On 2018-05-25 10:18 PM, curt seeliger wrote:
> Do any of you have experience carving inland redwood (Sequoiadendron
> giganteum)? I've stumbled into some freshly cut rounds recently and am
> trying to carve some bowls from the wet wood, but it seems to crack easily
> as I do so. I've lost a few hours on segments that seem to be solid until
> worked. I'm surprised the wood as so little structural integrity, given the
> size these trees can reach.
> Is it a mistake to work it green, or assume I can get something from
> branches of young (<30 yo) trees?
>
> Thanks for your input

I haven't carved it, but apparently it's quite a brittle wood. It may be 
there's little cross-grain structure to hold it together. Apparently 
much of the wood is lost to splinters when the trees are felled. It is 
apparently not suitable for structural purposes.

Don

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