My first portrait, carved on a piece of 8×10″ piece of cedar I found at work. Cedar was easy to carve; its soft straight grain allowed almost effortless cuts… Provided that said cuts didn’t go across the grain, under which circumstances it was prone to chipping. I hope at some point to acquire some basswood, which I’ve heard is optimal for carving, so I may make some more carvings of great historic and literary figures. Any suggestions for who I should carve next?
–Ben
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