The Francis Lestingi of company of Signs Of Gold comments the sculpture sex of material.
Occasionally people asks me, why to want to spend little time to be able to make good mark only with the machine, I still use manual sculpture to finish. My answer comes from the way that learns a skill at me. My division from digital the grave artisan that has talent, but Dimitrius Klitsas is the deepest to my influence, he is Greek immigrant, show the Hanpudui of a place of strategic importance.
After learning a few years to this artistic Great Master, I often try to copy his originality and professional technology, always be make a futile effort however. At me character, the appeal that makes refined manual mark and joyance reflected the simple and abstruse philosophy of Dimistrius: "Sculpture makes you happy. "Sculpture makes you happy..
I most the material end the sculpture that like is Khaya Ivorensis, the African mahogany of Aka. Without other material can be carved so easily, and detail is behaved very clearly. Mahogany is very heavy (density is 42 pounds / cubic foot) , but it has transverse strength, hardness and the good point that do not get weather effect. Mahogany face plate is surveyor's pole fascia and the superexcellent choice that carve fascia mark.
I had used material of other woodiness bottom, be like grey Walnut and annatto, but advantageous without a kind of can comparable mahogany sculpture sex. However, other lumber density is done not have so big -- for example, annatto density is 27 pounds / cubic foot, 2/3 be mahogany quality about. If bottom material weight has a demand, can try other option.
(Summary)
The sculpture sex that my education setting forces me to be used to giving these bottoms capable person makes component. The mark that the mark that the mark that the mark that the mark that I give lumber is A; Extira plank is A-; HDU is B; MDF is D; MDO is F. In sand burnish respect, HDU can take A; other and all material can take C or smaller fraction only.