Worst Woods For Woodcarving--According to a Woodcarver

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The worst woods according to a hand carver! What are you least favorite woods?
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  • @AlecLaCasseArt
    @AlecLaCasseArt5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for tuning in! What is your least favorite wood to carve?

  • @johnwahl6732
    @johnwahl67325 ай бұрын

    Good video. I find your list spot on. Would also add beech to it. All of your hardwood list does make great firewood!

  • @gmanamerican5015
    @gmanamerican50155 ай бұрын

    I love the intro, some woods absolutely SUCK!! You made my day Alec!!

  • @AlecLaCasseArt

    @AlecLaCasseArt

    5 ай бұрын

    haha! Glad to hear!

  • @robertseeburger869
    @robertseeburger8695 ай бұрын

    You nailed it , no pun intended .

  • @darksi226
    @darksi2265 ай бұрын

    Great vid. Hard to know, im a newbie

  • @michaelscrivana1165
    @michaelscrivana11654 ай бұрын

    glad I found your amazing channel! i have a lot of maple and cedar at my disposal, any experience carving with these woods?

  • @AlecLaCasseArt

    @AlecLaCasseArt

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Maple and cedar are generally great!

  • @sunnybeach9145
    @sunnybeach91455 ай бұрын

    Agree with the list and would add - Red Oak, Elm, American Sycamore, and anything with excessive spalting.

  • @MessickGreg
    @MessickGreg5 ай бұрын

    I used to like the challenge but as I grew older I stopped Thanks Alec

  • @grum1069
    @grum10695 ай бұрын

    Good talk.

  • @timothypwagner
    @timothypwagner5 ай бұрын

    I found Norway Spruce alwful to carve as well. I gave up and threw it in the trash.

  • @medicus5565
    @medicus55655 ай бұрын

    Alec, is it reasonable to explain a wood's tendency to split (even quality carving wood like basswood) as a product of growth during shoulder seasons where fiber density transitions from hard to soft (or vice versa)? That seems to make sense to me...

  • @AlecLaCasseArt

    @AlecLaCasseArt

    5 ай бұрын

    Absolutely!!

  • @unitedmethodistchurchofwil4236
    @unitedmethodistchurchofwil42365 ай бұрын

    How is ash for chainsaw carving? I have a large trunk to carve for the church.

  • @davidefranzin6047
    @davidefranzin60475 ай бұрын

    Ciao Alec un grande saluto da Venezia,quale legno mi consiglieresti per l' intaglio a coltello oltre al tiglio il quale uso normalmente Grazie

  • @DukeLuke

    @DukeLuke

    5 ай бұрын

    Prova il cirmolo (detto anche pino Cembro). Si lavora bene come il tiglio, ha una bella venatura e un buon profumo. L'unico inconveniente è che puoi trovare dei nodi duri da lavorare.

  • @silviazorzetto6291

    @silviazorzetto6291

    5 ай бұрын

    Grazie😃

  • @DukeLuke

    @DukeLuke

    5 ай бұрын

    Figurati 😉

  • @jakecivis7402
    @jakecivis74025 ай бұрын

    Lmao great video man

  • @tomevans4402
    @tomevans44025 ай бұрын

    I have tried carving found wood and some are just fire wood 😂