Rockler Basswood Carving Blank Assortment, 20 lbs.

by Rockler

Product Description

A carver's delight! This lightweight, soft hardwood cuts easily and cleanly with and against the grain. It is preferred by master carvers and perfect for beginners!
Take advantage of this great value on quality carving stock, hand-picked by our lumber experts. It's valued at more than $40 if blanks are purchased separately.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 19.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001DT33QU
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,422 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
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Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blank Barrage, November 25, 2008

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Amazon Addiction "Web Wizard" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rockler Basswood Carving Blank Assortment, 20 lbs. (Misc.)

This is a must buy for anybody new to wood carving. The amount of beautiful Basswood I received was wonderful. I can practice away learning techniques without any consideration to loss or waste. I bought this box to learn. Twenty pounds is a lot of lessons. The wood is clear of knots. The Basswood is very fragrant and wonderful to work with as a beginner. For 35.00 delivered to my door, I recommend anybody invest in this quantity for their beginning work. At this point, I have no idea how this wood would hold up to an expert carver's opinion but I have a lot of time before I need to worry about that.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very good Buy !, October 25, 2009

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R. L. Taylor "Wildsourdough" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rockler Basswood Carving Blank Assortment, 20 lbs. (Misc.)

I was very pleased with the good selection of sizes of basswood in this 20 LB box. The quality of the wood was also very good with very few pieces showing bark, deformaty or damage- it was all usable wood. Most of the pieces were 4 side surfaced. I have ordered some more basswood from a 'carving supply company' at the same time- this wood is equal in quality to the carving stock wood...and is much less expensive. The only reason to order 'carving stock' would be to obtain specific sized wood. For everyday whittling and carving...this is the stuff.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Have a Bandsaw/Tablesaw, September 23, 2010

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Ricardo (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rockler Basswood Carving Blank Assortment, 20 lbs. (Misc.)

Let me get one thing out of the way first. The quality of the wood is excellent. In the shipment that I received, the wood was clear, with only one or two pieces showing minor edge defects. With few exceptions, it was finished on all sides.

Now why, if I'm so happy with it, did I only give it 4 stars? The reason is very simple. Unless you usually carve using large blocks of wood, you'd better have a way to cut it down into thinner pieces. Except for one small board (and I'm reaching by calling it a board) this "assortment" contains nothing but fairly large blocks.

So, if you want to use the wood for carving plaques or other items requiring 3/4" or thinner wood, you're going to have to saw this stuff down. To do so accurately, you will need a bandsaw or a table saw.

Again, although this is a very good value (it's actually cheaper from Rockler) be aware that you might not be able to use it for general carving without some prep work.