Woodcarving Comfort Bird Blanks-choice of Butternut,Bass,Red Cedar,Catalpa

Description: Note: - near the top of page across from the picture is a drop down list titled "Pick your set" which lists all the variations below and gives prices. Also- I will combine shipping - let me know in advance so I can create one item for you. These are carving blanks cut from multiple species wood for carving birds. They are appropriately sized for "comfort birds" and similar sized birds such as seen in the magazines. Each blank is about 4 3/8 inches long, 1 7/8 inches high and 1 1/4 inches wide ( plus or minus 1/8th inch). I have created many different lots based on the species of wood . The Cherry, Mahogany, Oak and Ash are heaver are also harder to carve with hand tools so power tools work best. The Red Cedar & Catalpa is about like but maybe a little harder than Butternut, but can be done with hand tools. Aspen is a little harder that Basswood. Your choices are:8 blanks of Mixed species - 2 each of Aspen, 2 Butternut, 2 Red Cedar & 2 Basswood blanks - all the same basic shape and size.8 Butternut bird blanks - tan color easy to carve with hand tools8 Basswood bird blanks - whiteish color easy to carve with hand tools4 Basswood and 4 Butternut bird blanks 6 Mixed bird Blanks - 1 each of Red Cedar,1 Sumac, 1 Mahogany, 1 Catalpa, 1 Cherry & 1 Butternut6 for the POWER CARVER- 1 blank each Ash,Walnut,Cherry,Oak,Mahogany, & Maple6 Basswood bird blanks - whiteish color easy to carve with hand tools6 Butternut bird blanks - tan color easy to carve with hand tools6 bird blanks of Aromatic Red Cedar - red color medium effort to carve with hand tools6 bird blanks of Catalpa - tan with green tint color easy to carve with hand tools - similar to Butternut6 bird blanks of Sumac - green in color, perhaps some white sap wood, easy to carve with hand tools6 bird blanks of Walnut - Dark brown color , harder effort to carve with hand tools compared to Basswood best use power6 bird blanks of Sassafras - tan with color easy to carve with hand tools - similar to Butternut and Catalpa6 bird blanks of Wormy Butternut - Tan color easy to carve with hand tools - has worm holes, NO worms6 bird blanks of Box Elder - mostly White in color with some having pink area's , harder effort to carve with hand tools compared to Basswood, best use power 5 bird blanks of Oak - very light tan color, I believe it is White Oak (but not sure). Hard effort to carve with hand tools, best use power5 bird blanks of Ash - very white color very hard effort to carve with hand tools, best use power6 bird blanks of Mahogany - brownish color medium to hard effort to carve with hand tools5 bird blanks of Cherry - light redish-tanish color harder effort to carve with hand tools compared to Basswood5 bird blanks of Maple - off white color, hard effort to carve with hand tools, best use power The pictures are representative of the blanks you will get but not the actual ones you will receive as I sell them locally as well. The picture shows all Butternut blanks but you will receive which ever type & Number of blanks you select - all blanks are the same basic shape and size but each vary somewhat depending on size wood I happen to have. If you would like a different shape bird (such as Cardinal or Tit Mouse) or different size (bigger, smaller, wider ) or different mix of wood species, or different # of blanks, contact me via eBay messages and wait for a reply before ordering as I will need to cut them and list them. You would want a wider blank if you are doing realistic birds. If you are thinking of staining the comfort birds a solid color, I particularly recommend the Ash blanks and use Leather dyes to color them. The colors are bright and the end grain and side grain come out almost the same when built up with light coats. With many of the penetrating oil wood stains, the end grain is much darker than the side grain. Ash is a very white wood, with wide, distinct grain patterns that takes stain well. <

Price: 15.95 USD

Location: Rotonda West, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-07T20:59:02.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.45 USD