Woodcarving & Chip Carving: Best wood and tools? - Wood Bern

I get asked  this question a lot! 'Which wood and tools you use for Woodcarving & Chip Carving?' So I decided to write an article about it. (Links of interest at the end of this article). Wood: All of my pieces are carved in basswood, American basswood mostly. Cedar and Mahogany woods are also very fit for carving, although basswood is the easiest to work with if you are new to woodcarving. There’s 2 kinds of basswood: European & American. European Basswood comes mainly from eastern Europe forests. It usually grows naturally, so it’s more dense and has a better quality overall. American basswood mainly comes from plantation. Once they are big enough they cut down the tree and it’s ready for distribution.   Tools: The tools I’ve been using so far are from the Swiss brand ‘Pfeil Tools’. They

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Woodcarving & Chip Carving: Best wood and tools? - Wood Bern

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