Making Wood Carving Easier: Start With the Right Wood

In this 3rd video of the How to make wood carving easier series, I talk about how making the right choice for the type of wood can make your experience easier. I give you a couple of recommendations for places to by the best wood for beginning carvers, talk a bit about wood grain, and then wrap it up with a demonstration on how wood grain affects your project. Here are some important links mentioned in this episode... Check out my website here https://hunterscreations.com Check out the Harvard story on wood grain here https://arboretum.harvard.edu/arnoldi... Check out these great places to purchase carving wood. (I am not affiliated or sponsored by either of these companies) https://heineckewood.com/ https://loesshillssawmill.com/ If you can't find what you are looking for on my website link above you can check out these affiliate links below. If you make a purchase through the links below, it doesn't add any additional cost to your purchase but I will earn a small commission from the sale. I would greatly appreciate it! Flexcut Slip Strop for gouges - https://amzn.to/44AHtR6 Hutsuls Strop w/compound - https://amzn.to/4lGr3gY Magnets for refrigerator magnet carvings -https://amzn.to/4eyDDfW Humidor for carving wood - https://amzn.to/46wENGJ Wood Moisture Meter - https://amzn.to/4eyDol2