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Originally Posted by Mark M
Hand carving 10,000 scales into relief with a box cutter 
These guys use poplar and birch, what do you use Stella that has similar carving qualities so the grain/fibres don't run away from the blade? |
I use paulownia. It's almost the grain is honestly terrible, but it's barely above the density of balsa so it's pretty easy to carve. The hardest part is not chunking out on the fine details, so i tend to paint a thin coat of penetrating wood hardener over the areas I'm carving to give it more structural stability.