price for butts for carving - Kent

[woodentop]

Looking on the web it seems that most carvers only want small blocks but as its a very light wood I could leave it in the round. So any budding Grinling Gibbons out there just let me know how much you would like? Based in West Devon so could deliver if not too far.

 

Adrian

 

Adrian,

Lime wood here in UK is the nearest equivalent to the U.S. Basswood.

 

Most hand carvers prefer Lime as it so easy to work with. My wife bought me a piece of kiln dried 4" x 3" - 10" long from a specialist online timber dealer and paid over £10 for it ..... not incl post & package.

 

If nobody on this sites takes you up on your offer, I would bandsaw half a dozen into 12" blanks (4"x4), photograph them and put them on eBay listed under "Lime Wood" and "Carving Timber" - put a reserve price (maybe £20) and list it for 10 days and wait and see what happens. Dont for get to weigh it though for your p&p costs. You could also list it on Gumtree free of charge.

Mention in the details that it is unseasoned.

 

ps -Not sure if you are anywhere near Croyde Bay, but if so and if you have a little space, throw a nice lump in the corner of your shed and I'll gladly pick it up when we come to Devon in July !

 

Richard

Edited March 21, 2013 by woodentop
Forgot a bit