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re: Anyone here carve decoys?
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:25 am to Bleeding purple
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:25 am to Bleeding purple
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Been interested in doing this too. I have some big 8"x8"x48" blocks of cedar. Any advice on using or not using cedar?
"Cedar floats well, sands nicely, and carves well with hand tools. I like to use cedar for antiques and gunning decoys. There are many different species of cedar. I prefer to use Northern White Cedar from Ontario or Maine to make my gunning decoys or antiques. One word of precaution when using cedar: Always use dust masks and make sure you are not allergic to the wood dust."
-Tom Matus, Classic Carving Projects Made Easy, Duck Decoys
Got this book off of amazon for like $2
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Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:38 am to Lord_Ford
Of the woods I've used I prefer cedar for carving. It's super easy to work with, will sand very smooth (balsa and some other woods will not sand smooth and are always rough). Cedar floats very well, takes paint good and will hold a screw like nobody's business.
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