Baren Digest Sunday, 5 October 2003 Volume 25 : Number 2397 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jimandkatemundie#juno.com Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 13:34:11 GMT Subject: [Baren 22994] re: wood for detail >Ian Smit wrote: >What would be the type of wood that is easy to find, easy to cut, but >will allow details? It entirely depends on how you print - "hanga-style" or oil-based. Personally, I do 98% of my carving on good old 'clear' pine planks available from my local Home Depot (which reminds me, I'd better go pay them a visit as my stock of boards is running low). My work is highly detailed, and I have found pine ideally suited to my cutting and printing style (oil-based ink, spoon-printed onto dry paper). Basically, pine is soft enough that it's not over-taxing to carve, but tough enough to take a beating and stand up to fine detail. However, if you want to print in the traditional Japanese manner, pine is too soft and porous for that - it will expand like a sponge when the water hits it. James Mundie Philadelphia PA, USA http://www.missioncreep.com/mundie/images/ ------------------------------ From: Myron Turner Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 09:02:53 -0500 Subject: [Baren 22995] Re: wood for detail Caveat: Baltic birch. I checked our archives on baltic birch and found that for hanga the glue on baltic birch may not be sufficiently water-proof. There seems to be some disagreements. For me it's not an issue since I use oils. >Myron At 08:34 AM 04/10/2003, you wrote: >Ian Smit wrote: >What would be the type of wood that is easy to find, easy to cut, but >will allow details? > >It entirely depends on how you print - "hanga-style" or >oil-based. Personally, I do 98% of my carving on good old 'clear' pine >planks available from my local Home Depot (which reminds me, I'd better go >pay them a visit as my stock of boards is running low). My work is highly >detailed, and I have found pine ideally suited to my cutting and printing >style (oil-based ink, spoon-printed onto dry paper). Basically, pine is >soft enough that it's not over-taxing to carve, but tough enough to take a >beating and stand up to fine detail. > >However, if you want to print in the traditional Japanese manner, pine is >too soft and porous for that - it will expand like a sponge when the water >hits it. > >James Mundie >Philadelphia PA, USA >http://www.missioncreep.com/mundie/images/ > ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V25 #2397 *****************************