AusBonsai

Hi there crazy kids!!!

I was just wondering, for those of you who carve, what is the toughest wood of any species you have come across? I have actually found Buxus wood to be the hardect I have come across.

Regards

John

Taxus is very hard too

I found Murraya paniculata a hard wood to carve.

Hawthorn is also a very hard wood.

Petrified wood

Not a silly answer Scott as the hardest wood I find to carve is the old dry wood. But use nice sharp tools and it is all soft

Scott Roxburgh wrote:Petrified wood

I would be too Scared to try that !

any dead and dried out timber shodu be hard, Murraya for the living trees.

Ken

bodhidharma wrote:Hawthorn is also a very hard wood.

I just did a big carve as a demo on a Hawthorn on Saturday and found it quite easy enough. If you have sharp, good tools it should be OK.

Grant