Wood Properties of Tupelo TUPELO, WATER Nyssa aquatica (Nyssa – a water nymph; aquatica – of the water) This species is known by many different names, some of the most prominent being BAY POPLAR, GUM, GRAY GUM, HAZEL PINE, OLIVETREE, PAW PAW GUM, SOUR GUM, SWAMP TUPELO, TUPELO, TUPELO GUM, WHITE GUM and YELLOW GUM.Continue reading “Wood Properties of Tupelo”
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Stropping Your Knife
STROPPING YOUR KNIFE by Del Stubbs, Pinewood Forge During this post we continue that never ending discussion on stropping. Today, however, we learn some significant information from Del Stubbs on how to choose a strop and compound, and the correct way to strop your knife. In this section, Del also briefly introduces us to honesContinue reading “Stropping Your Knife”
Wood Burning A Black Background
The following is a short tutorial for all you wood burners out there, on how to burn a black background. There’s much more to it than just rubbing your burning pen back and forth all over (as I would have thought). Read on and learn some tips on proper wood burning technique. Wood Burning AContinue reading “Wood Burning A Black Background”
Wood Properties of Basswood
While doing some research I discovered an exceptional resource which provides information on everything you ever wanted to know about 80 different species of woods. The information covers everything from things like carvability and density to stainablity and the size of the knots. I was so impressed by the mass of information available on theseContinue reading “Wood Properties of Basswood”
Wood Hardness Ratings
The Janka hardwood rating test is a test that determines the hardness of a piece of wood (used mostly to determine the hardness of flooring planks). Quite often the hardness of a piece of wood relates directly with its density. Wood carvers, however, can use the Janka hardwood ratings to compare one type of carvingContinue reading “Wood Hardness Ratings”
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