamore, you could always practice on your chopping board off cuts:001_smile:

[SJH]

Hazel is very good to work, willow is nice and easy to carve but can split if used for bowls or Kuksas, for spoons its great, Poplar is also easy to carve, all the fruit woods are great and finish very well indeed, Cherry also splits easily but can have stunning results if it works out for you.

[Paulfreebury]

Thankyou all for your replies, I'm off out tomorrow to see what I can get hold of.