Wood for Fan Carving 

Thank you, Merryl. Yes, give Fan-Carving a go ...Balsam Fir will work well. Remember, it's a tree from nature. Any natural product has it's own "personality" ...so it might have a problem ...don't give up ...try another tree or another piece of wood ...of course, assuming, it's not human error :-)

Wow ...lucky you ...we're envious :-) And you're right, it IS fun. Have a Great time and let us know how you're doing :-)

Paul Swanson 7

Our wood of choice is White Cedar / American Arbor-Vitae (Thuja occidentalis) that is found in the northern regions of the U.S.A. In central Europe, fir and spruce are preferred. Pine and aspen are favored in Scandinavia. If you have wood in your region that is straight-grained and long-fibered …give it a try.

Hi John, We only use the outside of the round ...AND the next portion, if it's acceptable. The further you go into the center of the round, the less the wood will offer a nice 'rive' or 'cleave' performance. The best performance is with tight annual growth rings and that is on the outside of the round. The heartwood (interior) portion of the round can be used for other types of carving, turning or landscape profiles or whatever your creativity can imagine. Nothing goes to waste. I hope this helps.

Hello Don ...sorry for the late reply ...either RU-vid (or me) was not able to use the "reply" feature for a while. To answer your question ...YES ...white pine works quite well ...in fact that was a common timber here in Michigan ...the loggers used it for Fan-Carving :-)

Don

Hi Jason, NO, you can use a fallen tree and reconstitute it by adding moisture. It would take some time ...maybe days ...weeks ...depending on the situation.

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Our wood of choice is White Cedar / American Arbor-Vitae (Thuja occidentalis) that is found in the northern regions of the U.S.A. In central Europe, fir and spruce are preferred. Pine and aspen are favored in Scandinavia. If you have wood in your region that is straight-grained and long-fibered …give it a try.